International Exhibition of 100 Artists in Masterton. New Zealand Pacific Studio, the international yet rural residency centre for artists located in the hills of Mount Bruce, Wairarapa, mounts the international exhibition Art Is a Living Thing, with work by 100 of its artists from 15 countries, and from each of the 15 years that the … Read more…
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Performance: Art is a Living Thing – Saturday Afternoon Live
I’ll be reading from my short story ‘Once had me’ on Saturday 3 December at Saturday Afternoon Live, a performance as part of the opening weekend of New Zealand Pacific Studio’s exhibition Art is a Living Thing, which runs at Aratoi Museum from 3 December 2016 to 15 January 2017. There’ll be music, and a reading … Read more…
Dream a little dream of me (or, 2014)
2014 was a year that saw quite a few long-held dreams come true, for me, so I hope I can be forgiven a trumpetblowing review of the year’s highlights. I give you: some dreams and their fulfilment (plus some other writing highlights). Being invited to a writers festival I’ve sat in the dark in the audience for so many years, … Read more…
‘Once had me’ wins short story award
Last week, I won the 2014 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Award for my story ‘Once had me’. The story was published in the Sunday Star-Times over the weekend. The SS-T Short Story Award, now in its 30th year, has been won by some of New Zealand’s best (and my favourite) writers — including Sarah Quigley, … Read more…
Awarded Varuna Second Book Fellowship for 2015
I’ve been awarded one of four two-week Varuna Second Book Fellowships to work on my second novel, The Hope Fault. I’ve been working on the first draft of the novel this year — there are some loose links and hints to it in my blog post from my residency at NZ Pacific Studio earlier this year, … Read more…
Time was on my side
I’d forgotten the gift of having time on my side. When I arrived at New Zealand Pacific Studio on 5 April, time stretched out before me. Three weeks seemed such a luxury. So I took my time: I unpacked my clothes; I stacked food on my shelf (“MASON”) in the pantry; I set up my … Read more…
A room of my own (for three weeks) – inaugural RAK Mason Writers Fellowship
A week or so before Christmas, I was delighted to find out that I’ve been awarded the inaugural R.A.K. Mason Writer’s Fellowship. This’ll give me a room to live and write in for three weeks in April 2014. The new fellowship is offered by New Zealand Pacific Studio, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa. The call-out stated “the … Read more…