Alteiro, Maxine
Dunedin-based author of "Live News" and "Ribbons of Grace"
About Maxine Alteiro
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Ashton, Penny
Improviser, actor, writer and comedienne
About Penny Ashton
Avia, Tusiata
Poet, performer and world traveler.
Author of "Wild dogs under my skirt"
About Tusiata Avia
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Beattie, Graham
Editor of "Penguin 25 New Fiction"
About Graham Beattie
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Beckett, Bernard
Author of "Falling for science" and "Jolt", etc.
About Bernard Beckett
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Bennett, Joe
Author of "Where underpants come from" and "A land of two halves", etc.
About Joe Bennett
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Beu, Carole
Bookshop owner and Fesitval Trustee
About Carole Beu
Blackley Samantha
Television producer
About Samantha Blackley
Braunias, Steve
Author of "Fool's Paradise" and "How to watch a bird"
About Steve Braunias
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Brown, James
New Zealand Poet.
Author of "Go round power please" and "The year of the bicycle"
About James Brown
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Burgess, Linda
New Zealand novelist, short story writer and scriptwriter.
Author of "Allons enfants" and "On the grapevine", etc.
About Linda Burgess
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Burnside, John
Scottish award-winning poet and novelist.
Author of "A lie about my father" and "The devil's footprints", etc.
About John Burnside
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Callaghan, Paul
Science professor
Author of "As far as we know" and "Are angels OK?"
About Paul Callaghan
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Camp, Kate
Wellington-based poet
Author of "Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars" and "Beauty Sleep", etc.
About Kate Camp
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Campbell, Hamish
Research scientist based in Wellington
Author of "In search of ancient New Zealand", etc.
About Hamish Campbell
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Chong-Nee, John
Producer of hip-hop, soul and R'n'B music
About John Chong-Nee
Chunn, Mike
Musician and songwriter
About Mike Chunn
Claudel, Philippe
Award-winning novelist and playwrite from France
Author of Les Âmes grises (Grey Souls) and more.
About Philippe Claudel
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Coetzee, J. M.
South African novelist.
One of only two authors to have won the Man Booker Prize twice.
Author of "Dusklands" and "Diary of a bad year"
About J. M. Coetzee
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Davies, Luke
Australian author and playwrite
Author of "Isabelle the Navigator" and "Candy"
About Luke Davies
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Davie, Peter Ho
English author with Chinese/Welsh parents
Author of "The Ugliest House in the World"
About Peter Ho Davies
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Davis, Lloyd Spencer
New Zealand Scientist and writer
Author of "Plight of the Penguin" and "Looking for Darwin"
About Lloyd Spencer Davis
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de Goldi, Kate
New Zealand writer of novels, short fiction and picture books
Author of "Billy" and "Sanctuary"
About Kate de Goldi
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Diaz, Junot
Dominican-American prose writer
Author of "The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao"
About Junot Diaz
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Dobbyn, Dave
New Zealand singer songwriter
About Dave Dobbyn
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Druett, Joan
New Zealand writer of fiction and historical works
Author of "Deadly Shoals" and "Island of the lost", etc.
About Joan Druett
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Duder, Tessa
New Zealand writer of fiction and non fiction for children and youth.
Recently published her first full-length work for adults
Author of "Is She Still Alive?" and "Out of the deep", etc.
About Tessa Duder
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Else, Barbara
New Zealand author of children's and adults fiction
Author of "Wild latitudes" and "The case of the missing kitchen"
About Barbara Else
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Enright, Anne
Irish author and 2007 winner of the Man Booker Prize for "The gathering"
Author of "What are you like?" and "Making babies"
About Anne Enright
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Farrell, Fiona
New Zealand author of three poetry collections, two short story collections and five novels.
Author of "Book book" and "The pop-up book of invasions"
About Fiona Farrell
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Fearnley, Lawrence
New Zealand novelist from Dunedin
Author of "Degrees of separation" and "Edwin + Matilda"
About Lawrence Fearnley
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Fernyhough, Christine
New Zealand philanthropist and writer
Author of "The Road to Castle Hill"
About Christine Fernyhough
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Fisk, Tony
Managing Director of HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand and President of the Book Publishers Association of New Zealand.
