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CPC 2020 – It lives!
Yes, we finally have a lineup that is as settled as Covid19 and the general mischievousness of the universe will permit. As I type this, we still aren’t entirely sure what level of pandemic protocol we will be trying to go forward under – so just in case some late breaking events throw a spanner …
Anthology! Also poetry readings!
First, the anthology: Yes indeedy, the anthology of poems from ten-years-worth of my poetry classes is finally here. Isn‘t it lovely? The cover was designed by Kate Rennie, who is also one of the (37!) contributors. We’re having the official launch at Tūranga, 5.30pm to 7.30pm on the evening of Thursday September 24th and will be …
Awards! Parties! Prizes! Cake!
Break out the party hats and hoist the streamers! It’s that time of year again: the announcement of the New Zealand Post Book Awards! The full guff can be viewed on the official BookSellersNZ website, but Book of the Year went to Jill Trevelyan’s biography, Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer; …