Page 54 - Auckland Writers Festival

THOM COnROY nEW zEALAnD
Thom Conroy is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Massey University. His historical novel, The Naturalist, was published in 2014 and his writing has appeared in various publications including Landfall, Sport, the New England Review and Best American
Short Stories 2012.
RACHAEL CRAW nEW zEALAnD
Rachael Craw studied at the University of Canterbury and taught high school English before babies and writing hijacked her life. Spark is her debut novel, the first in a YA sci-fi trilogy. rachaelcraw.com @RachaelCraw
JAn CROnIn IRELAnD / nEW zEALAnD
Jan Cronin is a Senior Lecturer
in English at The University of Auckland, with a special interest in Irish literature. She is the author of The Frame Function: An Inside/Out Guide to the Novels of Janet Frame (2011) and is currently researching in adaptation studies.
ALAn CuMMInG SCOTLAnD / unITED STATES
Acclaimed actor of stage and screen, Alan Cumming OBE is also a writer and a champion of LGBT civil rights. Cumming has won a Tony for his Broadway role as Cabaret’s Emcee and plays Eli Gold in television series The Good Wife, for which he has received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. His New York Times bestselling memoir Not My Father’s Son was published in 2014. Supported by Friedlander Foundation. alancumming.com @Alancumming
WYSTAn CuRnOW nEW zEALAnD
Critic, poet and curator Wystan Curnow is one of New Zealand’s leading art critics. He has curated over 30 exhibitions in New Zealand and internationally and his large body of art writing was recently collected into one volume in The Critic’s Part: Art Writings 1971–2012.
SHAYnE CuRRIE nEW zEALAnD
As editor of The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand’s highest circulation newspaper, Shayne Currie is at the forefront of New Zealand’s news gathering. He has won several national journalism awards and worked overseas, including for the NewYorkPost. @ShayneCurrieNZH
nICk DAVIES EnGLAnD
Nick Davies is an award-winning investigative journalist, a widely published author and a documentary maker. He is a special correspondent for the Guardian and author of Hack Attack (2014), the definitive record of the investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire and exposure of the phone hacking scandal. Supported by Platinum Patrons Rosie & Michael Horton. nickdavies.net @Bynickdavies
LLOYD SpEnCER DAVIS nEW zEALAnD
Lloyd Spencer Davis is the
Director of The Centre for Science Communication at the University
of Otago and an award-winning author and filmmaker. His latest book, Professor Penguin (2014),
tracks his involvement with these fascinating animals over 35 years. lloydspencerdavis.com profpenguin.com
kATE DE GOLDI nEW zEALAnD
Much loved writer, broadcaster and speaker Kate De Goldi is the author of a number of books, including the internationally acclaimed The 10pm Question (2008). Her most recent novel was The ACB with Honora Lee (2012),
a playful and multi-layered work exploring kindness, patience and ageing.
54