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Auckland based, although she grew up in Wellington, Kerry is a graduate of the Masters of Creative Writing programme at AUT and has taught English and drama for many years. She's had poetry and a number of short stories published in literary magazines, several in Landfall. Kerry has been a semi-finalist in the Sunday Star Short Story Competition. Her novel, Wahine was published in 2011. Married, with three children and several grandchildren, her interests are gardening, writing, swimming, politics and the environment. She was involved in the 1981 Springbok Tour and, like most New Zealanders at the time, had friends on both sides. In researching for the novel, she realised the lasting impact the Tour had on New Zealand society and the awareness of racism.

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Cassie Hart (Kai Tahu) is a writer of speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in several award-winning anthologies, and she was a finalist for both the Sir Julius Vogel and Australian Shadow Awards. In 2018, Cassie took part in the Te Papa Tupu writing programme. A fan of coffee, cats and zombies, Cassie lives in Taranaki. Butcherbird is her first novel.

Alyse Boaz is published in educational books. Her first children’s picture book 'Royal Blue' was published in 2021. 'Sammy the Rooster' is the second in a planned series of picture books. Samantha Hart is a talented Wellington student with a passion for the arts. Involved with both performing arts as a circus performer and illustrative artwork, she was keen to take the opportunity of illustrating an ecological children’s book. She has brought a young eye to 'Sammy the Rooster', the first children’s picture book she has illustrated.