Tim Owen - Founder
Tim Owen is the founder of The Northshore Writers Group situated on the Northshore of Auckland, New Zealand.
He has published hundreds of articles as a humour and travel writer in South Africa and in 2010 published his debut novel, Aaron Bradley, Closet Detective, through US based publisher Dreamspinner Press
Tim was the acting editor for Express Magazine, now know as Your Ex, for one month in 2021. Interesting story for another time.
In 2013 he published his psycho-thriller, The Killing Cycle, and in 2015 his YA novel, Frank. He has also published several self-help books.
He is currently looking for Beta readers for his latest novel, Spaced
Find him online: Amazon - Facebook - Spaced
Suzanne Bradley
Suzanne has been writing since like forever.
She has a master’s degree in Screen Production and plays and runs tabletop RPGS, Call of Cthulhu being her favourite.
She is currently rediscovering her passion for the rhyming story and has plans for more.
Suzanne lives in Auckland and has been with the North Shore Writers group since its inception.
Find her online: Email
Nikky Lee
Nikky Lee is an award-winning author who grew up as a barefoot 90s kid in Perth, Western Australia on Whadjuk Noongar Country. She now lives in Aotearoa New Zealand with a husband, a dog and a couch potato cat.
In her free time, she writes speculative fiction, exploring fantastic worlds, mine asteroids and meeting wizards. She's had over two dozen stories published in magazines, anthologies and on the radio.
Find her online: WWW - Insta - Twitter - Amazon
Bruce Wyness
Bruce grew up in a small country town close to beaches, rivers and farmland.
With a large family and many friends, life was good but that changed when at age 16 some of the family moved to the city over 500 km away. He experienced loneliness for the first time and used writing to fill that space.
After a career in the corporate world followed by time as a self-employed furniture maker Bruce rediscovered the joy of writing. He enjoys writing mainly short fiction but also reimagining and retelling family history.
He is an avid reader and an observer of people and
uses that to help craft his stories.
Find him online: Email
Nicola Dickinson
Nicola Dickinson will be eternally grateful for the North Shore Writers! Over the years, they have offered her valuable feedback and much-needed support, and also provided helpful tips regarding websites, apps, upcoming events, competitions and so forth. Her writing has improved dramatically as a result. She finds being part of a like-minded group, all bouncing ideas off each other, is not only inspiring — it’s also a lot of fun!
Nicola works as a relief teacher in Early Childhood, and writes picture book stories in her spare time.
Sarah Anderson
Sarah joined the North Shore Writers Group in search of guidance and inspiration in finishing her first novel – a project which lagged for years until she joined the group.
She is currently working on a novel length project where the Weaver brothers feature again.
When she’s not writing, Sarah works as a lawyer where she uses words to create a different type of magic.
Elizabeth Viljoen
For Elizabeth Viljoen, joining the North Shore Writers’ Group was the best decision after emigrating from Namibia to New Zealand. She was working on her first novel at the time and looked for a group that could help refine the writing. The novel, a family saga, is now undergoing a second and final edit.
Previously, she was the editor of a small online magazine called Luhambo | Journey where beginner writers from all over the globe found a place to test the responses of their readers.
Currently, Elizabeth is doing a PhD in mythography (using myths in new writing) and mythologising (creating new myths through writing).
Frances Denny
Frances Denny is an associate member of the Society of Authors in both the UK and New Zealand.
She writes upper-YA/NA paranormal romances and is signed with Kate Davids at Arc Literary Management. Her latest manuscript was shortlisted for the 2023 Page Turner Awards in the young writers category.
Christopher McKinstry
Chris's passion for writing has been reinvigorated by joining the North Shore Writers Group.
He previously studied at Auckland University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History (Hons) and he works at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
He lives in Auckland with his family and dog and always has a writing project on the go.
Andrew Imms
Andrew Imms is an aspiring author from Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand. Working on his first novel, he has been a member of the North Shore Writers group for the last couple of years, where he has dramatically increased the weirdness factor.
In his secret identity, he’s an ill-mannered project manager and consultant. However, when called upon … he transforms into his alter ID: fencing master, massive movie buff and horror novelist. In his remaining time, he is either drinking flat whites, destroying what remains of his hearing at concerts, or being taken for walks by his greyhound.
Find him online: Insta
Sharron Martin
Irish born New Zealander, Sharron Martin, lives in Auckland with her husband, three teenage children and menagerie of animals on the north shore of Auckland.
Always an avid reader, she grew up on a word-diet rich in Irish literature and devoured every book she could get her hands on.
She earned a masters degree in information systems from Massey University, and has spent most of her working life in the IT Industry.
A keen writer, she has published many articles and blogs and recently her first novel on Amazon, Discovering Orla.
Alex Hamilton
W.A. Hamilton is a Canadian speculative fiction writer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His short fiction has been published in Seize the Press, Daikaijuzine, and Teleport Magazine. He is currently working on a debut novel.
In his spare time, he enjoys board games, bouldering, and hiking.
Find him online: Twitter
Ada Maria Soto
A psychologist once told Ada Maria Soto that she has a fantasy- prone personality. Fortunately, Ada grew up to become an author, so a life lived deep in her imagination fits her perfectly. As a Mexican-American expat living in the South Pacific with her partner and kid, her life is chaotically divided between being a writer, a publisher, and a parent.
Ada has written some of the most beloved stories in the M/M romance genre despite her harried and haggard schedule, starting with the Empty Nests duology in 2015, which is as well known for her wonderful descriptions of cooking as for the contemporary romance between men who come from very different worlds.
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