A Day in the Life: Tim Saunders
Writer and farmer Tim Saunders shares an (approximate) day in his life to celebrate the release of his new picture book, The Sheep That Stole The Farmer’s Hat I have owned my alarm clock for over forty years. We have…
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A Day in the Life: Hope McConnell
Illustrator Hope McConnell gives us an insight into her working day, from Vogels to PJs A day in my life starts, without fail, by enjoying two poached eggs on a slice of Vogels and a homemade flat white. My mornings…
A Day in the Life: Pippa Keel Situ
Pippa Keel Situ talks us through a day in her life as a freelance illustrator in Wellington. My day-to-day life is reasonably unconventional, starting with the fact that my husband (who is a photographer) and I live in a large…
A Day in the Life: Ruth Paul
Ruth Paul on binding the spiritual to the corporeal. I mean, honestly? Tell you about my working day? I’m no firefighter, politician or midwife. The most exciting thing I do all day, apart from the occasional crossword with 98-year-old Ted,…
A day in the life: Rebecca ter Borg
Illustrator Rebecca ter Borg recently collaborated on her first picture book, The Witch of Maketu, with Anika Moa. She shares a day in her life as a creative with blurred boundaries between work and life… I work from home in…
A Day in the Life: Dïne
Dïne is the illustrator of Saving Wānanga and other books. She is also a tattoo artist, paints murals and takes on freelance illustration jobs. In the latest in our occasional Day in the Life series, she takes us through a…
Day in the Life: Graci Kim
It’s time to look into a day in the life of another Aotearoa book creator! New York Times bestselling author Graci Kim reveals all the hardships of being on tour. A day in the life of an author, you ask?…
A Day in the Life: Feana Tu‘akoi
Feana Tuʻakoi has authored many fiction and non-fiction works for children and is the current University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence. Here she tells us about why she writes what she writes, and…
Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE
Deborah Hinde is a Aotearoa illustrator, and her most recent title is Enough: A story about community. She spends her days running her business, PictureBook Publishing, as well as illustrating picture books and working on products for markets. She tells…
Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris
Join Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington’s Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between dodging parking wardens, agonising over crocs or topping up on coffee Phoebe gets down to the business of meeting the…