Tangata Tiriti writer and teacher Dr Annabel Wilson lives in Swannanoa, Te Wai Pounamu. Her poetry has been published and performed in Aotearoa and overseas. Her works include No Science to Goodbye (RNZ 2017), Aspiring Daybook (Mākaro 2018), dusk & us (Ghost City Press 2024) and Making mixtapes with Seichan (ngā pukapuka pekapeka 2025).

She holds a PhD in creative writing in which she investigated hybrid forms. She has held the R.A.K Mason Fellowship at NZ Pacific Studio and a summer residency at Robert Lord Cottage. Alongside her high school English teaching role, Annabel is a tutor at the School for Young Writers and a mentor at Hagley Writers Institute. She is also a regular performer at arts festivals and on the spoken word circuit.