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Views
This is the view from my house, overlooking Cook Strait, that divides the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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At the end of Darwin Road book launch
March 2008 saw the launch of Fiona’s first book of memoirs At the end of Darwin Road at the Circa theatre. Owen Marshall’s speech can be read on Graeme Beattie’s book blog.
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Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Fellowship
2006 – A picture, a small story and a poem and from one of the most magical years of my life: Katherine Mansfield’s shawl— My tenure of the KM Fellowship coincided with the rediscovery of Katherine Mansfield’s silk shawl which had been stored in a cardboard carton in the city’s municipal buildings for more than …
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Ian Kidman
This is Ian Kidman. The story of my life with Ian can be found in my first memoir At the end of Darwin Road. In my second memoir, Beside the Dark Pool, Ian contributes a chapter of his own about his early life in Auckland. The medal in this picture is his MNZM, for services …
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Les Belles Etrangéres
Each year, with great generosity, the French government promotes the literature of one country. In 2006, New Zealand was chosen. French journalists visited New Zealand and wrote articles about New Zealand literature for publication in France. A documentary film was made about the 12 writers who were chosen to tour France as part of Les …
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Pages for the Stage
Amelia Herrero-Kidman’s book of poems Pages for the Stage is drawing a lot of interested comment. Her writing is described as that of ‘a contemporary urban voice, city wise and street wise, full of knowledge about how the other side lives in flats and Wellington’s older houses and suburbs.’ Here is an extract from …
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Wellington Writers Walk sculpture
Designed by award-winning Wellington typographer and graphic designer Catherine Griffiths, the concrete ‘text sculptures’ are placed at various points along Wellington’s waterfront. Each sculpture contains a quote by a well-known New Zealand writer with strong Wellington connections and was developed by the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors. At Freyberg Beach, on …
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