Kate de Goldi

Kate De Goldi grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, and has published short stories and novels for both adults and children. The 10pm Question won the New Zealand Post Book of the Year in 2009 in both YA and General Fiction categories, was selected as a White Ravens Outstanding New International Book for Children and Young Adults nd was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. Rave reviews highlighted its wit and empathy for Frankie, its tortured teen protagonist, when it was first published in the UK, in 2010.

Eddy, Eddy was shortlisted for the YA Book of the Year and has been a #1 Bestseller in the Fiction charts in her homeland.

De Goldi is something of a literary legend in New Zealand and works extensively teaching creative writing and reviewing and lecturing on all things bookish.