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nOELLE MCCARTHY IRELAnD / nEW zEALAnD
Irish broadcaster Noelle McCarthy hosts the Summer Noelle show
for Radio New Zealand as well as standing in for regular presenters on other RNZ programmes. She
is an interviewer-at-large for The New Zealand Herald’s Viva and she writes a books column for Metro. @noellevivien
GREG MCGEE nEW zEALAnD
Greg McGee wrote the classic New Zealand play Foreskin’s Lament (1980), bestselling biography Richie McCaw: The Open Side (2012), novel Love and Money (2012) and the upcoming title The Antipodeans. He has also published as crime writer Alix Bosco.
RAYMOnD MCGRATH nEW zEALAnD
Raymond McGrath is an award- winning animation director, animator, illustrator, designer and writer who has been working in children’s television and advertising for nearly 20 years. He is the author of many popular titles including It’s Not a Monster It’s Me! (2012) and Have You Seen a Monster? (2014). theonetrickpony.net
DAnIEL MEnDELSOHn unITED STATES
Daniel Mendelsohn, an award-winning memoirist, essayist, and translator, has been described by The New York Times as “our most irresistible critic”. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, he is the author of bestseller
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million (2006), two essay collections including Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays From the Classics to Pop Culture (2012), and an acclaimed two-volume translation of Cavafy’spoetry. danielmendelsohn.com @DMendelsohn1960
COuRTnEY SInA MEREDITH nEW zEALAnD
Courtney Sina Meredith was the 2011 Bleibtreu Berlin writer-in-residence and launched her first book of poetry at the Frankfurt Bookfair 2012. In 2014 she was invited to the House of Lords by the BBC and her play Rushing Dolls was selected for Silo Theatre’s 2015 Working Titles programme.
JuDY MILLAR nEW zEALAnD
Artist Judy Millar represented New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in both New Zealand and Europe, garnering critical acclaim. She has studios in Auckland and Berlin. judymillar.com
DAVID MITCHELL EnGLAnD / IRELAnD
Two-time Booker shortlisted David Mitchell is the author of novels including Cloud Atlas (2004), Black Swan Green (2006) and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010). He was named
one of Britain’s best young novelists in 2003 and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. His latest novel is the Booker longlisted The Bone Clocks. Supported by Platinum Patrons Carol & GerardCurry. davidmitchellbooks.com @david_mitchell
JIM MORA nEW zEALAnD
Award-winning broadcaster Jim
Mora hosts The Panel and co-hosts Checkpoint for Radio NZ National.
He has also presented and co-written everything from documentaries to reality television, including the popular Massey Ferguson and Stains Down Drains TV series.
pAuLA MORRIS nEW zEALAnD
Paula Morris (Ngati Wai) teaches Creative Writing at The University of Auckland. She is the author of many award-winning books and in March 2015 was shortlisted for the 2015 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. Her next novel for young adults, The Eternal City, will be published in 2015. paula-morris.com
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