Meet our team

Daisy Coles

I began my career at tiny-but-mighty Steele Roberts, in 2005. After that, I worked for international publishers LexisNexis. I went freelance in 2009.

I find good stories satisfying. A good story lives as much within a novel that canters along through new worlds as it does in a dignified set of non-fiction chapters: headings perfectly nested and footnotes tidy, safely guiding readers through an avenue of our history or a legal pathway.

The stories I read to my children are perhaps my favourite. They’re living, noisy proof that story is power: irresistible and made for sharing.

It’s my privilege to spend my days shepherding stories along their very first journey, from writers’ minds to readers’ hands.

I love editing fiction, but I work on a lot of non-fiction. I’m good at turning corporate jargon into polished plain English. Recently, I’ve worked with some of New Zealand’s preeminent judges and senior academics on non-fiction titles.

I also like writing stories. My essays and articles have been published on The Spinoff, Stuff and BayBuzz.

I have a BA in English Literature and a Diploma in Publishing. I split my time between Napier in New Zealand and Mecsér in Hungary.

daisy@colesandlopez.com