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Nicola Winstanley

New Zealand-Canadian writer

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Nicola Winstanley was a writer, teacher and children's writer.

Nicola Winstanley is a New Zealand-Canadian writer based in Hamilton, Ontario, best known as an author of picture books for children.

Born and raised in New Zealand, she was educated at the University of Auckland and the University of British Columbia.

In 2024 she published Smoke, her first adult short story collection. The book received a nomination for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2025.

Works Cinnamon Baby - 2011 The Pirate's Bed - 2015 A Bedtime Yarn - 2017 How to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps - 2019 Mel and Mo's Marvelous Balancing Act - 2019 Smoke - 2024

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