Annual Ink’s publishers are Susan Paris and Kate De Goldi. Together, they commissioned and edited the best-selling Annual (2016), followed by Annual 2 (2017), which they also published.

Both Annuals gathered an enthusiastic audience across all ages and were critically acclaimed: ‘a smart, varied, irresistible miscellany’ and ‘…stuffed to the gunwales with excellent writing and illustration from across Aotearoa New Zealand.’ 

They have now turned their attention to publishing children’s books across all forms, mostly working with new authors.

Susan Paris has eighteen years’ experience in publishing. She has edited the School Journal for fourteen years and is widely acknowledged for her imaginative innovation, producing more than fifty Journals. She has written Ready to Read titles and more than forty chapter books for the educational market, both in New Zealand and overseas.

Kate De Goldi reviewed and discussed children’s literature on Radio New Zealand National for twenty years. She works in schools throughout New Zealand, promoting reading and teaching creative writing. Kate writes fiction for all ages and has published ten books, including The Ten PM Question and From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle. In 2019 she began teaching Writing For Children at Massey University.