Join Beth Torrance-Hetherington and Sofia Roger Williams for kōrero with artists and creative types from the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond!
Otherhoodis a book of essays that explores the little talked about experience of being childless, childfree and child-adjacent in Aotearoa. It is composed of essays by contributors across Aotearoa about identity, the oppressiveness of heteronormative values and the experience of otherhood.
Co-edited by authors Lil O’Brien, Alie Benge, and Kathryn Van Beek, Otherhood began as a conversation on Twitter and was released in book form yesterday, May 9th, two years later.
I caught up with Alie about the book, the process of putting it all together and upcoming events surrounding Otherhood.
Grave New World: Writing Dystopia Today is an Auckland Writers Festival event that is happening on Saturday 18th May. Among the speaker is author of Ockham NZ Book Awards longlisted Turncoat Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira).
From the AWF website: With wars raging, censorship on the rise and all manner of accepted human rights under threat both close to home and across the globe, how do fiction writers approach the dystopian genre when the line between fictional dystopias and our lived reality seems increasingly blurred?
The Baysting Prize for Children’s Champion is an annual award given out in honour of the late Arthur Baysting.
The prize is "presented to an individual, group, or organisation each year who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the development and wellbeing of New Zealand children, through the creation of or support for music, TV programmes, films, live shows, books, education, or advocacy."
This years recipient is The New Zealand Ukulele Trust.
Nicholas spoke to the Chair of The New Zealand Ukulele Trust Tim Carson about what the award means and the work that the trust does.
Claudia Jardine is a poet from Ōtautahi. She released her collection of poems Biter last year, which has been met with positive reception around the country.
Beth caught up with Claudia about all things poetry as well as what she’s up to at the moment, including curating the event Should I Have Read That? at Auckland Writers Festival annual fringe event, Streetside.
Streetside is Auckland Writers Festival’s annual fringe event that showcases literature and the arts outside of conventional spaces. It’s a free event in which writers, musicians and artists take to the streets of Britomart for a night of creativity. This year it takes place on Friday 17th May from 6-8pm.
Beth caught up with Programme Manager for Auckland Writers Festival Jennifer Cheuk about Streetside and began by asking her how it all works.
Printopia 2024 will be going down from the 3-5th May at the Corban Arts Centre Estate. It will involve all things print, along with good food, good music and good vibes!
Beth caught up with the creator and organiser of Printopia, Ina Arraoui, about what to expect from this year’s event.
Clue: On Stage is a show directed by Christina Christopher. It’s a murder-mystery farce adapted from the 1985 film Clue, based on the popular board game Clue/Cluedo.
Beth spoke to actress Natalie Peart about Clue: On Stage, which is currently on at the Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga. Tickets are available from Dolphin Theatre’s website.
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