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WORDChristchurch Fun
From the 24-28 August, despite some fairly bleak weather, the Christchurch books, writers, and readers festival still managed to rock. Because I am still recovering from being ill these past few weeks...
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“Making It Overseas”— Another WORD Christchurch Event
My event, in fact, although of course I got to share it with two other, very fine authors, Tania Roxborogh and Ben Sanders. Apparently our event sold out, as well, which was rather gratifying. We were...
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The Inaugural National Writers’ Forum, 16 – 18 September: “Building Fantastic...
National Writers’ Forum I was delighted to be invited to deliver a masterclass on worldbuilding as part of the inaugural National Writers’ Forum, to be held in Auckland on 17-18 September — and now it...
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Preparing A Masterclass On Building Fantastic Worlds
National Writers’ Forum Last Wednesday I posted about the inaugural National Writers’ Forum, forthcoming next weekend, 17-18 September, as part of which I’ll be presenting a masterclass on Building...
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The Inaugural National Writers Forum — Happening Now!
Well, officially it’s happening tomorrow, but author and NZ Society of Authors President-of-Honour, Joan Rosier-Jones, will be delivering the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture at 5 pm this Joan...
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The Inaugural National Writers’ Forum Was Awesome
National Writers’ Forum From the outset I felt honoured to be asked to present a masterclass on “Building Fantastic Worlds” at the inaugural National Writers’ Forum. I was also impressed by the...
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The Canterbury Poets’ Spring Season Is Nigh
Despite earthquakes and aftermath, “rebuild” and “recovery” and now “regeneration” Christchurch has remained a city for poetry — and one of the most eagerly awaited events of the poetic year is the...
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Building Fantastic Worlds Follow Up: They’re Reading Our Books Everywhere
Photo credit: Andi Buchanan In the powerpoint presentation for my National Writers’ Forum masterclass on Building Fantastic Worlds, I used images of bookcovers to illustrate many of the overheads. In...
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“Building Fantastic Worlds” Followup, 2: More Fabulous NZ Fantasy Literature
Yesterday, I posted on seven of the (many) NZ Fantasy books I featured as part of my masterclass on Building Fantastic Worlds at the National Writers Forum last weekend. These were books I knew for...
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This Saturday: Children’s Literature Hub
‘Talking to’ the writing life in times past. This weekend, I’ll be talking to the (Christchurch) Children’s Literature Hub, a subgroup of the NZ Society of Authors and a support network for those who...
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