Authors

Erin Palmisano is a dual NZ and US citizen. She grew up reading books and has always wanted to write stories. She started writing while she was travelling the world, and her passions have merged in these novels, where food, wine, and travel come together with a hint of magic. Erin and her chef partner live in Nelson, NZ, where they own and operate three restaurants.

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Jeffrey Paparoa Holman (1947-) is a poet, historian and memoirist. His work has been shortlisted in the New Zealand Book Awards. He has published eight volumes of poetry and his work features in a number on major anthologies. He is a retired Senior Adjunct Fellow at the University of Canterbury. He lives in Ōtautahi/Chrstchurch.

Theo Papouis is owner and chef at Miramar's Hellenic

Rachel Paris won the Phoenix Prize for the best manuscript in her Masters at Auckland University. She came to writing after a highly successful 20-year law career, specialising in fintech. She gained her Masters in Law at Harvard University. See How They Fall is her debut novel.

Susan Paris has almost 25 years' experience in publishing. She has edited the School Journal for the last 17 years. Kate De Goldi reviewed children's books on RNZ for 20 years. She writes fiction for all ages and works with young people in schools, teaching creative writing. As Annual Ink, Susan and Kate have commissioned two best-selling Annuals and Skinny Dip, a volume of new contemporary poetry for young readers. They also published the NZ children's book awards winners #Tumeke! by Michael Petherick and Aspiring by Damien Wilkins.

Starting out working as a chef at Google, to a food editor at Delicious magazine, to being flown overseas to cook with Matt Preston, Sam is now freelancing in both media and behind the pans. She has built a career of writing recipes and cooking for various publications and people. Known for recipes that work, are complex in flavour, simple in execution and drool-worthy in how they are styled. This rare set of skills makes people respond to her recipes as authentic, honest and yum. She writes recipes with humor and personality with the intention to make cooking at home one of the best things to do with your day.

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Sarah A. Parker is an international bestselling author who grew up on a farm in New Zealand, where she spent her days getting lost amongst the rolling pasture, building forts in the hedge, climbing trees, and exploring the forest pathways - making up elaborate stories that never lost their grip on her. She now lives in Australia with her husband, dog, three children, and countless plants, and spends her days pouring her stories onto paper rather than throwing them to the wind. Her genre of choice is epic fantasy romance, and she thrives off dreaming up real, complex characters and immersive worlds to get lost amongst.

Kaarina Parker was born in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She has a BA (with Honours) from the University of Melbourne in history and feminist film theory and a Master of Creative Writing from Auckland University of Technology. She has a particular love for the extraordinary, largely uncredited, women of the late Roman Republic. Kaarina also has an established career as a fashion model, and is a voice for diversity in the fashion industry in Australia and New Zealand. Fulvia is her first novel.