Short Stories
Short Story Club - Clean Hands Save Lives
Today we'll discuss Clean Hands Save Lives by Kirsten McDougall. Email us your thoughts before 3pm. jesse@radionz.co.nz. The writer of the best email wins a copy of Kirsten's new novel, Tess. Audio
George Saunders - Lincoln in the Bardo
Considered one of America's foremost contemporary writers, George Saunders has just published his first novel Lincoln in the Bardo to critical acclaim. Audio
Patricia Langford: writing up a storm
We tend to hear about young up and coming writers being discovered, but Patricia Langford was in her early 70s when she took up creative writing and caught the eye of her tutors. Award-winning poet… Audio
Courtney Sina Meredith - poet, writer off to Iowa
From writing poems as a child growing up in Glen Innes to the renowned Iowa University writers residency, poet, writer and performance artist Courtney Sina Meredith is well on her way. She as just… Audio
Tracey Slaughter - Deleted Scened for Lovers
Prize-winning short fiction writer and essayist Tracey Slaughter's new collection of short stories has been a long time coming, but it's been worth the wait. Tracey talks about and reads from 'Deleted… Audio
Entangled Islands
A revealing collection of poems and ultra-short stories introduces us to many characters in the life of writer Serie Barford. Most are real, some are hybrids of people she's known, and together they… Audio
Tales of Waitapu
In the rural town of Waitapu, sisters Rowena and Ruby have a tough upbringing and consequently choose very different paths.One stays and one leaves but during the course of the stories, which cover… Audio