Author Belinda O’Keefe has a degree in Japanese, and worked in the tourism industry before changing career paths to focus on the exciting world of literature, studying book editing, proofreading and publishing.

She was born in Greymouth, and moved to Canterbury when she was six. She grew up surrounded by books, learning that no tale is too tall to tell. She now lives in Christchurch with her husband, two boys, two cats and four rambunctious hens, who all give her great inspiration for her writing. She says, “I adore books, and love reading so much that I do it for a living – I’m the sub-editor of Latitude Magazine and a freelance copy editor.