Holly has a graduate diploma in Psychology, Secondary teaching and a B.A. in English.
She has written stories that have been published as children's educational readers, written children's school plays, and has worked as a professional storyteller. Since studying psychology and teaching, Holly has taught gifted children, continues writing for the stage and has a passion for theatre generally.
Her play Space Circus can be found in the Playmarket Play Series book Stage Adventures.
In 2019 her play Cassie won the Playwrights Association of New Zealand Short Play Competition.