Stephanie Johnson
“Katherine Mansfield: proto-feminist, counter-cultural hero, modernist, I salute you!”
A hundred years after Katherine Mansfield died at the age of 34, six writers and performers share their personal connections to the New Zealand writer's life and legacy. Audio
Stephanie Johnson
In a note at the back of Stephanie Johnson's new book - set firmly in the heart of Covid lockdown 2020 - she predicts there'll be a literary pandemic of books on the subject. But will there really… Audio
The Writing Class - EP 12
Merle has an end of year party for her class and most of their story threads come to a satisfactory conclusion. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 11
One of Merle's students gets a publishing deal and jealousy rears its ugly head. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 5
Hermann takes a gloomy drive to 'Dog Beach' while Jacinta and Gareth's relationship heats up. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 7
Merle gets her students to read their work aloud which ruffles a few feathers. While Jurgen ponders what makes Brendan tick. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 4
Merle's writing students descend to squabbling as they consider story versus plot. Audio
The Writing Class - Ep 8
Jacinta and Gareth's relationship continues apace while Merle has a surprising visit. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 3
Jacinta's husband Hermann comes back to an empty house and Jurgen takes Brendan fishing. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 9
Merle's students discuss how a writer can find their 'voice', while Jacinta relishes her exciting new relationship. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 2
Merle's husband Brendan and lodger Jurgen slide into a new day and Jacinta wins Gareth's attention. Audio
The Writing Class - EP 10
With two weeks till Merle's students must submit their work, tensions begin to build and Brendan gets a new plan. Audio
Novelist Stephanie Johnson offers two views on change
In Stephanie Johnson's new novel Everything Changes we meet Colette, who's addicted to change, and her husband Davie who simply goes along with her plans. These include leaving Auckland after an… Audio
Best of the West - The Writers' Festival
Stephanie Johnson discusses with Harry Ricketts her hilarious, poignant and mischievous satire The Writers' Festival at the Going West Writers Festival. Stephanie's first writers festival attendance… Audio
Stephanie Johnson: our complex relationship with Australia
Award winning writer Stephanie Johnson talks with Kathryn Ryan about her new non-fiction book, West Island, a portrait of five twentieth-century New Zealanders who found fame and notoriety in… Audio
Stephanie Johnson has a book for all dog-lovers - Good Dog!
A handsome red nose pit bull called Busta, Olive the guide dog, Hairy Maclary and Kevin Ireland's Mighty Sid all get a mention in a new collection of Kiwi writing about dogs. Dog-lover and writer… Audio
Books - Stephanie Johnson
The Party Line' by Sue Orr and 'The Antipodeans' by Greg McGee. Audio