About Tony Fisk
George, James
New Zealand novelist
Author of "Wooden Horses" and "Hummingbird"
About James George
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Gibbs, George
New Zealand scientist and writer
Author of "Ghosts of Gondwana" and "New Zealand weta"
About George Gibbs
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Girling-Butcher, Victoria
Songwriter and member of band Lucid3
Producer of "Punitive Damages"
About Victoria Girling-Butcher
CDs in the library by Lucid 3
Goldson, Annie
New Zealand documentary writer
About Annie Goldson
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John Gray
English writer and philosopher
Author of "Straw dogs" and "Black mass"
About John Gray
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Paula Green
Auckland-based poet
Author of "Making lists for Fracnes Hodgkins" and "Flamingo Bendalingo"
About Paula Green
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Griffin, James
Television writer
Writer of "Outreagous Fortune", "Gloss", and "Mercy Peak", etc.
About James Griffin
Hall, Roger
Well-known New Zealand dramatist
Author of "Glide Time", "Spreading Out" and "Taking Off"
About Roger
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Hall, Sarah
English award-winning novelist
Author of "Haweswater" and "The Carhullan Army"
About Sarah Hall
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Hansen, Derek
Novelist and short story writer - born in England, raised in New Zealand and now resident in Australia
Author of "Lunch with the Generals" and "Remember Me"
About Derek Hansen
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Harvey, Siobhan
New Zealand poet, fiction writer, teacher and journalist
Published in "A Good Handful: Great New Zealand Poems about Sex", etc.
About Siobhan Harvey
Mo Hayder
English novelist
Author of "Birdman" and "The Treatment"
About Mo Hayder
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Hazledine, Tim
New Zealand economist
Author of "Taking New Zealand seriously"
About Tim Hazledine
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Hill, Kim
New Zealand radio broadcaster
Co-author of "As far as we know"
About Kim Hill
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Hogg, Colin
New Zealand journalist, television presenter and writer
Author of
About Colin Hogg
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Ihimaera, Witi
New Zealand novelist and short story writer
Author of "The whale rider" and "Sky dancer", etc.
About Witi Ihimaera
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Ip, Manying
Novelist born in Hong Kong and now based in New Zealand
Author of "Aliens At My Table" and "Unfolding Identity, Evolving Identity"
About Manying Ip
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Jacobs, Lauraine
Food editor of Cuisine magazine
Author of "The confident cook" and "Taste"
About Lauraine Jacobs
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Johnson, Mike
Award-winning New Zealand writer and creative writing teacher
Author of "Counterpart" and "Dumb show"
About Mike Johnson
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Johnson, Stephanie
Prize-winning novelist who is also known for her plays and poetry
Author of "John Tomb's head" and "Drowned sprat and other stories"
About Stephanie Johnson
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Johnston, Alexa
Freelance curator and writer
Author of "Sir Edmund Hillary, An Extraordinary Life"
About Alexa Johnston
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King Kapisi aka Bill Urale
Polynesian hip-hop artist based in New Zealand
About King Kapisi
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Kassabova, Kapka
Poet, travel writer and novelist from Scotland
Author of "Geography for the Lost" and "Street Without a Name"
About Kapka Kassabova
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Keith, Hamish
Arts consultant, media writer, broadcaster and author
Writer of "Big Picture" and currently working on an autobiography, "Native Wit"
About Hamish Keith
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Kidman, Fiona
Award-winning author as well as librarian, creative writing teacher, radio producer and critic
Author of "The Captive Wife" and "At the End of Darwin Road", etc.
About Fiona Kidman
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Knighton, Ryan
Canadia writer
Author of "Swing in the Hollow" and "Cockeyed", etc.
About Ryan Knighton
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Koea, Shonagh
New Zealand novelist and short story writer
Author of "Sing to Me, Dreamer" and "The Lonely Margins of the Sea"
About Shonagh Koea
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Kohnstamm, Thomas
American travel writer
Author of "Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?" and writer for many Lonely Planet travel guides, etc.
