I am a New Zealand publisher turned author. Formerly at Learning Media, publisher of the New Zealand School Journal, I now write books for children about New Zealand nature. I blog about nature at www.gilliancandler.co.nz/discovernature. I was judge of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards in 2012, have judged the CLNZ Education Publishing Awards and the CLNZ Non-Fiction Writers' Awards. My books have received numerous awards.