![]() ![]() On the back of each book I drew two columns: Name and Comment. When I was seven I wrote my first series of ‘picture books’ about a prince called Puku (I grew up in New Zealand and the word ‘puku’ is Maori for belly!). When did you first read your writing aloud or give it to someone to read and what was their reaction? How did it impact on you? I’ve done all sorts of jobs but whatever I have done and wherever I have been, writing has always been there in the background-like a reliable friend. And I always kept diaries-when I was at school, while I travelled and when I became a mother for the first time. I can’t recall ever not being a writer! I remember writing poems, stories and letters from a very young age. ![]() When did you know that you were a writer? I live in NSW with my husband, two children and a very mischievous dog. I love to swim and I practice yoga every day. I moved to Australia when I was sixteen but have also lived in Scotland and Japan. I grew up on a farm in New Zealand where my family grew green beans and garlic. This interview first appeared in PASS IN ON on Tuesday 15th March 2016 – issue 577 ![]() I won’t be able to go back to the beginning but I hope to fill this space with interesting insights into some of our wonderful writers. The writers that I’ve interviewed don’t have a blog of their own so I thought I might upload their interviews here. The illustrators’ interviews, once they have been featured in the ezine, are uploaded onto this blog. Every week I like to feature an Australian writer and illustrator in PASS IT ON. ![]()
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