Category: Aotearoa
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Festivals
Last week I realised that this year is somewhat of an accomplishment for me, in that by December I’ll have performed at five festivals. Camp A Low Hum, Newcastle Writers Festival, New Zealand Young Writers Festival, and this month the Nelson Arts Festival Pukapuka Talks, and in November Lifting the…
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New Zealand Young Writers Festival
In September the New Zealand Young Writers Festival, held in Ōtepoti Dunedin, marked its 10th year. I was invited as a guest writer, on the other side of fifty, to participate in three panel discussions: Writing Grief with Ruby Macomber and Rushi Vyas, Te Ao Kāi Tahu with Tessa Patrick and Rauhina Scott-Fyfe, and How…
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Mid-year update
For those who’ve followed me on social media, you may (or may not) have noticed my absence. After much deliberation; due to the onslaught of AI driven technology and the concerns it raises for creatives worldwide, I decided to leave Meta platforms. While many of us creatives have been told,…