Jane Arthur

Jane Arthur (born 1981) is a New Zealand poet, children’s writer, bookseller and editor. Arthur co-founded The Sapling, a children's literature website, with Sarah Forster. She lives in Wellington. In 2024, her first children’s book Brown Bird was published by Penguin Random House New Zealand. Louise Ward said of Brown Bird, "This is a brave book about brave people in the modern world, reminiscent of Judy Blume and Jacqueline Wilson." Brown Bird was shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award in 2025.