Authors

Claire Plaisted was born and brought up in Cheshire, England. Today she is living in New Zealand with husband and three children and loving it. Claire is a Family History Researcher turned writer and self publisher. Claire is a prolific writer of many different genre's. Adult Romance, Regency, Detective, Erotic, Young Adult, Sci-fi, Paranormal, Thriller, and Young Children's adventure stories with a learning curve. Some of these are yet to be published. Claire also helps other Indie Authors get there books online by formatting them into eBooks or Print. Sharing all book on social media, local newspapers and bookstores.

Born in England Christine spent her early working life in Europe, mastered the French language and served for sixteen years as a missionary in West Africa. After moving to New Zealand she turned her attention to the struggling nation of East Timor which she has visited eighteen times. Her driving passions are living simply, caring for the poor, helping people become Christians and encouraging them to explore global mission.

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The author, American by birth, New Zealander by choice; has lived in NZ since January 1971. He gained an MSc degree in Geology from Victoria University which taught him how to read the history of the earth. In recent years his reading of history has advanced to human times. He has a particular interest in alternative histories that might develop from seemingly trivial changes to actual historical events. He has a special interest in the history of the first half of the 20th century.

Frances Plumpton has spent endless summers wandering Huia beach on the Manukau Harbour with her children and grandchildren. Frances has had a long career as a children's librarian, and is well known as an ardent advocate for New Zealand children's literature. She is a founder member of Storylines Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa and now manages Frances Plumpton Literary Agency.

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Dr Simon Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history photographer and writer. He has written and illustrated a number of childrens books in New Zealand and the United States and has twice won the LIANZA Elsie Locke non-fiction book of the year. His last two books, both published by Te Papa Press, are Why Is That Lake So Blue? (2018) and The Genius of Bugs (2017), which was shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Simon has also been an advisor, scriptwriter and presenter on a number of natural history documentaries, including the BBCs Planet Earth. In 2007 he was awarded the New Zealand Association of Scientists Science Communicator of the Year Award. Since 2009, Simon has been Adjunct Professor of Science Communication at the University of Canterbury. Dr Philip Sirvid is Assistant Curator in the Natural History Team at Te Papa. Phil has a broad general knowledge of New Zealand entomology but specialises in the arachnids, particularly spiders and harvestmen. He has published on the taxonomy, systematics and evolutionary history of New Zealand spiders as well as on medical entomology and arachnid conservation. Phil has been involved in science outreach at Te Papa for many years and contributed to 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa, and NatureStilled, both published by Te Papa Press.