Our authors at Auckland Writers Festival 2026
Presenting our authors attending Auckland Writers Festival 2026 📚
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Staff
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Melanee Winder (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu)
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Suzy Maddox (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Rua and Ngā Puhi)
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Kate Stephenson
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Alison Shucksmith
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Tania Mackenzie-Cooke
Publicity and Communications Manager
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Sacha Beguely (she/her)
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Dom Visini (she/her)
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Maiko Lenting-Lu
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Angie Williams
Sales and Product Manager
Currently reading: When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
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Sharon Galey
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Nicola Faisandier
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Cyanne Alwanger
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Abby Irwin-Jones
Publicity Coordinator
Currently reading: The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem
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Rae Shardlow
Product and Marketing Assistant
Currently reading: Main Characters by Bobby Palmer
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