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Biology Field Trip with poet Jenny Powell - Dunedin poet Jenny Powell previews the upcoming release event for new collec...
Posted: Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
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Gina Butson reflects on her time so far as resident writer at the Robert Lord Writers Cottage and on her current project...
Posted: Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
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Award-winning Dunedin writer Emma Neale's latest novel, Maybe Baby, explores one man's drive to have the child that he a...
Posted: Wednesday May 20, 2026
Today on Write Spot - Layers of Identity
OAR FM Community Connector and Youth Coordinator Arina Aizal previews the upcoming launch of the Layers of Identity book...
Posted: Thursday May 07, 2026
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Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb is bringing more than 30 years' experience in indie bookshops here and in the UK as a book seller and...
Posted: Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
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Enjoy this wide-ranging and sparkling conversation between Rob Tigeir and playwright Nuanzhi Zheng, current Robert Lord ...
Posted: Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
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Dr Susan Wardell previews the launch celebrations for the new Centre for Medical Humanities at University of Otago.
Posted: Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
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Dunedin Writer Wendy Parkins is the new Chair of the New Zealand Society of Authors Otago/Southland Branch. Wendy shares...
Posted: Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
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Theatre academic, director, actor and author Lisa Warrington discusses the archives of theatre reviews and more curated ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
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Dunedin poet Sandie Forsyth will celebrate the release of her first published collection Visitor at an event at the Dune...
Posted: Friday Feb 13, 2026
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Poet John Russell-Hodge is the University Book Shop Summer Writer in Residence. He talks about his process and shares a ...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
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Wendy Parkins received the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel for her book The Defiance of Frances Dickinson. W...
Posted: Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
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Award-winning Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
Posted: Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Ruth Dallas double book launch
Nicola Cummins from Otago University Press previews the upcoming launch of two books.
Posted: Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
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Roger Hickin is in Dunedin to launch two books - a biography of Dunedin poet Peter Olds titled Minding His Own Poetry Co...
Posted: Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
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Landfall Tauraka editor Dr Lynley Edmeades reflects on the publication's place in the literary scene as it celebrates 25...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
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Poet, editor and classicist Sihle Ntuli is Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writer in residence for 20...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
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Dunedin writer Kathryn van Beek previews the sessions she will host with writers Laurence Fearnley and Louise Wallace at...
Posted: Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
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Dunedin Writer, educator and Landfall editor Lynley Edmeades will launch her latest book Hiding Places at University Boo...
Posted: Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
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Acclaimed writer Nicole Flattery is the 2025 Writing Fellow at the University of Otago's Centre for Irish and Scottish S...
Posted: Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
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Children's writer Swapna Haddow is celebrating her new graphic novel The Terrible Trio: The (Not So) Superheroes with il...
Posted: Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
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Writer, editor and performer, Liz Breslin celebrates the release of new poetry collection Show You're Working Out with a...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
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Vanessa Manhire, Chair of the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust, discusses the Trust's work and the residencies offered ...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
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Ryn Richmond - Napier-based author, editor, proofreader and science communicator is in Dunedin to lead a session at New ...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
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Writer, Actor and Musician, Nick Tipa has just returned from a season of Bruce Mason's The End of the Golden Weather at ...
Posted: Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
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2025 University of Otago City of Literature PhD Scholarship Recipient, Pascale Grard
Posted: Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Writing for Wellness
WellSouth Health Improvement Practitioner Sarah Redfearn previews a collaboration between WellSouth and Dunedin City of ...
Posted: Wednesday May 21, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu)
Robert is a finalist in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for his poetry collection Hopurangi - Songcatcher Poems from ...
Posted: Wednesday May 07, 2025
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Dunedin writer Emma Neale's poetry collection Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit has been shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Boo...
Posted: Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
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Cadence Chung - Cadence is a poet, classical singer and composer. Mad Diva is her first full-length collection of poetry...
Posted: Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Laurence Fearnley - At The Grand Glacier Hotel
Laurence Fearnley's book At The Grand Glacier Hotel has been shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Laurenc...
