Ashleigh Young
Expert feature: Creative Writing with Ashleigh Young
If you've ever dreamed of writing the next great novel or devastating piece of poetry but don't quite know where to start, this week's expert is for you. Today's we speak to writer and editor Ashleigh… Audio
Copy of Can - Window Seat by Ashleigh Young - Pt 1
A memorable encounter on a trans Tasman flight.An exploration of the writers process, or to be more accurate, something getting in the way of her process. Audio
Can You Tolerate This? - The Te Kuiti Underground by Ashleigh Young - Pt 2 of 2
Punk Music, growing up in Te Kuiti, and so much more…
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
Can You Tolerate This? - She Cannot Work by Ashleigh Young
An exploration of the writers process, or to be more accurate, something getting in the way of her process.
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
Can You Tolerate This? - Window Seat by Ashleigh Young - Pt 1 of 2
A memorable encounter on a trans-Tasman flight.
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
Can You Tolerate This? - Window Seat by Ashleigh Young - Pt 2 of 2
A memorable encounter on a trans Tasman flight.
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
Can You Tolerate This? - Witches and On Breathing 2 stories by Ashleigh Young
Two stories. One exploring body image and the other personal fitness ... or lack of it!
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
Can You Tolerate This? -The Te Kuiti Underground by Ashleigh Young - Pt 1 of 2
Punk Music, growing up in Te Kuiti, and so much more…
Told by Ashleigh Young Audio
The dark news poetry of Stuff's push notifications
An anonymous artist is hiding somewhere in Stuff's social media team. Their works are usually no more than 50 words long. Their medium is the push notification. Audio
The Te Kuiti Underground - Pt 2
The narrator's impressions of growing up in Te Kuiti, her brothers band and family life. Audio
Bookmarks with Ashleigh Young
Ashleigh Young is one of New Zealand's most esteemed poets and essayists. She caught the attention of readers both locally and abroad with her collection of essays "Can you tolerate this?" Audio
Opening the books
Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio
Ashleigh Young: creativity and self-consciousness
Poet and essayist Ashleigh Young was the first New Zealander to win Yale University's Windham Campbell Prize for Non Fiction. Her second book, Can You Tolerate This? , is an acclaimed collection of… Audio
The Butcher Shop: Meat
Since the 1890s we have been the land of frozen meat. The Sunday roast, the barbecue steak, spring lamb are traditions. How do we think about it in the 21st century? Audio
Book Awards winner: 'A long, long time to write'
Persistence has paid off for author Catherine Chidgey, who worked for 13 years on her novelThe Wish Child before it won the country's $50,000 fiction award.
NZ Book Awards: 'The Wish Child' takes top novel
Waikato author Catherine Chidgey has won the country's top fiction prize for her novel The Wish Child.
Making a living from your pen
It'll come as no surprise to New Zealand authors that it's not easy making a living. But it's also getting harder. Very few can make writing a fulltime career, it's harder than ever to find… Audio
Writer Ashleigh Young wins major US literary prize
The writer Ashleigh Young has won a prestigious US literature prize for non-fiction writing, worth over 230 thousand US dollars. The essayist and poet is one of eight writers - and the first New… Audio
Ashleigh Young: essays and exercise
Ashleigh Young is a poet, essayist and editor, and teaches creative science writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. Her first collection of personal essays is Can You Tolerate This… Audio
Masterpieces with Ashleigh Young
Ashleigh Young is an editor, essayist and poet. She gained an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters in 2009, winning the Adam Prize and has been published widely… Audio