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MICHELE A’COuRT nEW zEALAnD
Winner of the NZ Comedy Guild’s Female Comedian of the Decade 2010, Michele A’Court is a veteran of screen and stage. She is a commentator, freelance writer, columnist, guest on 7 Days and Nine To Noon and has just published Stuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter. micheleacourt.co.nz @MicheleACourt
STEpHAnIE ALEXAnDER AuSTRALIA
Stephanie Alexander’s classic The Cook’s Companion (1996, 2004, 2014) has sold over 500,000 copies and established her as one of Australia’s great food educators. Author of 13 other influential books, including her memoir A Cook’s Life (2013), and hundreds of articles, she is also the founder of the ground- breaking Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation. Supported by Platinum Patrons Mary & Peter Biggs CNZM, and presented in association with Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. stephaniealexander.com.au @GrowCookEat
ROSETTA ALLAn nEW zEALAnD
Rosetta Allan’s first novel Purgatory (2014) is based on the Otahuhu murders of 1865. It follows two published volumes of poetry – Little Rock (2007) and Over lunch (2010) – and poem inclusion in collections in New Zealand, Australia and the USA,
as well as online. @RosettaAllan
JIM ALLEn nEW zEALAnD
Jim Allen is a hugely influential figure in Australasian art, both as
an artist and educator. He was at the forefront of the development of post- object and performance-based art in New Zealand and Australia, and was the founding head of Sydney College of the Arts. He is represented in Auckland by Michael Lett and his contribution to contemporary art is celebrated in
a new book Jim Allen: The Skin of Years.
IVY ALVAREz pHILIppInES / AuSTRALIA
New Zealand-based Ivy Alvarez is the author of two poetry collections: Disturbance (2013) and Mortal (2006). Her work has been published internationally, including in Best Australian Poems, and she has had poems translated into Russian, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. ivyalvarez.com @IvyAlvarez
ATHOLL AnDERSOn nEW zEALAnD
Emeritus-Professor Atholl Anderson of the Australian National University is a Fellow of the Royal Society of
New Zealand. He is co-author of the landmark publication Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History which portrays the sweep of Mäori history from its Pacific origins to the twenty-first century.
LAuRIE HALSE AnDERSOn unITED STATES
Laurie Halse Anderson is widely celebrated for her significant contribution to young adult literature, characterised by its fearless grappling with contemporary issues. Her latest book, The Impossible Knife of Memory (2014) was longlisted for the National Book Award and followed bestsellers including Speak (1999) and Chains (2008). madwomanintheforest.com @halseanderson
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