Helen McKinlay

Helen was born in Wellington and later trained as an RGN at  Auckland Hospital and a midwife at St.Helen’s in Wellington. She attended Auckland and Victoria universities where she studied arts, and later at Massey, did a Grad Dip Business (mediation).She has worked as a nurse /midwife in city and rural hopitals overseas and in NZ. In between, she tried her hand at other occupations including grape picking, goat breeding, running a tiny rural library and music teaching. She has worked as a professional mediator and taught conflict resolution in schools. Helen is a published poet and live poetry enthusiast and currently organises a monthly event for poets of all ages and stages. Helen has two grownup daughters. At present she is based in Christchurch.
 

Selected bibliography:

• Grandma's Week Off illustrated by Craig Smith (HarperCollins NZ 2003).
• Grandma Joins the All Blacks illustrated by Craig Smith (HarperCollins NZ 2007).
• Grandma's Kiwi Christmas illustrated by Craig Smith (HarperCollins NZ 2008).
• Grandma Meets the Queen illustrated by Craig Smith (HarperCollins NZ 2010).

Website:

• Helen McKinlay

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