Eva Shepherd and Scott Fack sitting with Luba Roth with her hands on their shoulders
Writing Community

Exploring a New Chapter: Word by Word Visits The Library at Te Hāpua

On 11 February 2025, Luba Roth, Eva Shepherd, and I explored a potential new home for our Canterbury Writers’ Word by Word group: The Library at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre. With our usual meeting place, South Library, closing, we began the search for a welcoming and conducive workspace that could foster the same sense of… Continue reading Exploring a New Chapter: Word by Word Visits The Library at Te Hāpua

Readers and Writers Akaroa
Awards and Fellowships, Literary Events, Writing Achievements, Writing Community

Reflections on the Readers and Writers Akaroa Festival 2024

Over the weekend of the 2nd to 3rd of November 2024, I attended the Readers and Writers Akaroa (RAWA) festival in Akaroa as a fellowship awardee, in recognition of my work as a gay writer. Copyright New Zealand sponsored ten RAWA fellowships for members of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors,… Continue reading Reflections on the Readers and Writers Akaroa Festival 2024