Authors

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Hilary Capper is a first time author. She spent most of her adult life as a teacher.

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Marie Cardno was born in Otepoti Dunedin and now lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, where she spends most of her time hiding from the wind. 'How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster)' is her first book.

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Peta Carey has had a long association with Fiordland. She has made documentaries and written extensively on various projects in Dusky and the greater Fiordland over the last 20 years. 'Tamatea/Dusky' is her third book. Carey lives just outside Queenstown, New Zealand.

Internationally and locally Urzila is a sought-after act, both as a stand up headliner and as an MC. Since taking the comedy stage in 2008 she has had five sold-out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, television appearances on Spicks and Specks, Dirty Laundry, Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Great Debate with Barry Humphries, Comedy Up Late as a guest and a host, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas. Urzila has also sold out festival shows in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide Comedy Festivals, and performed for Just For Laughs at The Sydney Opera House. In New Zealand she has sold out every solo show she's had since 2009.

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Rose Carlyle is a lawyer and keen adventurer. She has crewed on scientific yachting expeditions to subantarctic islands and has sailed with her family from Thailand to South Africa. She is the author of the #1 international bestseller The Girl in the Mirror and lives in Auckland with her three children.

Dame Lisa Carrington DNZM (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Ngati Porou) is a world champion flat water canoeist and New Zealand's most decorated Olympian of all time. She has won nine Olympic medals - eight gold and one bronze - across four consecutive Olympic Games. Lisa Carrington Chases a Champion is set in the small beach town of Ohope, where she first learnt to paddle.

Sandra Carrod is a qualified teacher who has written non-fiction and fiction titles for children, including Weather Watch New Zealand. She and her family travelled the world by yacht for many years, and she worked in documentary film making. Sandra lives in Tauranga. Karsten Schneider obtained a doctorate in marine science before launching into a career in computer graphics and design. He lives in Dunedin.