When Malcolm saw his wife Susan in a burgundy bathrobe at Tony's townhouse
13.09.2025 08:31
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When Malcolm saw his wife Susan in a burgundy bathrobe at Tony's townhouse
The ROI on the guest of honour programme has been proven so why did MCH deny funding for NZ to be guest of honour programme at the biggest childrenβs book fair in the world? How can they value literacy if they donβt value the industry that makes childrenβs books!
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Never posted this here β¦ ReadingRoom published my creepy arachnid story late last year which made me very happy. Another coming soonish π€
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2024 highlight.
At the book signing after a WORD festival event, I asked Richard Ford what he imagines happens at the end of his incredible short story Under The Radar β¦ and he told me! Settled a longstanding writing group debate
First time contributing to a reviewerβs favourite list. Super fun www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/reading-l...
A third of a middle grade adventure novel written and abandoned and edited and abandoned and picked up again β¦
Reading and discussing novels in progress with βGood Cutsβ writing buddies in our monthly workshop β¦ plus the celebrations and grizzles in the group chat.
Many, many incredible discussions with my MA classmates in our catch up / workshops. πβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Sent out my short story collection with little hope but plenty of dreams π β¦ no luck
And another short story - with spiders π·οΈ
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Reviewed a book. And then some more thank you Kete Books
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Then this π
. Thank you Steve Braunias and @newsroom.co.nz
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2024 writing wrap up π§΅
Plenty of this:
Iβm hoping the βshovelβ catches on π
Kete books 2024 reviewer favourites!!! My choice was too easy. Itβs a cracker. Put these on the reading/gift list
#nzwriters #nzfiction
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I am always very happy to be asked by Kete Books to read something new and say what I think.
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Finally. I have made a Pav. Is this what being an adult feels like? #asmallmeringuemiracle
Most days I spend a good amount of time thinking about what it would be like to work in a writerβs room for TV.
Cracker day
Just a reminder to all you writers out there who published books this year: βbest of the yearβ lists are subjective and their creators can only include books theyβve actually read so it could be that they just havenβt got to yours yet but itβs on their groaning TBR pile.
Don't forget that signed books make excellent Xmas gifts.
Don't forget that a lot of authors sell signed books directly via their websites.
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Congratulations longlisters!
Announcing the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2024 longlist!
With huge thanks to judge Renee Liang ζ’ζθ for her enthusiastic and careful consideration, and to every poet who entered for entrusting takahΔ with your work.
A starter pack for our amazing whΔnau!
Contributors and guest editors, if we missed you, please tag us so we can add you π©΅
Sun sausage
This is Scout. Scout doesnβt mind that I havenβt written a word for 6 weeks. She only asks that I open the hallway door so she can go and lie in the sun patch please and thank you. πΎ
Exciting to see that the Writers Vic workshop "Writing your memoir when you are a ghost or other spectral being" is so well attended
Awesome. Congratulations Rachael. This looks fantastic πΈ
New interview up!
Fiction writer Cassie Hart talks self publishing, the smell of lavender, and inspiration versus perspiration π
Read for free at: www.takahe.org.nz/cassie-hart/
