Writer Blogs
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Matt Gibb – presenter on TVs Studio 2
Erica Clarke – Librarian
Nick & Conrad Turzynski – father and son duo, authors of How to Eat a Huhu Grub
David Hill – author of loads of bestselling books for young adults
David Hill was born in Napier and started writing in high school to impress a girl – apparently this didn’t work! He started writing fulltime in 1983 because he liked to tell stories about people who matter to him.
His award winning writing – novels, plays, short stories and poems – have won him many awards and have been translated into numerous languages.
He suggests that if you want “to be a writer should read as much as you can. Every page you read gives you ideas. You should also keep everything you write – don’t throw anything away. You may be able to come back and use it later. And start sending your work away – to the School Journal especially.Good Luck!”
Father and son duo, Nick and Conrad, have put together a great little book for kids – and their parents – who like to do things!
How to Eat a Huhu Grub (Random House) tells you how to make paper from poo, how to eat a huhu grub (really!), tells stories of adventurous NZ people, how to identify native birds and trees and even how to make and launch a drink bottle rocket! Read their interview here and you can win your own copy of
How to Eat a Huhu Grub by entering our competition.
Erica is a children's and teens' services librarian for Waitakere Library and Information Services. She talks about NZ Library Week and what is in store for the week, and what a day as a librarian entails. Click
here to see what's on in your area.
Matt Gibb is a 27 year old with a passion for anything that’s fun!
Born in Christchurch, Matt's first love was for improvised comedy. He took part in numerous theatresports competitions through high school, and was a member of the victorious Burnside High School team, winning the Canterbury Schools competition in 1997. He followed on to be a part of the infamous Christchurch late night comedy troupe, 'Scared Scriptless'.
For the past 8 years, Matt has been a regular fixture on TV2 screens. Moving on from the popular Saturday morning show
Squirt in 2004, he helped kick-start the weekday afternoon show
Studio 2.
Matt not only presents
Studio 2, but also helps direct a lot of the segments you see on the show. “Picking up skills like writing, directing and editing for TV while having fun on
Studio 2 has been amazing! I couldn’t ask for a better job!”