Hilary Mitchell has a degree in English and French and a Diploma of Education from Massey University. Hilary has been a secondary school teacher and a Nelson city councillor, a trustee of the Tasman Bays Heritage Trust, and a council member of the Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology. From Huia Publishers website

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