Gillian Torckler

Author

Gillian Torckler is the author of 14 books (10 children’s books; 2 illustrated general non-fiction books; and 2 gift books). Her children’s books draw on the quirky side of nature and fictionalise real-life subjects to make them appealing to children. Gillian, along with her husband, photographer Darryl Torckler, has been scuba diving all over the world, but these days are enjoying taking their sons to their favourite snorkelling locations in New Zealand. As well as writing, she is a Professor and Associate Dean at Unitec Institute of Technology New Zealand. Gillian is regularly invited to speak at New Zealand primary schools about her writing and to share some of her adventures in nature. Gillian has a passion for the sea, and all that lives within it and she enthusiastically conveys this through her interesting and dynamic books and presentations.