Authors

Callan Goodall has spent the past 15 years as a primary school principal and is now managing Catholic Education for Otago and Southland. Callan was born and raised in Clyde, Central Otago though now lives in Invercargill with his wife and five children. This is his first book. Shaun Yeo has published cartoons for The Southland Times, Sunday News and Dominion Post. In 2019 he was named as a finalist in the Best Artwork/Graphics and Cartoonist of the Year categories at the Voyager Media Awards. He has illustrated a number of books including The ANZAC Biscuit Man.

Writer and illustrator Jeanette Goode lives on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After a 30-year career in the film industry, she decided to follow her passion and began writing & illustrating children's books. A Little Blue is the first book in a series created by Jeanette about threatened species of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is endorsed by the West Coast Penguin Trust, with a donation from every sale of the book going toward conservation and protection of the korora, little blue penguins. "When I wrote the first draft, I was living on the Coast Road, West Coast, in a little blue cottage which was built in the rocks very close to the sea. The waves would sometimes go right under the cottage. The penguins were nesting in the rocks close by. I got to know their comings and goings It was the place this story began."

Eric Goodman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker who specialises in helping people face their social fears and anxiety disorders. In addition to his private practice in San Luis Obispoand he is a lecturer at Cal Pol State University.

Dr Eric Goodman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker who specializes in helping people face their social fears and anxiety disorders. In addition to his private practice in San Luis Obispo, California, he runs Social Courage groups and retreats. 

Karla Goodwin is the talented baker behind the boutique Auckland cake business Bluebells Cakery. She learned her craft while living in London where she worked in one of the UK's most prestigious cupcake bakeries, Primrose Bakery. When she returned to New Zealand in 2011, Karla started selling at a weekend market, but soon opened her own cafe which quickly grew into a seven-day a week business. There are currently cafes in Kingsland, Hillsborough and Commercial Bay in the central city, plus a very successful online business. Her delicious, traditional recipes and eye for beautiful decoration and delightful presentation have earned her a great reputation.

Alan Goodwin is a Family Court Judge, living in Auckland. He is married to Peta and has two adult children. Originally from England, Alan has lived in New Zealand for 28 years. Greene Lyon is his second published novel.

A Registered Nutritionist and former competitive multisport athlete, Clare Goodwin was diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance in her twenties. Told that she would struggle to have children, she set out to research lifestyle changes that could help to reverse her symptoms. Drawing on her own experience, and her qualifications in Exercise Prescription, nutrition and Natural Fertility Education plus as a Registered Nutritionist, she began working with other women and developed the PCOS Protocol, a 12-week evidence-based program that treats the root causes of PCOS. She has helped thousands of women to address their hormonal imbalance, many of whom have gone on to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

Matthew Goody is a Canadian editor and publisher who has worked in the book industry for over a decade. A fanatical record collector and researcher, he has spent years combing through the archives and record stacks to compile this comprehensive discographic history of Flying Nun’s early years. He currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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Ken Gorbey was the director of Waikato Museum 1969-83, then played many roles in founding Te Papa. He was Project Director and Deputy President of the Jewish Museum Berlin 1999-2002. Since 1984 he has as run his own consultancy, working around the world on museum, cultural and tourism projects. Ken Gorbey lives in Wellington.

Meliors Simms is the Holistic Tooth Fairy, a natural oral health coach who has worked with hundreds of clients all over the world to avoid unnecessary dental procedures and have better experiences with the necessary ones. After a diverse career (from research to counselling to arts) and a lifetime of terrible teeth, she stumbled on an Alt Oral approach which prevented what would have been her 7th root canal. That inspired years of independent research and experimentation, eventually resulting in her uniquely holistic approach to oral health. She is the author of The Secret Lives of Teeth: Understanding Emotional Influences On Oral Health.

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