Aaron Topp is an award winning author based in Hawke’s Bay. His Young Adult sport-based novels Single Fin and Hucking Cody have both been Finalists in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and received Storylines Notable book awards. His non-fiction book, Creating Waves, explores kiwi artists and how their creativity is bound to surfing. In 2022 Topp’s latest Young Adult novel, Nor’East Swell, was released to widespread acclaim.