Kiri Lightfoot

Kiri Lightfoot is an Auckland-based writer for children and young people. Her first book Every Second Friday (Hodder Children's Books, 2008) was a finalist in the NZ Children's Book Awards in 2009. Her first novel, Bear, will be published with Allen and Unwin NZ in 2025 - winner of the Storylines NZ Tessa Duder Award 2023.


Genre:

  • Children's Fiction
  • Young Adult

Skills:

  • Poetry Readings
  • Public Speaking
  • Research
  • Workshops (children/schools)

Branch:

Auckland

Location:

Publications:


Every Second Friday

Ming’s Iceberg