Isa Pearl Ritchie is a New Zealand writer with a PhD in social science. She writes novels for adults and for young people.  Her novel Fishing for Māui was named one of the best books of 2018 in The Listener Magazine and was a finalist in the NZ Booklovers awards 2019. She has also written articles for The Spinoff, Pantograph Punch and Organic NZ. Isa lives in Wellington.

Verb Festival 2021 appearances:
Fertile Ground: Gardens & Growth, Sat 6 Nov, 6pm (LitCrawl).
Why Does Magic Matter? Sat 6 Nov, 8:30pm (LitCrawl).
Living Treefully Book Launch, Sun 7 Nov, 2pm.

Books