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Malaysian-born Sugu Pillay writes poetry, short fiction and plays. Her new collection, Flaubert’s Drum, was highly commended in the 2012 IP Picks Best First Book competition by Interactive Press, in Brisbane.     Book Launch: Flaubert’s Drum

Born in 1939, Riemke Ensing’s first language was Dutch. She came to NZ in 1951 and was educated here. She taught literature for nearly three decades at Auckland University, taking early retirement in 1999. She edited the first substantial anthology … Read More

Karen Zelas is a poet and fiction writer. Her debut poetry collection, Night’s Glass Table, won the 2012 Interactive Press Picks Best First Book competition and is being launched at the festival.     Book launch: Night’s Glass Table

Ian Wedde is a poet, novelist and critic. His work as an art critic in particular led him to curate a number of key exhibitions and work as the head of art and visual culture at the Museum of New … Read More

Martin van Beynen has been a senior writer at The Press since 2004. He has a law degree from the University of Auckland and a Diploma of Journalism from the University of Canterbury. He is the recipient of several awards, … Read More

Vanda Symon grew up in Tauranga and  Hawkes Bay and now lives in Dunedin with her husband and two boys. A former pharmacist, Vanda is a writer and full-time mum. She is heavily involved in the community, sitting on numerous … Read More

Nicky Pellegrino was born in Liverpool but spent childhood summers staying with her family in southern Italy. A shy, tall, gingery child she never really fitted in with her exuberant Italian cousins and had a tendency to stay quiet and … Read More

Rachael King, was born to a bookish family – her father Michael King was one of New Zealand’s most prominent authors, and her mother Ros Henry is a publisher. Rachael completed a Masters in Creative Writing from the acclaimed International … Read More

Keri Hulme’s novels, short stories and poems are widely published. Her novel, The Bone People, won the 1984 New Zealand Book Award for Fiction and the internationally acclaimed Booker Prize in 1985. Maori, Celtic and Norse mythology, in homage to … Read More

Jonathan Forsey is a Special Counsel in the Christchurch litigation and dispute resolution team at Duncan Cotterill Lawyers. He has considerable experience across a broad range of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution forums, including the Courts at all levels, … Read More