"The first bookstore I remember, is the classically beautiful Hedley's in Masterton and I am very proud to be able to launch my novels nationally in my childhood bookstore."
Visits were taken to Wairarapa "every few years to recharge my batteries and reconnect with my roots - there is no place quite like home", she said.
Ms Morgansen, who is a fulltime teacher at Kimberley Park State School in south Brisbane, started writing The Elm Stone Saga in her teens after discovering the names Aristea and Renatus - lead characters in the saga - in a names origin book.
Ms Morgansen boasts a background in drama and an abiding adoration of new age and science fiction, both of which influence her writing choices.
She is a graduate and part-time student at Griffith University.
The devoted Star Wars, Trekkie, Stargate fan self-published her first two books in Brisbane and the volumes have sold in seven different countries since their release in April, she said.
"The incredible cover art was done by my close school friend Laura-Jane MacNamara and ultimately the saga will include six novels."
The sextet is set in contemporary Ireland and traces the magical apprenticeship of Aristea, as her involvement deepens with the political leaders of magic, The White Elm Council, "and in particular their most controversial member Renatus, in their struggles against a former brother".
The New Zealand book launch of Chosen and Scarred will be held from 2pm on Saturday at Hedley's Bookshop, where each book will be available for purchase and signing by the author. Entry to the launch is free.
