Authors

A New Zealander based in Wellington, Peter Laurenson is father to Ben, Ed and Will and partner to Cathy. He is editor of the Federated Mountain Clubs' Backcountry and writes for Wilderness magazine and other publications. Peter had a career in marketing management, including periods with the New Zealand Tourism Board and the eco-sanctuary Zealandia. More recently, marketing work has taken a back seat to tramping, mountaineering, still photography and writing. Since his first backpacking trip away from New Zealand in 1988, Peter has visited many mountainous parts of the world, but none have had such an impact on him as Nepal. Peter's first book, published in 2013, was Occasional Climber: A Journey to Mount Clarity.

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Hélène Rajcak was born in 1981 in Paris. She lives and works in Paris as an illustrator. She studied illustration at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and has also trained as a textile designer.Damien Laverdunt was born in 1978. He lives and works in Paris as a writer and illustrator and teaches applied arts at the Lycée de Sèvres.

David Lawrence penned his first book in 2007. Since then, he has written 12 fun-filled children’s books aimed at engaging reluctant readers. Cherie Dignam has always loved drawing and works in a variety of mediums. However, she is at her happiest with a good old-fashioned dip pen and ink. 

Myles Lawford is a Kiwi through and through. He grew up in New Zealand and studied art at university in New Zealand. He has worked in numerous design agencies and has created animated cartoons for advertisements and television shows, as well as online games for young children. The 12 Days of Kiwi Christmas was his first book for Scholastic NZ; he has since gone on to illustrate Doggy Ditties from A to Z, The Letterbox Cat and Other Poems and We Wish You a Kiwi Christmas, all published in 2014.

Sarah Lawrence (she/her) is a Pōneke-based poet, performer, musician and pizza waitress. She recently dropped out of law school to study acting at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Her parents are thrilled. She won the Story Inc Prize for Poetry in 2021, and you can find her writing in Starling, Landfall, A Fine Line and The Spinoff. harold coutts is a poet and writer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. They have a hoard of unread books and love to play Dungeons & Dragons. Their work can be found across various New Zealand literary journals such as bad apple, Starling, Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems, Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, and in Out Here: An Anthology of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ Writers from Aotearoa edited by Chris Tse and Emma Barnes (Auckland University Press, 2021). Arielle Walker (Taranaki, Ngāruahine, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) is a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist, writer and maker. Her practice seeks pathways towards reciprocal belonging through tactile storytelling and ancestral narratives, weaving in the spaces between. Her work can be found in Stasis Journal, Turbine | Kapohau, Tupuranga Journal, Oscen: Myths and No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand (Auckland University Press, 2022).

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David Lawrence penned his first book in 2007. Since then, he has written 12 fun-filled children’s books aimed at engaging reluctant readers. Cherie Dignam has always loved drawing and works in a variety of mediums. However, she is at her happiest with a good old-fashioned dip pen and ink. 

Lawrie Metcalf (1928-2017) was one of New Zealand's most highly regarded horticulturists and had been awarded many national and international honours. This included the Loder Cup and the Royal Society's Gold Veitch Memorial Medal for services to horticulture. He was the author of numerous books, including A Photographic Guide to Trees, A Photographic Guide to Ferns, as well as Know your New Zealand Trees and Know your New Zealand Native Plants.

Lawrie Metcalf (1928-2017) was one of New Zealand's most highly regarded horticulturists and had been awarded many national and international honours. This included the Loder Cup and the Royal Society's Gold Veitch Memorial Medal for services to horticulture. He was the author of numerous books, including A Photographic Guide to Trees, A Photographic Guide to Ferns, as well as Know your New Zealand Trees and Know your New Zealand Native Plants.