Bronwyn Elsmore is a fifth-generation New Zealander who has lived in several centres in North Island, New Zealand. She has a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington. Throughout her writing career she has been an advertising copywriter, freelancer, contract writer, editor, education writer, playwright, academic writer, writing mentor and tutor. She has written over a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction, being the author of a large number of published works – short stories, articles, and twelve books. She has been successful in Playwrights Association’s playwriting competitions eight times and has earned many awards for other forms of writing. Twelve of Bronwyn’s plays have been staged in NZ theatres. She lives in Waitakere, where she is a full-time writer, now preferring to write fiction and plays.