Holly Walker has been working at the interface of politics, policy and advocacy for more than a decade. She is currently the Manager of Environment and Emissions Strategy at the Ministry of Transport, and she was Deputy Director at The Helen Clark Foundation from 2020–2022. Her BWB Text The Whole Intimate Mess was published in 2017. Holly Walker holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. She is also a former Green Party MP.