Authors

Elena Browne is a dog-loving book professional from Ireland. Jennifer Farley (Illustrator) has won a number of awards for her book illustration.

Victoria Bruce is a writer, adventurer and single mother who walked the length of New Zealand with her then-seven-year-old daughter, Emilie. Their Te Araroa adventure captured hearts across Aotearoa and inspired Victoria's award-winning memoir,

Greg Bruce is a feature writer for the New Zealand Herald's weekend magazine, Canvas. He's contributed features and columns to Metro, North & South, New Zealand Geographic, The Spinoff, Little Treasures, and elsewhere, and won four national (Canon/Voyager) media awards. His writing has been anthologised in the collections Tell You What- Great New Zealand Nonfiction (2016 and 2018) and The Spinoff Book (2019). He is married with three children and lives in Auckland. Rugby Head is his first book.

Victoria Bruce is a keen tramper and writer. Her popular social media and blog accounts Adventures with Emilie documented her and her young daughter's journey walking New Zealand's Te Araroa trail. Victoria is a media communications advisor with a background in journalism and nursing. She has worked for news agencies in Australia and South East Asia, including The Australian Associated Press, Myanmar Times and Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald. Since completing Te Araroa, Victoria and Emilie continue to regularly escape into the wilderness. Together they love exploring Aotearoa's many walking trails, learning about the environment, conservation and doing their part to care for our beautiful country. Born in New Zealand, Victoria grew up in Australia before returning to NZ as an adult. She currently lives in Dunedin, New Zealand. Adventures with Emilie is her first book.

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Silvio Bruinsma (author) Silvio Bruinsma could never have imagined the path he had stepped onto when he convinced his wife Sarah to adopt a cheeky and playful Turkish angora kitten. Mittens' penchant for exploring soon emerged, and Silvio realised that being his guardian meant calls at random times of day and night to go out and collect him. When the Bruinsmas moved to a house on The Terrace adjacent to the CBD, Mittens' habitual wanderings suddenly gained a high profile. A Facebook page set up by the local SPCA, 'The Wondrous Adventures of Mittens', has grown to more than 67,000 members, there's been an exhibition of fan art, a sellout line of Mittens merch, and even a number-one hit song. Silvio, an accountant, is now using his skills to ensure that Mittens' immense popularity gives back to the community that loves him. Silvio says Mittens has showed him how something can go viral, and also the vital role that animals can play in people's mental health and wellbeing. Phoebe Morris (Illustrator) Award-winning freelance illustrator Phoebe Morris works from a small studio in Wellington. Among her many critically acclaimed picture books, she is most known for her bestselling biographies of famous New Zealanders, collaborations with author David Hill. She is also the illustrator of the Frankie Potts series by Juliet Jacka and the Charlie Tangaroa series by Tania Roxborogh, and was invited to exhibit her work at Parliament in an exhibition for up-and-coming women artists. In 2018 Phoebe was a finalist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults' Russell Clark Award for Illustration. Somewhat tragically for an animal-lover, she is highly allergic - that's why she leapt at the chance to draw Mittens. Find out more about Phoebe and her work at phoebemorriscreative.com

Lucie Brunelliere is a graphic artist and illustrator who has created numerous books for children. She studied applied arts in Angouleme, visual communication in Paris, and at the Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts, France.

Lucie Brunellière is a graphic artist and illustrator who has created numerous books for children. She studied applied arts in Angoulême, visual communication in Paris, and at the Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts, France.

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Richard Brunton co-founded Colmar Brunton in 1981 and built it into New Zealand's best-known market research company. He retired in 2014 and has since devoted his time to writing, speaking and ministry, in New Zealand and beyond. He is also the author of the bestselling Awesome Power of Blessing and the book Anointed for Work.