Emily Writes Explained

Emily Writes is the pen-name of a New Zealand parenting writer based in Wellington.^{[1] [2]} She has published three books on parenting, one of which has been adapted as a play.^[3]

Biography

Writes published her first piece of writing on her blog in March 2015; she wrote about the difficulties of settling her newborn baby to sleep at 3 a.m.^[4] The post was immediately successful and she began to write more pieces about the struggles of parenting.^[5] In 2017 she published her first book, Rants in the Dark, which was adapted as a play and has toured New Zealand.^{[6] [7]} The following year, she published her second book, Is It Bedtime Yet?

In February 2016 Writes and Holly Walker started a parenting podcast called Dear Mamas.^[8]

Writes has written parenting columns for Metro magazine, The New Zealand Herald and the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, and she is editor of The Spinoff Parents.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Writes. Emily. Emily Writes. 30 August 2020. The Spinoff.
2. Web site: Emily Writes talks. 30 August 2020. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. en-NZ.
3. Web site: 3 October 2018. At my place with author and blogger Emily Writes. 30 August 2020. Stuff. en.
4. Web site: 5 November 2016. Emily Writes is "tired but trying". 30 August 2020. RNZ. en-nz.
5. Web site: Woulfe. Catherine. 7 May 2017. Book review: Rants in the Dark by Emily Writes. 30 August 2020. Noted.
6. Web site: Rants in the Dark. 30 August 2020. The Court Theatre. en.
7. Web site: 8 April 2019. Emily Writes on the stage play of her book. 30 August 2020. RNZ. en-nz.
8. Web site: Emily Writes. 30 August 2020. Holly Walker. en.
9. Web site: Emily Writes. 30 August 2020. www.penguin.co.nz. en.