Entering the publishing world in 2010, Stuart worked as a publishing assistant and project editor before becoming managing editor of New Zealand’s biggest book publishing house, Penguin Random House NZ.
He has helped many of the country’s finest writers to bring powerful, entertaining and educational stories to readers. In 2018, Stuart fulfilled a lifelong dream of writing his own book, authoring Oh Boy: A Storybook of Epic New Zealand Men, capturing stories of Kiwis who followed their dreams and made the world a better place, inspiring kids to do the same. His second book, Good Sports: A Storybook of Epic NZ Sporting Heroes, will be published in September 2023.