The Book Factory

Authors

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  Marcus McShane

  Marcus McShane is an artist, writer, and designer who has 24 awards in the areas of theatre, fine arts, and architecture. His longest-running work after 51 installation seasons is Nag, a self-powered artist space entirely constructed from found materials. Recently he’s built an art studio out of recycled theatre sets in Wellington, and in early 2026 he will have new artworks in Copenhagen, Sydney, Lisbon, and New York. Marcus is mainly interested in finding ways to keep his carbon footprint low, growing vegetables, building bicycles, and reading things worth reading. He is a Creative New Zealand fellow for 2025.
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  Sasha Francis

  Sasha Francis (Tangata Tiriti) is a Pākehā writer, artist, producer, community organiser and publisher, based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is a prolific maker and doer, writes philosophy, loves cooking for her friends, and is very passionate about fostering inclusive, creative, and community-led spaces that amplify voices of resistance and solidarity.
  
  From 2020 to 2025, she was part of the independent publishing collective, 5ever books, and in late 2025, began a collaboration with Prayash Gharti Chhetri called 'Songs of Solidarity (SOS)'.
  
  Sasha is currently involved in organizing an emergent community space in Wellington, NZ.
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  Anne-Lisa Noordover

  Anne-Lisa Noordover is a Scenic and Spatial Designer, specializing in theatre, with additional experience in television and installations. Her recent completion of an Architecture degree, is seeing her also move into the sustainable Architecture field. 
  
  What Anne-Lisa loves most about her work is the chance to build worlds within unassuming places, that leave lasting impressions, and incredible experiences. Transporting someone and bringing people together is something Design has an incredible ability to do. Creating magic, introspection, dreaming, and storytelling are powerful tools. They communicate knowledge, emotion, history and help us learn about others, ourselves and the world around us.
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  Niamh Campbell-Ward

  Niamh Campbell-Ward is a technical operator, stage manager, and all-round creative based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, NZ. Her work operating theatre, dance and physical theatre has taken her up and down Aotearoa, as well as to Australia, Northern Europe and North America. When she isn't sitting in a dark room for hours on end, she can be found on top of a hill in a caravan, surrounded by animals of varying sizes.

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