Wellington author, Rosemary Wildblood, worked for the Arts Council, currently known as Creative New Zealand, for many years, and now sits on the boards of various literary bodies. She has published poetry and fiction in journals and anthologies, and one novel, Joybird (David Ling, 2004), which reached No 4 on the Booksellers New Zealand Bestseller list. Her awards include the Lillian Ida Smith Award, the ITC Award for Communication, the NZSA/Readers Digest/Stout Fellowship and the Bravado International Poetry Award.