Congratulations to those who have published works since attending the Telling Stories workshops.
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New books from the Telling Stories group 2012
Congratulations to Judi Altinkaya and Val Mills who have published memoirs earlier this year. They were members of the 2012 Telling Stories group. Judi’s book A Family Successfully Raised traces the story of her pioneering forebears in Taranaki.From the Taranaki Daily News Val’s West End the Best End, School memories of …
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Life writing and memoir class
The Life writing and Memoir Course for 2012 finished on Saturday, 1 September. Fourteen wonderful participants met at Wellington’s historic Thistle Inn every second Saturday over a 3 month period. Our guest speakers were Mary McCallum, Rachel McAlpine, Harry Ricketts, Craig Cliff and Stephen Minchin. The culmination of the course was a moving and eventful …
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France 2012
Publication in France The Trouble with Fire has been translated into French. In France, its title is Gare au feu. My Paris publisher, Sabine Wespieser Éditeur, is based in a 16th century building in the heart of St Germain, I went to the launch in Paris. …
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Second edition of Where your left hand rests available
Poetry lives. My small but exquisitely produced book of poems Where your left hand rests has been reissued by Godwit, Random House. I have had a steady stream of requests for a second edition from readers and booksellers since the first run was snapped up in 2010. The book was designed by Pieta Brenton …
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2012 NZ Post Book Awards
Congratulations to Paula Morris whose novel Rangatira won the fiction category in the 2012 NZ Post Book Awards.
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Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
Warm congratulations to Nathan Englander of the United States who has won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award for his collection ‘What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank’. I look forward to meeting Nathan at the Cork International Short Story Festival in Cork in September.
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The Trouble With Fire shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
Last week was one of celebration for Fiona. Not only has her book The Trouble with Fire, been short listed for the NZ Post Award for Fiction, but it has gained international recognition with its short listing for the 2012 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Launched in 2005, the award is presented each year …
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All Woman – A Modern Portrait of New Zealand Women
All Woman A Modern Portrait of New Zealand Women by Bev Short SOME of the faces are instantly recognizable, some aren’t – but all the women featured in the NZ Portrait Gallery’s exhibition All Woman have a unique story to tell. Wellington-based photographer Bev Short has spent more than two years travelling the length and …
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The Tenderness of Light
I have just acquired a copy of Mary McCallum’s elegant new book of poems The Tenderness of Light, launched at the “Translucent Landscapes” exhibition in Wellington…. Continue reading
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