Angie Belcher is both writer and teacher. Creating a collaboration between the two is what gives greater depth to both her writing and her teaching. Predominantly known for her travel writing and non-fiction texts, her writing is varied and includes both Young Adult and Junior Fiction novels, commissioned and freelance articles and educational text many of them written to entice reluctant readers into the world of the written word. Commissioned travel writing has taken Angie to Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, much of the Pacific and many parts of Europe. She has had more than 200 travel articles published in national and international magazines including prestigious in-flight magazines such as Silver Kri, Pacific Wave and Sawadee. Angie has also contributed to various coffee table books such as Guide to the World's Best Wreck Dives (New Holland) and The World's Best Dive Sites. She was also commissioned to write the Berlitz Pocket Guide to Fiji 2009. Other works for children include: The Girls in the Kapahaka" To Our Shores-a collection of immigrant tales" and "The Woven Flax Kete".