Emma Neale Poetry Workshop

By Poetry Shelf - Paula Green | Posted: Friday Jul 18, 2025

Invercargill Public Library, Sunday 24 August

Brought to you by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation. Enhance your poetry writing skills with award-winning poet Emma Neale. Emma is the author of six novels, seven collections of poetry, and a collection of short stories. Her sixth novel, Billy Bird (2016) was short-listed for the Acorn Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and long-listed for the Dublin International Literary Award. Emma has received several literary fellowships, residencies and awards, including the Lauris Edmond Memorial Award for a Distinguished Contribution to New Zealand Poetry 2020. Her latest poetry collection, Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit (Otago University Press) won the Peter and Mary Biggs Award for Poetry at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, 2025. The mother of two children, Emma lives in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, where she works as an editor.

Entry Details: $20.00 entry. Suitable for teens (15 year old and up) and adults. Limited spaces, book by Friday 22 August.

Dates/Times: 10am-12:30pm, Sunday 24 August

Location: Meeting Room, Invercargill Public Library

Email to book: dandavin@xtra.co.nz