Kyle Mewburn

Kyle is one of New Zealand's most eclectic and prolific writers. From multi-layered picture books (Old-Hu-hu; Hill & Hole) to laugh-out-loud junior fiction series (Dinosaur Rescue; Dragon Knight), her titles have been translated into eighteen languages and won numerous awards, including Children's Book of the Year.

She was Children's Writer-in-Residence at the University of Otago in 2011 and President of the New Zealand Society of Authors from 2013-2017.
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Her memoir, Faking it: My life in transition (Penguin NZ, 2021), is a candid, heart-breaking, often hilarious, true story about what it means to hide from yourself, your loved ones, and the world, and then to attain the freedom and acceptance of being you. 

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Kyle Mewburn at DWRF 2021:
The Books that Made Me 
Writing for Children ​