Profiles

Welcome to our online database which contains information on New Zealand children's and young adults' authors, illustrators, storytellers and others involved with children's books.

We are continually updating the database. If you would like your profile added, or updated, please fill in this form and send it to us. Instructions are on the form.

For ease of access - the profiles are organised by the person's surname (family or last name), so Joy Cowley will be under C and Margaret Mahy will be under M.

If you need more information, try these sites:

• Literature Live - 10 short videos featuring 11 New Zealand authors and illustrators.
• For more academic biographies, try the New Zealand Book Council writers’ profiles database.
• For fun author interviews, try the Christchurch City Libraries’ New Zealand author interviews & stories site.