Liz van der Laarse is a pre and early teen fiction writer. She has taught in Far North schools as a primary, intermediate, and secondary school teacher for over 27 years. Her first book, Trouble Patch (Reed), was released in 2000, and Not Even (Reed, 2002) was placed in the Storylines Notable Book List 2003 in the Junior Fiction category. Liz van der Laarse has written articles for Wilderness Magazine and for local newspapers.