In 2006 Ballantine became the first New Zealand author to podcast her novel. She also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library Studies from The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and went on to graduate from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA in English and Political Science. Philippa Jane Ballantine was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She now lives in Manassas, Virginia, with her husband and collaborator Tee Morris.
I’ll be there too, as one of the GoHs, and I’m looking forward to having her sign a book or two.Philippa Ballantine (born 8 August 1971), who also used the pen name Pip Ballantine, is a contemporary New Zealand author of speculative fiction and an avid podcaster. She’s since crossed the equator and now lives in Virginia, which works out well for me because both she and Tee will be attending Ravencon later this month. Her work has earned her a Sir Julius Vogel award, a Parsec award, an Airship award, and an assortment of additional nominations. This week we hear from his better half, Philippa Ballantine.Īs you may have inferred from Tee’s appearance, Phillipa is from Wellington, and was the first New Zealand author to podcast a novel! In addition to the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels she writes with her husband (the latest of which, The Diamond Conspiracy, came out just last week), Pip is also the author of the four volume Books of the Order series, and the two book Shifted World series. But I’m proud to be hosting a second pair here on EATING AUTHORS.
The best example I know are Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. But even more incredible is when the writing duo are not just in work partners, but life partners as well.
Which makes successful collaborations pretty amazing. You often hear how writing is a very solitary endeavor, and that’s certainly been my experience.
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