Jessica is a writer and creative communications specialist. After more than a decade living and working in the UK and Africa, she now resides in beautiful Whāingaroa in the Waikato with her daughters, Billie and Juno. She is currently completing a Master of Professional Writing at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. She is delighted to have recently been selected for the NZSA mentoring programme in which she will develop her MA thesis, a collection of short stories exploring single motherhood and related ideas.