Authors

Donna Blaber spent most of her childhood with her nose in a book, reading everything she could get her hands on. She grew up in a small town with a miniature library run by volunteer librarians with huge hearts. Every week they'd add their own recommendations to her weekly book bag. Donna now has a Masters degree in Creative Writing, and enjoys writing stories set in New Zealand, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and much-loved Labrador.

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Tara Black makes comics and sits in the front row of book events so she can draw the writers. Her work appears on The Sapling, Stasis Journal and her website, taracomics.com. This Is Not a Pipe is her first book.

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Adam Blackwell

Larry lives in Wellington, New Zealand. This is his first book.

Francois Blais is a French-Canadian author of eight novels and a collection of short stories. He has won numerous prizes, including the Quebec Library Book Award, Quebec International Book Fair in 2013, and the Ringuet in 2016. 752 Rabbits is his first book for children. Valerie Boivin lives and works in Quebec City. After completing a degree in graphic design at Laval University, she decided to focus on illustration. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and awarded the Illustration Jeunesse Award, category Releve, awarded by the Book Fair of Trois-Rivieres.

Chris Blake was born and raised in Auckland. He served briefly in the New Zealand Army's Reserve Force before joining the New Zealand Police in 2006. His debut novel,