Today on Write Spot

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature | Posted: Wednesday Sep 09, 2026

Waimate-based writer and illustrator Emma Heppell has a new children's book, Walter and Wilma the Wandering Albatrosses.

Enjoy this lively and engaging kōrero between Jeff Harford and writer and illustrator Emma Heppell, who owns The Old Tin Shed Ice Cream & Art Emporium in Waimate and whose beautiful children’s picture book Walter and Wilma the Wandering Albatrosses (Bateman Books) launched recently - in time to welcome the first returning albatross later this month!

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Listen here: 09-09-2026 - Writer and illustrator Emma Heppell

Purchase your copy here: Walter and Wilma the Wandering Albatrosses by Emma Heppell - Bateman Books