Catherine Chidgey
Kiwi authors nominated for valuable literary award
Two books by Waikato writer Catherine Chidgey have been nominated for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award.
It's the world's most valuable annual prize for a work of fiction published in English, with a… Audio
Catherine Chidgey: Ockham winner's new novel 'Pet'
Ocham winner Chidgey has a new novel Pet, set in New Zealand in 1984 and 2014, which follows a 'teacher's pet', wrestling with her admiration for that teacher. Audio
Chidgey wins fiction prize again at NZ Book Awards
New Zealand writer Catherine Chidgey has taken out the top fiction award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Announced at the Aotea Centre last night, she won for her novel The Axeman's Carnival… Audio
Catherine Chidgey - Sargeson Prize
This week, entries are open for one of the most valuable prizes for writers in the country - certainly new, beginning writers. The Sargeson Prize for short story writing was established in 2019 by… Audio
The Week in Detail: Top authors, lobbying, and Muriwai
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Does it pay to be a top author?
How hard is it for New Zealand authors to make a living from their craft? Audio
Catherine Chidgey: life on the farm from a magpie eye’s view
In a remarkable literary feat Catherine Chidgey's seventh novel The Axeman's Carnival is told entirely from the perspective of a magpie on a high country farm. T Audio
Catherine Chidgey - writing short and sweet
Entries have opened for the Sargeson Prize short story competition. The ultimate winning author will carry away a hefty purse of ten thousand dollars, but it's a great opportunity for New Zealand… Audio
Catherine Chidgey's new book Remote Sympathy
Multi award-winning New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey is just about to release a new book, Remote Sympathy. It's her sixth book - earlier novels In a Fishbone Church, Golden Deeds, and The Wish… Audio
Catherine Chidgey's Cat Detective, Jiffy
Her bolshy, white, odd-eyed SPCA special cat, Jiffy, is the subject of the latest book from Catherine Chidgey. hHer four other white odd eyed cats are a bit jealous that hes been singled out. Audio, Gallery
Writer Catherine Chidgey
The scrapping of the BNZ Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition a few years ago robbed writers of an important opportunity to have their work published. The cash prize was handy too! Today that… Audio
NZ Books review - The Beat of the Pendulum
The Beat of the Pendulum, written by Catherine Chidgey, published by VUP and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio
The Beat of The Pendulum
Media headlines, social media posts, snatches of conversations - they're all part of the mix in the latest novel by writer Catherine Chidgey. The Beat of the Pendulum she describes as a "Found Novel."… Audio
Catherine Chidgey: Ockham Award and rising early
Ngaruawahia novelist Catherine Chidgey's fourth novel "The Wish Child" was 13 years in the writing but has now earned her the coveted $50,000 Acorn Foundation Fiction award. The judges says the… Audio
Tale to two children in Nazi Germany wins fiction award
Catherine Chidgey has taken out the top fiction prize at the NZ book awards for her tale of two children in Nazi Germany. Audio
Book Awards winner: 'A long, long time to write'
Persistence has paid off for author Catherine Chidgey, who worked for 13 years on her novelThe Wish Child before it won the country's $50,000 fiction award.
NZ Book Awards: 'The Wish Child' takes top novel
Waikato author Catherine Chidgey has won the country's top fiction prize for her novel The Wish Child.
Catherine Chidgey - The Wish Child
Two German children caught up in their country's false dreams and corrupt ideology during the Second World War, are at the heart of The Wish Child, a new novel from Ngāruawāhia based Catherine… Audio
Writer's Block - Second Violins
Marco Sonzogni and Catherine Chidgey discuss a new collection based on unfinished Katherine Mansfield stories. Audio