Jill McCaw

Jill lives a life less ordinary. She is a freelance journalist with a niche in aviation. Writing fiction is what she does for fun. She resides in Christchurch with her husband, elderly Labrador and whichever of her grown up sons has currently wandered in through the front door. She likes aeroplanes, books, handcrafts and flying. And her dog. She likes him a lot.


Genre:

  • Adult Fiction
  • Adult Non-Fiction
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Erotica
  • Freelance Writer
  • Journalism
  • Science Fiction

Skills:

  • Editing
  • Journalism
  • Novelist
  • Print Media Writing (magazines/newspapers)
  • Workshops (adults)

Branch:

Canterbury

Location:

Christchurch

Publications:


SoaringNZ

SoaringNZ was the official journal for Gliding New Zealand. Jill was publisher and editor for 12 years and 62 issues, until print media was no longer viable. SoaringNZ ceased publishing in 2020.

Kiwi Flyer

Jill has been writing for Kiwi Flyer for more than 10 years, producing the regular columns, "An Interesting Person in Aviation" and "Soaring" along with reports on air shows, aviation events and general aviation news. She has recently taken over the 'ZK' New Aircraft column.

Jill also does adhoc editing for Kiwi Flyer as needed.