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JOANNA GROCHOWICZ NEW ZEALAND
Joanna Grochowicz has a background in foreign languages and literature and is the author of Into the White, listed by NZ Listener as one of the
50 Best Books for Kids in 2017, about the fated Scott expedition to Antarctica. She has also researched the expeditions of Amundsen and Mawson.
KIRSTY GUNN NEW ZEALAND
Kirsty Gunn is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Dundee, Scotlant. She is the author of ve novels, and three story collections and has garnered numerous awards and prizes including the NZ Post Book of the Year and the Scottish Book of the Year. kirsty-gunn.com
EMMA MARY HALL AUSTRALIA
Emma Mary Hall is a writer and performer who holds an honours degree in political science and received her theatrical training at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her work focuses on politics and the negotiation of truth. She is the creator and performer of the award- winning We May Have to Choose. emmamaryhall.com
SEBASTIAN HAMPSON NEW ZEALAND
Sebastian Hampson has lived in
NZ, the US and Europe and has studied and written on the history
of modern art and urban design. He has published two novels: The Train to Paris released in 2014 and last year’s The Benefactor.
JEREMY HANSEN NEW ZEALAND
Jeremy Hansen is a journalist with particular interests in architecture, urbanism, arts and culture. He co-wrote Villa: From Heritage to Contemporary and edited Modern: New Zealand Homes from 1939 to 1977. He has also edited HOME magazine (2005-2016) and the free Auckland weekly Paperboy. @_jeremyhansen
CHOMAN HARDI KURDISTAN
Poet Choman Hardi went to England as a refugee in 1993 and was educated at Oxford, London and Kent Universities before returning to Kurdistan to teach Literature and Gender Studies. Her second poetry collection Considering the Women was shortlisted for the Forward Prize. Supported by Platinum Bold Patron Theresa Gattung.
chomanhardi.com @chomanhardi
JANE HARPER AUSTRALIA
British-born Australian writer Jane Harper worked as a journalist before penning the CWA Gold Dagger and AIBA winning international hit novel The Dry, subsequently optioned by Reese Witherspoon. Her follow-up novel is Force of Nature. Supported by Platinum Patrons Carol & Gerard Curry. janeharper.com.au @janeharperautho
DAVID HASTINGS NEW ZEALAND
David Hastings spent more than
40 years as a journalist including in his last role as editor of the Weekend Herald. He has an MA in History and is the author of several books including latest Odyssey of the Unknown Anzac.
LUCINDA HAWKSLEY ENGLAND
Lucinda Hawksley is an author and broadcaster, and the great-great-
great granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Her writing subjects include biography, social history, feminism, travel and art history and she is the author of Moustaches, Whiskers and Beards, a history of facial hair through portraiture.
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