I belong to these organisations:
- New Zealand Book Council ‘Writers in Schools’
- Speakers Ink www.speakers-ink.com.au
- Getting Kids into Books www.rosemarytisdall.com
- NZSA – New Zealand Society of Authors
- Storylines – Children’s Literature of New Zealand Foundation
- SCWBI – Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
- Forest & Bird New Zealand
- Greenpeace
- S.P.C.A. – Society of Protection of Cruelty to Animals
- Sponsored a World Vision child for 18 years
And do volunteer work:
- Review children’s books written by New Zealand authors – Kids BooksNZ with Lorraine Orman.
- Spinning Tales committee, 1-3 April 2011
- Editor and Coordinator of Kiwi Write4Kidz for 11 years.
And have some work experience:
- Primary Teacher at Intermediate and Primary levels
- Editor of Kiwi Write4Kidz newsletter
- Coordinator of Kiwi Wrte4Kidz workshops
- Panel Speaker at SCBWI conference, Sydney, 2012
- Writing workshops for adults: Ashton Wylie, Storylines, Kiwi Write4Kidz
- Writing workshops for children in schools
- Writer in school with New Zealand Book Council