Adrienne Jansen is a poet and teacher, and she writes both fiction and non-fiction. She has worked extensively with immigrants to New Zealand, and many of her books reflect this experience. Jansen's first book, Having a Baby in New Zealand (1985), is published in Samoan, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Khmer as well as English. Her first novel, Spirit Writing (1999), followed the publication of her poetry and shorter fiction. Her first collection of poetry, a stone seat and a shadow tree, was published in 2001.
 

Read more about Adrienne at the NZ Book Council site.