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OSCAR KIGHTLEY NEW ZEALAND
Oscar Kightley MNZM co-founded The Naked Samoans (with David Fane and Mario Gaoa), the comedy collective behind animation series Bro’Town, lm Sione’s Wedding, and revival show The Naked Samoans Do Magic. He also wrote and starred in TV drama Harry.
A.S. KING UNITED STATES
A.S. King is the author of numerous books for younger readers including I Crawl Through It, named by Booklist as one of the 50 best YA books of all time, Michael L Printz Honor Book Award winner Please Ignore Vera Dietz and Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Ask The Passengers. Supported by the Embassy of the United States of America. as-king.com @AS_king
RACHAEL KING NEW ZEALAND
Rachael King is the Literary Director of WORD Christchurch and the author of Magpie Hall (2009), The Sound of Butter ies (2006) and Red Rocks (2012). In between programming literary events she is writing an adult and a children’s novel. @Rachaelking70
JEFF KINNEY UNITED STATES
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series author Jeff Kinney has remained on The New York Times bestseller list since rst publication. He has been named one of TIME magazine’s most in uential people, is creator of the award- winning website Poptropica and the owner of the bookshop An Unlikely Story. Supported by Penguin Random House. wimpykid.com @wimpykid
KARL OVE KNAUSGÅRD NORWAY
Karl Ove Knausgård is one of the most renowned contemporary writers.
His debut novel Out of The World won him the Norwegian Critics Prize,
and he went on to complete the ground-breaking My Struggle series, a quartet named after the four seasons, and writing on football and Edvard Munch. Supported by Norwegian Literature Abroad.
ELIZABETH KNOX NEW ZEALAND
Elizabeth Knox is the author of
12 novels, three novellas, and
a collection of essays. Her best known books are The Vintner’s Luck, Dreamhunter and Dreamquake. Her latest are Mortal Fire, a nalist in the LA Times Book Awards, and the horror/science ction, Wake.
CHRIS LAM SAM NEW ZEALAND
Chris Lam Sam is a professional composer, Master of Ceremonies, and internationally published children’s author. He regularly performs
as the vibrant Animateur for the
NZ Symphony Orchestra’s family concerts, and compéres events at
Te Papa museum.
chrislamsam.com @chrislamsam
MICHELLE LANGSTONE NEW ZEALAND
Michelle Langstone is a writer
and actress who has written about literature and culture for NZ Listener, Pantograph Punch, and The Newsroom, and reviewed books on George FM. She is currently appearing as Fiona, in Channel 7 Australia’s 800 Words. @mif angstone
DAVID LARSEN NEW ZEALAND
David Larsen is a journalist, lm and book reviewer who has written for a wide range of publications including The Spinoff, NZ Listener, Metro, New Zealand Books and The New Zealand Herald.
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