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REWA WORLEY NEW ZEALAND
Poet and spoken word performer Rewa Worley is a founder of the Waxed Poetic Revival and a member of the South Auckland Poets Collective, and the Black Friars Theatre Company. He has performed and toured internationally and helped to organise and facilitate numerous slams.
XUE YIWEI CHINA / CANADA
Acclaimed Chinese writer Xue Yiwei has written 18 books including ve novels and ve story collections
and is widely read in his homeland. Now resident in Canada, two of his books – Shenzeners and Dr Bethune’s Children – have now been translated into English. Supported by The Wallace Foundation.
ELLA YELICH-O’CONNOR NEW ZEALAND
Ella Yelich-O’Connor is a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and record producer. An intuitive writer, her talent and passion have brought global acclaim with second album Melodrama topping album charts worldwide, following the breakout success of Pure Heroine.
REDMER YSKA NEW ZEALAND
Writer and historian Redmer Yska has written across a range of subjects including post-war teenagers, Dutch New Zealanders, Wellington and a history of NZ Truth. His latest book A Strange Beautiful Excitement was longlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards. @RedmerYska
JENNY ZHANG UNITED STATES
Jenny Zhang is the author of poetry book Dear Jenny, We Are All Find and short story collection Sour Heart.
Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Poetry, and Rookie, among other places. She currently teaches at Columbia and writes for television. jennybagel.com
All photo credits are available at
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