R. de Wolf Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngai Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga is a Māori author and poet from the East Coast who loves kaimoana. She's published four novels, three in the Spirit Voyager series Guardians of the Ancestors, The Future Weavers and Brothers in Whalesong, two poetry collections, Poetry In a Pear Tree, Poetry in a Pohutukawa and dystopian novel The Goodness Algorithm. De Wolf has also appeared in three anthologies, including Kaituhi Rawhiti and Ngā Kupu Wero: Penguin, since 2020. In 2022 she co-edited, under full name Regina de Wolf-Ngarimu, and helped publish Kaituhi Rāwhiti Two: Weaving of Words with the Tairāwhiti Writers Hub, featuring over 40 writers connected to te Tairāwhiti. Active in the writing community, de Wolf encourages rangatahi to kaumatua to find their voice, preserve knowledge and publish, whether it's commercial or private work.