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MICHELE A’COURT NEW ZEALAND
Michele A’Court is a writer, commentator, columnist, award- winning comedian and broadcast personality. Her latest book How We Met, combines couples’ stories of how they met with explorations of the science of attraction and memory. micheleacourt.com @MicheleACourt
PIP ADAM NEW ZEALAND
Pip Adam is the author of story collection Everything We Hoped For, and novels I’m Working on a Building and The New Animals, the latter shortlisted for the 2018 Ockham
NZ Book Awards. Pip also facilitates creative writing workshops and makes the Better off Read podcast. betterreadnz.wordpress.com @PipAdam
LEONIE AGNEW NEW ZEALAND
Leonie Agnew has published three award winning novels for children, including The Impossible Boy which won the David Fickling Master of the Inkpot Award 2015 and the Storylines Notable Book Award 2017. Agnew was a former copywriter and currently moonlights as a school teacher.
BIANCA ANDREW NEW ZEALAND
Mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew is
a member of the Opernstudio with Oper Frankfurt. An alumna of the NZ Opera School, she recently graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in London and was the winner of the 2016 Ferrier Song Prize at Wigmore Hall. biancaandrew.com Presented in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand.
LAWRENCE ARABIA NEW ZEALAND
Songwriter and performer Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) has released four albums including Chant Darling and Absolute Truth, toured extensively, and is the recipient of a Taite Music Prize, a Tui Award and an APRA Silver Scroll Award (with Lukasz Buda) for the song Apple Pie Bed. lawrencearabia.com @lawrencearabia
JACKIE ASHENDEN NEW ZEALAND
Published by St Martin’s Press, Kensington and Harlequin, Jackie Ashenden is the author of romance novels known for their gritty and emotional content, and the strength of their alpha male and strong female characters. jackieashenden.com
PENNY ASHTON NEW ZEALAND
Penny Ashton is a comedienne, actress, performance poet, wedding celebrant, social commentator and Literary enthusiast. She is a regular on RNZ National’s The Panel, created and performed Promise and Promiscuity and Olive Copperbottom, and was maestro of Poetry Idol for ten years. hotpink.co.nz @pennypink
HANNAH AUGUST NEW ZEALAND
Hannah August lectures in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University in Auckland. She has written for Metro, NZ Listener, the TLS and BWB Texts series, and
is a regular book reviewer for RNZ National’s Nine to Noon. @TheAugustHannah
TUSIATA AVIA NEW ZEALAND
Tusiata Avia is a Samoan-New Zealand poet, performer and writer. Her rst poetry collection, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, became a solo show and has since turned into a play for six women. Her third collection, Fale Aitu/ Spirit House was shortlisted for the 2017 Ockham NZ Book Awards.
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