Authors

Based in Tauranga, Brett Elliott is a respected medical herbalist with 22 years of clinical practice. He is a regular seminar presenter both at health and wellbeing expos and at other private venues. Brett has helped over 100,000 people in over 45 countries complete his herbal health program.

Matt Elliott is one of New Zealand's busiest authors, writing across genres for readers of all ages. His best-selling biography of comedian Billy T James was the basis for both a television biopic and cinema documentary. A winner of the Book of the Year and Best Non-fiction Book awards at the New Zealand Children's Book Awards, he has previously written four rugby titles. He lives in Birkdale, on Auckland's North Shore, and this year coached his local college's Fifth grade (Open weight) rugby team. Visit: mattelliottnz.com

Moyra Elliott is a New Zealand based, independent, writer and curator in ceramics, She studied Art History, Museum Studies and English at the University of Auckland in addition to many years of her own studio practice and teaching tertiary ceramics students. She was Director of the Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Awards for seven years 1990-'96 - the years of full international expansion, followed by an engagement as sole Curator at the Dowse Art Museum - the institution was New Zealand's principal exhibition and collection venue for applied arts. While there she curated exhibitions that covered the range of art and applied arts including international and domestic ceramics. She is co-author of a history of NZ studio ceramics, 'Cone Ten Down', which was a finalist in the NZ Book Awards. She has penned more than 40 essays for catalogues, book chapters and ceramics journals/magazines. She is a critic/reviewer for books about ceramics and writes occasional commentary for her blog reviewing current New Zealand practices and issues. She edits books and essays on applied arts and ceramics in particular and has been a speaker, panellist or moderator at conferences nationally and internationally. In 2010 Elliott won the international competition for inaugural Curator for the first Yingge International Ceramics Museum Biennale with "Korero", an exhibition by 43 artists from 27 countries - a project that lasted three years. She has led parties of artists for international residential projects in China, Australia and Denmark. She was awarded a Fulbright Award to study the teaching of ceramics in USA universities (which she claims had the most influence upon her thinking) and the NZ Craft/Object Fellowship. She has been a grant application reviewer for Creative New Zealand - the NZ Government funding body and adviser for private institutions for funding and project processes. She has particular interests in critical writing, curatorial practice, cultural studies, the histories of ceramics, and contemporary ceramics. She is currently enjoying working in her own revived ceramics studio as part of an art collective in Auckland.

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Karra Eloff is an Australian entrepreneur and health professional dedicated to helping suffering people find joy. She is managing director of two private psychology clinics and founder of The Chronic Pain Couple, an organisation delivering practical support to people living with chronic pain

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Barbara Else is the author of the award-winning children's novels The Traveling Restaurant, The Queen and the Nobody Boy, and The Volume of Possible Endings. Barbara lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Bronwyn Elsmore is a fifth generation New Zealander. She has a PhD degree from Victoria University of Wellington, is a past senior lecturer at Massey University, and author of many other works including Like Them That Dream: the Maori and the Old Testament, and Te Kohititanga Marama, New Moon New World: the Religion of Matenga Tamati.