Rachael King
Rachael King is a writer, reviewer, former literary festival director and ex-bass player from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Her latest book is Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff, about a primary school girls’ punk band. She’s the author of two novels for children based on folklore: Secrets at Red Rocks (now a major television series), and The Grimmelings.
Rachael received a Waitangi Day Honour Award from the New Zealand Society of Authors for her work at WORD Christchurch bringing Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand. In 2023 she was named Best Reviewer at the Voyager New Zealand Media Awards.
Her latest book is Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff, about a primary school girls’ punk band. She’s the author of two novels for children based on folklore: Secrets at Red Rocks (now a major television series), and The Grimmelings.
Rachael received a Waitangi Day Honour Award from the New Zealand Society of Authors for her work at WORD Christchurch bringing Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand. In 2023 she was named Best Reviewer at the Voyager New Zealand Media Awards.
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