Posted: Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
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No No No at Dunedin Fringe - Reva Grills from Gammelot Productions previews sci-fi dark comedy No No No, coming to Duned...
Posted: Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
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Dunedin writer Jenny Powell talks about her role as South D Poet Lorikeet and some of the publications that have arisen ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Books of Mana - 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance
Books of Mana celebrates the rich tradition of Māori authorship in Aotearoa New Zealand. Co-editors Angela Wanhalla and ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Neville Peat
Neville Peat recently received the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction) 2024. He di...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Today on Write Spot: Mira Harrison - Doctor and Writer
Mira Harrison has released her first novel, One In Three, based on her experiences as a junior doctor in NHS hospitals i...
Posted: Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Today on Write Spot - The Pets We Have Killed
Author Barbara Else discusses her most recent work, adult short-fiction collection, The Pets We Have Killed.
Posted: Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Today on Write Spot - Julie Woods' Wish List Coasters
That Blind Woman Julie Woods and her husband Ron Esplin, a watercolour artist, have produced a set of coasters depicting...
Posted: Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
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Emma Neale poetry collection Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit - Emma talks about her new poetry collection, which explores the way...
Posted: Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
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Samantha Montgomerie - Dunedin Writer Samantha will take up the College of Education Creative New Zealand Children's Wri...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Today on Write Spot - Rare Public Appearance of Miss Georgette Heyer
Terry MacTavish wrote and will lead a cast of three in an upcoming free public performance of a Rare Public Appearance o...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
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Burns Fellow Mikaela Nyman reflects on her time in Ōtepoti to date and offers readings from her latest work
Posted: Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
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New Zealand Young Writers Fest - Amy Grace Laura from Motif Poetry previews the slam poetry events as part of NZ Young W...
Posted: Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
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National Poetry Day - Michelle Elvy looks ahead to National Poetry Day celebrations to be held at Dunedin City Library o...
Posted: Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Today on Write Spot - Frances Pavletich talks about the upcoming Small Press Fest
Frances Pavletich from Evening Books is coordinating the Small Press Fest, a three-day programme for small presses and i...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Today on Write Spot - Pam McKinlay's book flows like water
Pam McKinlay has published flows like water, an illustrated anthology of projects she has made, curated or been involved...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
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Climate fiction writer, poet and editor Tim Jones discusses his latest novel Emergency Weather
Posted: Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
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Echoes from Hawaiki - Jennifer Cattermole discusses Echoes from Hawaiki, an account of taonga pūoro ancestral music trad...
Posted: Thursday Jun 20, 2024
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Dunedin writer Laurence speaks about her latest novel, At The Grand Glacier Hotel, launching this month
Posted: Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
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Dunedin writer Penelope Todd has just released her new novel, Nell, a fictional re-imagining of her paternal grandmother...
Posted: Thursday May 23, 2024
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Poet and Writer Annie Villiers is contributing a poem to the Poetry on the Move initiative, marking Heidelberg City of L...
Posted: Wednesday May 08, 2024
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City of Literature South D Poet Lorikeet, Jenny Powell discussing her work as a poet, working with new entrants at prima...
Posted: Monday Apr 29, 2024
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Listen to this mesmerising kōrero on ‘Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature' between Jeff Harford and Terry ...
Posted: Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
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Listen to this special kōrero on ‘Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature' between Jeff Harford and Iona Winte...
Posted: Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
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Don’t miss this update from Caselberg Trust chair Janet Downs in conversation with Jeff Harford, announcing the opening ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
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Writer, editor and educator Michelle Elvy brings us up to date with New Zealand Society of Authors projects, and her own...
Posted: Thursday Feb 15, 2024
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Kathryn van Beek - her last day as the 2023 Robert Burns Fellow
Posted: Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Write Spot with OAR FM
Poet and novelist Mikaela Nyman, the 2024 University of Otago Robert Burns Fellow, looks ahead to her year in Dunedin.
Posted: Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Write Spot with David Elliot
Award winning illustrator and writer David Elliot has an intriguing commission for Nottingham City of Literature that br...
Posted: Thursday Dec 07, 2023