Meet our talented contributors…

Ella Gordon

Vanessa De Carvalho

Author and writer, featured in The Little Lit, May 2024., and April 2026. Contact: @vdc_writer
Illustrator featured in The Little Lit, December 2025. Contact:  www.egcreativesolutions.com

Martinette Williams

Author and songwriter, featured in The Little Lit, May 2025.  Contact: @martinettewrites

Kathryn Burnett

James Cain

Professional screenwriter. Featured in May 2025. @kathrynisawriter
Playwright from Red Scare Theatre Company. Featured in May 2024. www.playmarket.org.nz

Kate Atkinson

Craig Arthur

Writer and poet,  featured in Little Lit, May 2024.  www.kateatkinsoncreative.co.nz
Spy novelist. Featured in  May 2024.  Contact: @craigarthur_nz
Author of Pride and Prejudice and Mice, Featured in  December 2025.
Shaggyscomics founder and illustrator. Featured in May 2024.  linktr.ee/shaggyscomics

Maureen Crisp

William Forrester

Author and columnist. Featured in December 2025.
Winner: The Little Lit's Novel Excerpt Competition, May, 2024. @williamforrester.author

Henry Cooper

Kura Jane Carpenter

The Little Lit reviewer and budding author. 
Author and artist, featured in August 2024.  www.robyngibsonart.com

Sof Gill

Kate Mahoney

The Little Lit's feature artist and illustrator, featured in May 2025.  @sofgillillustrations
Author and winner of  The Little Lit's microfiction competition, August 2024.  @katemahoneywriter

Robyn Gibson

Ivy Fryer

Illustrator and artist, featured in May 2024 and December, 2025.  yvonne@tofatapark.co.nz
Wildling Books co-founder and illustrator. Featured in May 2024. Contact: www.wildlingbooks.com

Rachel Ray

Siân-Marie Utton

Poet and author of 'Seraphine', featured in December 2025. @rachelraypoetry
Winner of the 2025 Novel Excerpt Competition,  featured in May, 2025. @sm.utton

Craig Phillips

Yvonne Nikolaison

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