Ella west:

Ella West, the pen name of Karen Trebilcock, was born in Invercargill. She now lives in a rural property near Mosgiel, Dunedin, with her husband and two sons. As well as writing fiction, she also works part-time as a journalist. In total Ella has published six books. West was awarded the Louis Johnson New Writers' Bursary in 2006. Her latest Young Adult novel, Night Vision (2014) won the Young Adult section of the LIANZA Awards and was the Young Adult Children's Choice winner in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.