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LANG LEAV AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND
Social media sensation Lang Leav has won a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award and a Churchill Fellowship. She
has written ve bestselling poetry collections and the novel Sad Girls. Her work has featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Straits Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. langleav.com @langleav
ANNA LIVESEY NEW ZEALAND
Poet and short story writer Anna Livesey was rst published at the age of 23 and has appeared in many New Zealand anthologies including Sport, Landfall and Best New Zealand Poems. Her new collection, Ordinary Time was published in 2017. @funnyme_atml
KANOA LLOYD NEW ZEALAND
- Broadcaster Kanoa Lloyd (Ngati
Porou) was weather presenter for 3 News when she became headline news herself for introducing te reo to the segment. Now she hosts The Project on Three where she’s not afraid to mix a few good belly laughs with the news of the day. @KanoaLloyd
LINN LORKIN NEW ZEALAND
Pianist and singer-songwriter Linn Lorkin has recorded ve albums, featured at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London and played New York piano- bars. She is currently working on her auto-song-ography, I Should Be a Star in Las Vegas But Tonight I'm Sleeping in Grey Lynn.
FINLAY MACDONALD NEW ZEALAND
Finlay Macdonald is a writer, editor and publisher. He has served as the editor of NZ Listener, Publisher at Penguin Books and HarperCollins, and is a regular commentator on current events.
@MacFinlay
TOBY MANHIRE NEW ZEALAND
MOANA MANIAPOTO NEW ZEALAND
Singer, songwriter, documentary maker and NZ Music Hall of Fame inductee Moana Maniapoto MNZM
is one of NZ’s most successful indigenous acts, performing as Moana and the Tribe. She is currently in production for her sixth studio album ONO. moananz.com
SELINA TUSITALA MARSH NEW ZEALAND
Pasi ka poet, teacher and performer Selina Tusitala Marsh is the current Poet Laureate. She has published three collections of poetry including 2010 Best First Book Award Winner Fast Talking PI, and the recently published Ockham NZ Book Awards longlisted Tightrope.
GERAINT MARTIN NEW ZEALAND
Geraint Martin is the Chief Executive of Te Papa Tongarewa, following roles as CEO of the Counties Manukau District Health Board and Chair of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Alongside his professional interests he has a strong interest in European history and literature.
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Toby Manhire is the editor of The Spinoff and a columnist for The New Zealand Herald and RNZ. From 2000 to 2010 he worked at The Guardian in London, and edited the 2012 book The Arab Spring: Rebellion, Revolution and a New World Order. @toby_etc