Amber Moffat is a writer, visual artist and educator. She makes work for both children and adults. Her picture book, I Would Dangle the Moon, was published by MidnightSun and her poetry for children has been published by The School Magazine and Penguin Random House. Amber’s short fiction for adults has been published by Overland, Westerly, Landfall and Meniscus. She is currently writing a novel for young adults as part of her PhD in Creative Writing, through Edith Cowan University.

Amber is originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, where she trained and worked as a secondary school Art and English teacher. She loves sharing her creative practice with young people and regularly runs workshops for schools and libraries.

Amber joined the board in 2022.