Naomi Mc Cleary
Going West Writers Festival 25 years on
21 Jun 2020
This September marks the 25th Going West Writers Festival, though it won't be the big public birthday bash the organizers had planned. Instead, they've been poring through the archives to create an… Audio
Going West Books and Writers Festival
1 Sep 2015
Auckland's Going West Books and Writers Festival is turning 20. And this month they are celebrating with home-grown authors, playwrights and songwriters. Naomi McCleary is the festival founder. Audio
The Book Awards return and The Shadbolt Residency begins
12 Jul 2015
New Zealand's writers were relieved to find out during the week that the New Zealand Book Awards have been resurrected thanks to an anonymous donation. There's more good news: writer Maurice… Audio