29 May 2022

Short story writer Vivienne Lingard talks Pocket Money

From Standing Room Only, 2:47 pm on 29 May 2022
Vivienne Lingard

Vivienne Lingard Photo: supplied

Pocket Money

Pocket Money Photo: supplied

Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard.

Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of the collection, written over some 15 years.

After gaining her  Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, Vivienne took a short story masterclass in San Francisco  with author and editor, Tom Jenks.

Two years ago she published a fictional memoir called The (almost) True story of a Man called Jack, and she tells Lynn Freeman she's working on a novel called Mrs Forsythe.

Vivienne Lingard's book Pocket Money & Other Stories is published by Artistry.