Writing

Lynn Freeman talks with Becky Manawatu about her acclaimed debut novel Auē in this highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Audio

For today's how to write Jesse's looking at the ins and outs of a pepeha, an introduction used in a Māori context, with RNZ's Māori Strategy Manager Shannon Haunui-Thompson. Audio

Rupa Maitra was born in Dunedin after her Bengali parents migrated to New Zealand in the late 60s from India, via Uganda. She did a music degree at Otago and followed it up with one in medicine -… Audio

American author Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. His 33 mystery and thriller novels, including Tell No One, Missing You and the 11-book Myron Bolitar series, have been… Audio

It's been a matter of concern that there are now so few outlets for in-depth writing about the visual arts in New Zealand. It's bad for writers, for the artists and for galleries. Now a new annual… Audio

While there are many books available about how to write, few focus on the profession of being an author. How to find a publisher? How to prepare a manuscript for submission, contracts, editing… Audio

It's the burning issue of our time - what to do with a climate that's rapidly warming and threatening the world as we know it. On Monday the Climate Change Commission released a blueprint outlining… Audio

Being selected for two writers' residencies in a row has been the perfect welcome home gift for Greek/Kiwi writer and reviewer, Michalia Arathimos She and her family are preparing to leave the… Audio

Whether you love them, hate them, or just don't know when to use them; the semicolon can be a divisive and contentious punctuation mark. That's what historian, Cecelia Watson discovered when she spent… Audio

Lawyer and freelance writer, Madeleine Holden, shares some tips for writing a dating profile. Audio

Less than 4000 people speak Tokelauan, and the majority of them live in New Zealand - rather than in Tokelau itself.  Audio

In this week's "How to write" series, Caspar Green, of @quizlivetonight joins Jesse to explain how to write a great quiz.  Audio

Every week, Jesse, speaks to a wordsmith about their craft and how to write in a certain way. Today he speaks to stand up comedian Ben Hurley about how to write a joke and if it's different preparing… Audio

Literary Festivals are back - but not as we knew them. The pandemic hasn't put a stop to traditionally popular writers festivals with three happening in the next few weeks. But a big line up of… Audio

Roslyn Petelin is a staunch defender of proper grammar and style, and doesn't mind copping flak for being a language pedant. Roslyn joins the show to discuss mispronunciations, malapropisms, and some… Audio

High Wire is the work of writer, Lloyd Jones and artist, Euan Macleod. It is the first in a series of picture books written for and made for adults. High Wire is told by a narrator who walks to… Audio, Gallery