KAT QUIN (nEE. MEREWETHER) // AUTHOR, ILLUSTATOR, KIWI KID

Kat Quin's passion for all things children's books and illustration is apparent throughout all her works to date.

Gaining inspiration and critique from her own six, sparkling tamariki, her honest accounts from a birds eye view are endearing to readers of all ages.

She is quintessentially Kiwi, which erupts through her quirky illustrations, on which she spends thirty plus hours for each delicious spread.

Kat extends herself to play an ambassador role for the very appropriately chosen, Save the kiwi, which supports human Kiwis to support native kiwi conservation projects, New Zealand wide.

"Kia ora - Hello! I am Kat. I live in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), Aotearoa (New Zealand) with my busy whānau.

I have been illustrating for over 20 years and work out of my award-winning educational design studio, Illustrated Publishing (originally Design on Q). Since publishing our first title ‘Kuwi’s First Egg’ in 2014, Illustrated Publishing now has over 22 books, with more in the pipeline.

I feel very lucky to travel around Aotearoa meeting kiwi kids, talking about illustration, writing & book creation, as well as helping to educate and raise awareness of our endangered kiwi population. My favourite thing is beginning the illustration process on a new book, and having my children peek over my shoulder and give me pointers."