About Thomas Kohnstamm
Laing, Sarah
New Zealand short story writer
Author of "Coming up Roses"
About Sarah Laing
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Larsen, David
Editor of "Booknotes", the quarterly journal of the New Zealand Book Council
Co-writer of "Reaching the Summit" with Alexa Johnston
About David Larsen
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Lay, Graeme
New Zealand writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and travel writing
Author of "Inside the Cannibal Pot" and "The New Zealand book of the beach"
About Graeme Lay
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Leach, Helen
Auckland archaelogist and writer
Writer of "Pavlova Story" and "Cultivating myths", etc.
About Helen Leach
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Lee, Hermione
Writer, reviewer and broadcaster
Author of "Edith Wharton" and "Willa Cather", etc.
About Hermione Lee
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Leggott, Michelle
New Zealand poet
Author of "Milk and honey" and "As far as I can see"
About Michelle Leggott
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Leonard, Louise Wareham
New Zealand novelist
Author of "Miss me a lot of" and "Since you ask"
About Louise Wareham Leonard
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Lloyd Jenkins, Douglas
Design writer and Director of the Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery
Author of "40 legends of NZ design" and "At home"
About Douglas Lloyd Jenkins
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McCallum, Mary
Novelist, manuscript assessor and book reviewer.
Author of "The blue"
About Mary McCallum
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McFadgen, Bruce
Archaeologist, quality surveyor and writer
Author of "Hostile shores"
About Bruce McFadgen
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McNeish, James
Wellington-based novelist
Author of "The sixth man" and "Dance of the peacocks"
About James McNeish
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McVinnie, Ray
Chef and food writer/editor
Author of "Eat" and "The modern cook", etc.
About Ray McVinnie
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Mila, Karlo
New Zealand poet
Author of "Dream fish floating" and "A well written body", etc.
About Karlo Mila
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Montefiore, Simon
History writer and novelist from the UK
Author of "Sashenka" and "Young Stalin"
About Simon Montefiore
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Morris, Paula
New Zealand novelist and creative writing teacher
Author of "Queen of Beauty" and "Hibiscus Coast", etc.,
About Paula Morris
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Napoleoni, Loretta
Italian author
Author of "Terror, Inc."
About Loretta Napoleoni
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Nixon, Carl
Novelist plus writer of short stories and poetry
Author of "Fish 'N' Chip Shop Song"and "Rocking Horse Road"
About Carl Nixon
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O'Neill, Heather
Canadian novelist, poet, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist
Author of "Little lullabies"
About Heather O'Neill
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Pollan, Michael
American writer
Author of "The omnivere's dilemma" and "In defence of food"
About Michael Pollan
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Ricketts, Harry
New Zealand biographer, cricket buff, writer and poet
Author of "How to live elsewhere" and "Nothing to declare"
About Harry Ricketts
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Sarkies, Duncan
Novelist and short story writer
Author of "Two little boys"
About Duncan Sarkies
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Scott, Owen
Writer, documentary maker and actor
Author of "Deep beyond the reef"
About Owen Scott
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Sharp, Iain
Poet, reviewer and librarian
Author of "Real Gold: Treasures of Auckland City Libraries" and "The singing harp"
About Iain Sharp
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Simpson, Peter
Art editor, curator, critic and associate professor of English
Author of "Answering hawk" and "Colin McCahon"
About Peter Simpson
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Temple, Peter
Fiction writer
Author of "Shooting star" and "The broken shore"
About Peter Temple
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Thompson, Hamish
Graphic designer and writer
Author of "Cover up" and "Paste up"
About Hamish Thompson
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Trotter, Chris
Political commentator and writer
Author of "No left turn"
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Wells, Peter
Author, film writer and director
Author of "Lucky bastard" and "Iridescence"
About Peter Wells
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Wilson, Simon
Magazine writer and editor
Author of "The age of light"
About Simon Wilson
Wong, Alison
Novelist and poet
Author of "Cup"
About Alison Wong
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Wright, Douglas
Writer, modern dance artist, poet and choreographer
Author of "Ghost Dance" and Terra Incognito"
About Douglas Wright
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