What to expect in Landfall 242
Monday, 6 December 2021 10:14am
Landfall 242 is the first edition from new editor Lynley Edmeades, who is the author of two poetry collections and teaches poetry and creative writing on the English programme at the University of Otago.
Family history at heart of winning essay
Wednesday, 24 November 2021 12:00pm
Andrew Dean has been named the winner of the Landfall Essay Competition 2021 for his essay ‘The New Man’.
Q&A: Lynley Edmeades on Landfall 242
Friday, 12 November 2021 11:26am
Landfall 242 will be editor Lynley Edmeades' first edition. Here she discusses how she approached the tricky selection process and what we can expect in Landfall 242 and beyond.
Q&A: Alexander McKinnon on Come Back to Mona Vale
Friday, 29 October 2021 2:40pm
Author Alexander McKinnon talks about his new book Come Back to Mona Vale: Life and death in a Christchurch mansion.
Q&A: Carolyn M. King on Invasive Predators in New Zealand
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 1:14pm
Invasive Predators in New Zealand: Disaster on four small paws is now out. Here, author Carolyn M. King discusses her latest book and the serious issue of invasive predators in Aotearoa.
Siobhan Harvey awarded 2021 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Poetry
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 11:31am
Congratulations to Siobhan Harvey who has been named the recipient of the 2021 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Poetry.
Q&A: Janet Newman on Unseasoned Campaigner
Tuesday, 3 August 2021 12:52pm
Poet Janet Newman discusses her new collection, Unseasoned Campaigner.
Extract from Kate Edger: The life of a pioneering feminist
Sunday, 11 July 2021 3:07pm
In the sphere of women’s education, Kate Edger, both as this country’s first female university student and later as a secondary school teacher and headmistress, was a trailblazer. Her Bachelor of Arts graduation ceremony, on 11 July 1877, 144 years ago today, was recognized at the time as a significant milestone for women’s rights.
Launch: Brass Band to Follow
Thursday, 1 July 2021 2:16pm
Brass Band to Follow, by Bryan Walpert, was launched at The Open Book in Ponsonby recently. We were delighted that Anne Kennedy was able to launch Bryan's collection and that she has allowed us to share her speech here.
