Alan Dingley ON BEING A BOOK AWARDS JUDGE - TWICE
Alan Dingley is a Librarian at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School, former Youth Librarian at Palmerston North City Library’s...
Co-Interview: Saradha Koirala and Gareth Ward
Saradha Koirala and Gareth Ward recently wrote sequels to YA books. While it was Gareth's second time writing a sequel, it was Saradha's...
Gavin & Whiti: A Te Wiki o te Reo Maaori Koorero
Gavin Bishop is an acclaimed author and illustrator of many beloved children’s books. Amongst his numerous accolades are the Prime...
An Interview with Swapna Haddow
Swapna Haddow has serious chops when it comes to comedic writing for children, and this time she’s moved from pigeons and bunnies, to...
interview with Mandy Hager
Kate McIntyre interviewed Mandy Hager about her new title Protest! Shaping Aotearoa, delving into how she chose her themes, what protests...
Librarians of Aotearoa: Eliza Jackson
Our librarians of Aotearoa feature is hitting the road! Eliza Jackson is a Mobile Librarian with the Mobile and Access services for...
Book Awards: The Best First Book Finalists
One of our favourite bits of the lead up to the NZCYA Awards each year is getting the finalists in one of the categories to interview one...
The Mahy Questionnaire: Leonie Agnew
Award winning writer Leonie Agnew is next up for our Mahy questionnaire. Her latest book The Memory Thief is out this month but it hasn't...
Book Awards: Young Adult Finalists
There are some cracking YA reads in the NZCYA finalists this year; there's realness, drama, history, fantasy and just some downright good...
Across the Ditch: Rebecca Lim
Rebecca Lim is an Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including The Astrologer's Daughter (A...
Co-interview: Joanna Grochowicz & Cristina Sanders
We thought it was high time for the return of our author co-interview—and look at the pair we managed to bring together! Joanna...
The Mahy Questionnaire: Stacy Gregg
This month's instalment of the Margaret Mahy Questionnaire features your favourite author of pony fiction, Stacy Gregg! Read on to find...
The Mahy Questionnaire: Eileen Merriman
Here's a fresh bit of your Margaret Mahy Questionnaire goodness, featuring award-winning novelist, short story, and flash fiction...
The Mahy Questionnaire: Sandra Morris
You know it, you love it - it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month we are featuring award-winning author and illustrator Sandra Morris....
Black Sand Beaches and Scary Stories: Richard Fairgray
Editor Sarah talked to award-winning comic and picture book author/illustrator Richard Fairgray all about his latest hauntingly good...