I am a freelance copy editor and proofreader with a passion for language and books.
I find editing work exciting and rewarding and absolutely love working on manuscripts in the final stages before publication.
I am sub-editor for a lifestyle magazine, and have a Diploma in Book Editing, Proofreading and Publishing, as well as a Bachelor of Japanese Language.
I live and breathe books, both in my work life and my personal life − I can't remember the last time I was without a book to read! I also enjoy writing stories for children, and love promoting the joy of storytelling with schools around New Zealand.
Publications
2023 You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are!/Me i Mōhio Koe ki tō Waimarietanga!, Oratia Media
2022 Journey Through the Cat Door, Bateman Books
2021 Partners in Slime, Scholastic NZ
2020 The Bakery Bird, ‘Orbit’ The School Magazine Australia
2020 The Day Our Mum Went Crazy, ‘Blast Off’ The School Magazine Australia
2020 The Leaky Creaky Cottage, ‘Countdown’ The School Magazine Australia
2019 The Day the Plants Fought Back, Scholastic NZ
Awards
Named a Top Children’s Book for 2022 in the NZ Listener for Journey Through the Cat Door
Highly Commended in the 2021 Notable Book Awards for junior novel Partners in Slime
Finalist for the 2020 NZ Book Awards ‘Best First Book’ Award for The Day the Plants Fought Back
Winner of the 2020 Tom Fitzgibbon Award for junior novel Partners in Slime
Shortlisted for the Storylines Joy Cowley Award in 2016, 2017 and 2021