I'm Ashlee, and I'm a colourful change maker, having fun whilst improving wellbeing outcomes for our communities!
Being a writer in the world...
Highlights of my writing career include working alongside top NZ writers as mentors and tutors, attending writers festival, the Te Papa Tupu programme, book launches, and seeing my own work in the "real world"!
Some of the fun I've had as a writer...
Article in The Beacon to promote Vā : Stories by Women of the Moana
Te Papa Tupu Experience with the Māori Literature Trust and Huia Publishers, alongside mentor Jacquie McRae
Spotted in the Whakatane Library – The Day The Wall Broke
The very cool experience of filming with Newshub for The Day The Wall Broke
With Marion Day at a book launch in Whakatane – where all her book characters had matching cupcakes!