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Robyn Prokop In 2019, this former teacher & principal finally traded her passion for education for her passion to write full time. With her husband Keith and her three daughters, she has lived in Brisbane, Singapore and Melbourne, but her heart is in New Zealand and the lifestyle block in Nelson that has been home for the past 15 years. Her inspiration comes from the stunning New Zealand environment, and characters she has met, both in her life and in the world of stories. Jenny Cooper has been illustrating children's books for 20 years. Jenny lives in Amberley, near Christchurch. After gaining a qualification in graphic design, Jenny and her family moved to Samoa, where she taught art. Jenny has also tutored at Christchurch Polytechnic and participated in several exhibitions of New Zealand illustrators. With many children's books to her name, Jenny is perhaps best known for her hilarious illustrations for the Topp Twins' sing-along books, as well as her war stories with Glyn Harper.

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Paul Protheroe is a 76-year-old retired unionist/postal worker. He has published collected poems One Fingered in Papatoetoe and Sometimes like Taurus and also in many magazines including recently in Takahe. He lives in Auckland.

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Bonnie and her husband Bryan live in western BC, Canada, along with their six sons. Bonnie enjoys hiking, art, reading, and gathering with friends and family. She is the author of the illustrated children's book, "The Weight of Wings" and the devotional journal "Making a Clean Break". Bonnie and her husband co-founded The Union Movement to help people find wholeness in the areas of identity, sexuality, and relationships with a gospel-centred approach.

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Christopher Pugsley is one of New Zealand's leading military historians. A retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Zealand Army, he was a lecturer in military studies in New Zealand and Australia, and retired in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Recent works include a new edition of The Anzac Experience: New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War, and A Bloody Road Home: World War Two and New Zealand's Heroic Second Division. He is historical director of the 'Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War' exhibition at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, which is attracting huge crowds.

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