Allen & Unwin New Zealand is delighted to announce that Tess Nichol is joining its highly successful team in the role of publisher.

This is an exciting new appointment, bringing additional strengths and expanding the award-winning Allen & Unwin New Zealand publishing team. Tess has most recently been the Deputy Editor of North & South and has previously worked for New Zealand Herald and Metro.

Jenny Hellen, Publishing Director at Allen & Unwin New Zealand, says, ‘I’m absolutely thrilled that Tess is joining Michelle Hurley and me to create an even stronger, bigger publishing team. Tess is much admired in journalism circles for her clever instincts and understanding of what makes a good story. She’ll fit into our publishing team brilliantly. We’ve seen phenomenal growth from our mission to publish excellent, best-selling books and Tess’s appointment enables us to continue this growth.’

Allen & Unwin New Zealand’s Managing Director, Melanie Laville Moore says, ‘Allen & Unwin remains firmly committed to the outstanding growth of its New Zealand business. Our whole team thrives on finding readers for all sorts of books, and this is best reflected in a frontlist that has dominated the bestseller lists in recent years. Tess adds significant new talent to our already impressive publishing team. We can’t wait to see the strong acquisitions that she’ll bring forward.’

Tess will be joining the team in the Auckland office on 13 February and will be publishing New Zealand titles.