Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy (Author)

Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

'It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life' - Margaret Mahy

Lily Emo (Illustrator)

Lily Emo is an award-winning illustrator based in Aotearoa New Zealand. She balances her illustration career with teaching at her local art gallery and raising her daughter.

Working across a diverse range of mediums, Lily brings her ideas to life using watercolour, gouache, graphite, coloured pencil, collage, and, digital tools.

To learn more about her work, visit www.lily.emo.com or follow her on Instagram @lily.emo.