Education:
- Master of Creative Writing, AUT
- Graduate Diploma in Journalism Studies, Massey University
- Bachelor of Education degree with Auckland University
- Diploma of Teaching with Auckland College of Education
Work Experience:
- Write Like an Author convenor: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga, Christchurch, Queenstown
- Duffy Books Book Mentor: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
- Editor of Kiwi Write4Kidz newsletter
- Co-ordinator of Kiwi Wrte4Kidz workshops
- Speaker at REALM Conference, Palmerston North: 2013, 2017, 2020
- Teaching writing workshops remotely to Chinese students
- Workshop speaker at Children’s Writers Hui: Dunedin 2019, Auckland 2018, Christchurch 2017
- Lecturer and tutor, Massey University Summer programme ‘Writing for Children’
- Course writer and video presenter for ‘Writing for Young Readers’ Moot for Commonwealth Education Trust
- Writing workshops for adults: Ashton Wylie, Storylines, Kiwi Write4Kidz
- Writing workshops for children in schools since 2006
- Writer in school with Read NZ, Getting Kids into Books speaker agency, Speakers Ink
- Panel Speaker at SCBWI conference, Sydney: 2016 and 2012
- Primary Teacher (full time and relief) at Intermediate and Primary levels