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Lori Doody was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland in 1976. She majored in printmaking at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, in Corner Brook, and graduated in 1998. Since then she has worked at: a Japanese paper store, the artist-run centre St. Michaels Printshop, and a commercial gallery. Her primary art practise has been in printmaking, especially etching, and in 2005 she was named Emerging Artist of the year by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. Her printwork can be found in galleries in Canada and in New York City. To date, she has published five children's books with Running the Goat Capelin Weather; The Puffin Problem; Mallard, Mallard, Moose; Paint the Town Pink; and Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown. All of them have been warmly and widely praised for their playful wit, bright and quirky illustrations, and gentle sense of kindness and community. In 2021, Lori will have three new books: Catalina, and Mr. Beagle and the Georgestown Mystery (published by Running the Goat), and The Land Puffin (published by Nimbus Publishing). Lori currently lives in St. Johns with her husband and their two children.
June Dooney holds BA, BD degrees and a post-graduate diploma in journalism. She is a former radio host and overseas worker with Youth With AMission. In 1992 she received the NZ Christian Booksellers' Award for her Tears of Intercession.
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Rachel Dore has been writing all of her life, as a journalist, poet, short-story writer and mentor to others. She is also an accomplished artist. She lives in rural Manawatu.
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Ian Dougherty is a Dunedin-based historian. He was born and raised in the southern city and has a Master of Arts degree in history from Otago University. He is the author of 29 books on New Zealand history, biography, culture and society.
Kara Douglas grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand and then moved to Wellington where she currently resides with her husband, dog and cat. The Air that we Breathe is inspired by her birth father’s story of living in Wittenoom, Western Australia. For the past ten years Kara has immersed herself in researching the history of Wittenoom. She took a year out of fulltime employment to complete an advanced Diploma in Creative Writing. Kara ventured to the outback with her husband in 2018 to truly experience the essence and uniqueness for the Pilbara Region. Outside of researching and writing, Kara works full time in leadership development and is also a wedding celebrant. You can find out more about Kara, her novel and Wittenoom at www.karadouglas.com
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