Age, Biography and Wiki
Maria Gill was born on 1961-10- in Auckland, New Zealand, is a Writer. Discover Maria Gill's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
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Writer |
| Age |
62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
1961-10-, 1961 |
| Birthday |
1961-10- |
| Birthplace |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
New Zealand |
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She is a member of famous Writer with the age 62 years old group.
Maria Gill Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Maria Gill height not available right now. We will update Maria Gill's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Maria Gill Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Maria Gill worth at the age of 62 years old? Maria Gill’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from New Zealand. We have estimated
Maria Gill's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Maria Gill Social Network
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Toroa’s Journey (Potton & Burton, 2017)
The Last of Maui’s Dolphins ill. Bruce Potter (New Holland, 2014)
Running Our Country: A look inside New Zealand’s Government ill. Malcolm Evans (New Holland, 2013, reprinted 2018)
New Zealand’s Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis ill. Bruce Potter (New Holland, 2011)
Kate Sheppard: Leading the way for Women (Scholastic, 2018)
Earthquakes! Shaking New Zealand (New Holland, 2018)
Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands (Scholastic, 2017)
Maria Gill is a writer of children's non-fiction books, educational resources and freelance articles. A number of her books have been shortlisted for or have won awards, including Anzac Heroes which won the Non-fiction Award and the Supreme Book of the Year prize in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2016. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
Volcanoes: DK Find Out! (Dorling & Kindersley, 2016)
Anzac Heroes ill. Marco Ivancic (Scholastic, 2016)
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame ill. Marco Ivancic (New Holland, 2014)
Operation Nest Egg Chick ill. Bruce Potter (Long White Cloud Books, 2014; Pixel Books, 2013)
In 2013-2014, Maria lectured and tutored a Writing for Children paper for Massey University. She co-wrote the Coursera online course Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest for the Commonwealth Education Trust. She also organised two touring exhibitions of displays about war-related children's books: What Lies Beneath, which travelled around New Zealand, and Anzac Stories: Behind the Pages, which featured in libraries in Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra, Hobart and other parts of Australia.
Maria visits schools as part of the Writers in Schools programme and is a popular speaker at literary festivals. She appeared at the SCBWI conference, Sydney, 2012 and 2016 and the Auckland Writers Festival in 2018. She gives author talks and workshops for several Speakers’ Agencies in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand Hall of Fame won the Children's Choice Award in the non-fiction category of the 2012 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, and Anzac Heroes won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction and the Supreme Book of the Year prize in the 2016 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Eruption! Discovering New Zealand Volcanoes (New Holland, 2012)
The Call of the Kokako ill. Heather Arnold (New Holland, 2011)
Rangitoto ill. Heather Arnold (Penguin, 2009; Long White Cloud Books, 2014; Pixel Books, 2013)
Save Our Seas ill. Vivienne Lingard (New Holland, 2009)
Eco-agents mission: Save our Planet (New Holland, 2009)
Maria Gill was born in October 1961 in Auckland, New Zealand. She was educated at schools in Auckland and Southport, Gold Coast, and also studied by correspondence while her family was living in a caravan and travelling around Australia. After leaving school and doing office work for a few years, Maria worked in a variety of jobs, including barmaid, nanny, shepherdess and grape picker, while she travelled overseas, visiting countries such as England, India, Nepal and China. She returned to New Zealand and studied at the University of Auckland and Auckland College of Education, graduating with a Bachelor of Education degree and Teaching Diploma. She taught for about ten years in primary and intermediate schools. Later she also gained a Graduate Diploma of Journalism Studies from Massey University.
