Anne Kayes originally taught English and Drama in secondary schools. In 2014, she completed a Master of Creative Writing at AUT. She won the 2016 Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award with Tūī Street Tales, (Scholastic), a collection of inter-linked stories for 8-12-year-olds. The sequel, Tūī Street Heroes, (Wildling Books), received a 2020 Storylines Notable Book Award. The third book, Tūī Street Legends was published in 2023.

Recently, Anne published her first YA novel, In Our Own Back Yard, (Bateman Publishing).

After combining tertiary teaching and writing for many years, Anne now divides her time between writing and author visits to schools. She runs writing workshops for students and teachers.

Anne can be contacted through her website: www.annekayes.com

 

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