Kyle Mewburn 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 Otago University in 2011 and President of the New Zealand Society of Authors from 2013-2017. Mewburn won the Joy Cowley Award in 2005 (presented by Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand in recognition of the development of a picture book text), and has won in both the Picture Book Category and the Children's Choice Category at the 2007 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Her memoir - Faking it: My life in transition is published by Penguin (2021).

Verb Festival 2021 Appearances:
Kyle Mewburn: Faking It, Sat 6 Nov, 4pm.

Books