Jane Bloomfield
Jane Bloomfield is the author of the Lily Max trilogy. Aimed at 8 - 13-year-olds, the Lily Max adventures showcase her spunky, creative heroine with plenty of laugh out loud humour and girls can do anything attitude.
Jane also writes grownup, sweary stuff on the perils of being a middle-aged woman, mother and life in general, on her entertaining blog - Jane Bloomfield: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction.
She will take up the late summer residency 2021, at the Michael King Writer's Centre Devonport.
Jane participates as an author interviewer annually in the Queenstown Writers Festival, and recently read her poetry as warm up act for visiting Poet Laureate, Chris Tse at a poetry event in Queenstown, August 2025. Her poetry and CNF have been published in many literary journals in New Zealand and internationally.
Genre:
- Adult Non-Fiction
- Children's Fiction
- Comedy
- Poetry
Skills:
- Competition Judging
- Novelist
- Poetry Readings
Branch:
Otago/Southland
Location:
Queenstown
Publications:
Lily Max: Satin, Scissors, Frock
Blurbology: "Zany fashionista Lily Max loves creating and wearing crazy clothes. But when she sets her heart on winning the Snow Queen crown at the school ball, and embarks on her most ambitious design project yet, her arch-enemy Violet Hughes breaks all the rules to beat her ..."
Published 2015 Luncheon Sausage Books, Auckland. Middle-grade fiction. Book #1 in the Lily Max trilogy. (Reprinted 5 times.)
Finalist New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, 2016. Storylines Notable Book Award 2016. NZH Canvas Mag Best Books List Xmas 2015.
Lily Max is "Funny, quirky & hugely enjoyable ... this is a great book for young style junkies and budding designers." Isobel Marriner, NZ Herald Best Books, Xmas 2015.
"A sassy, vivacious story ... great fun to read." Kate de Goldi, Kim Hill RNZ
Lily Max: Slope, Style, Fashion
Book #2 in the Lily Max triology. Published 2016, Luncheon Sausage Books, Auckland.
Blurbology: 'I thought you said you could ski, Lily Max?' says Violet. Like my outfit just screams CANNOT ski or something.
Lily Max and school mates hit the slopes in this wildly fashionable ski adventure, suitable for all ages.
Woman's Day Top Ten Reads 2016
Lily Max: Sun, Surf, Action
Book #3 in the Lily Max triology. Published 2017, Luncheon Sausage Books, Auckland.
Blurbology: Lily Max is back for her latest adventure in this wickedly funny tale of fashion, friendship, creative ingenuity, and bravery during one long hot crazy summer.
"This book has sand between its toes. It's got suntan lotion rubbed all over it, and it's happy and outdoors and joyful and has lots of bikinis in it. When you read Jane's work, you read a writer in control, always moving the story forward, always in the best interests of young readers." Steve Braunias, Publisher
'This is the best one yet!' Edie, 8, bookworm
*The series is now in the Whitcoulls: Recommended Reads for Independent Readers 8-12.