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Poet, wit and controversialist, A.R.D. Fairburn was one of the best-known New Zealanders of his time. The poet Allen Curnow said in 1947: ‘More than any other New Zealand poet, Mr Fairburn has value for what he is, as much as for what he writes.’

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Professor Cynthia (Cindy) Farquhar is the daughter of an early medical woman (Meredyth Gunn; 1952). Cindy trained in medicine and graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Auckland in 1981. She trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in New Zealand and London and is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. She has been the recipient of several research awards, most recently the Beaven Medal in 2024. Michaela Selway is a PhD student in early medieval history at the University of Tubingen, Germany. She received her Master of Arts in History from the University of Auckland in 2020 and has worked as a historical researcher for the Early Medical Women of New Zealand project since that time. Her doctoral research is supported by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes research scholarship for academic excellence.

Tracy Farr is a writer who used to be a scientist. Melbourne-born and Perth-raised, she lived for five years in Vancouver before moving to Aotearoa. She's lived on Te Motu Kairangi Miramar Peninsula in Wellington, where Wonderland is set, for nearly thirty years. Her debut novel The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt was longlisted for Australia's Miles Franklin Literary Award, shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award and Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Wonderland is her third novel. She's co-curator of the live literary series Bad Diaries Salon and its sister project, Bad Diaries Podcast. Find her at tracyfarrauthor.com