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@modernletters.bsky.social

The home of creative writing at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Undergraduate courses, MA and PhD. Also: harbour views and baking.

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Martin Koerner@koernputer.bsky.social · last wk.

This book is absolutely miraculous. Delighted to say we have an event at Foyles on the 13th August with @amykey.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social Alice Vincent and Megan Hunter- also 🤞🏼, we shall be recieving a phone call from Joan Barfoot during the event! www.foyles.co.uk/events/unear...

Unearthing a Classic: The Rediscovery of Gaining Ground

Alice Vincent, Amy Key, Megan Hunter and Rose Ruane explore the rediscovery of 'Gaining Ground' half a century after its initial release

foyles.co.uk

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.

Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot review – Anne Enright celebrates a landmark feminist novel

Andi@andiwrites.bsky.social · 15h ago

Toi Aro d/Deaf and/or Disabled Artist Development Residency! I held the Toi Pōneke version of this residency earlier this year and it was an amazing opportunity. If you're a Wellington region artist and meet the criteria I'd really encourage you to apply. www.toiaro.nz/residencies

Residencies | Discover Art Opportunities — Visit Today — Toi Aro - Home

Apply for Artist Residencies at Toi Aro, showcasing local artists. Discover upcoming residencies, plan your visit, and experience art and culture in Wellington.

toiaro.nz

Bridget Williams Books@bwbnz.bsky.social · last mo.

Warm, direct and deeply grounded, this is writing from a superb storyteller, and a book about the stories that make us whole. Preorder today from your local bookshop or the BWB website www.bwb.co.nz/books/kua-tau

Kua Tau - BWB Bridget Williams Books

From the beginning, Tainui Stephens has been finding stories. In people, in place, and in the shifting shape of Māori life in Aotearoa. Kua Tau gathers up a kete of his best writing on these subjects,...

bwb.co.nz

Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · 2d ago

Regency-era mugs, gifts for #19thc children who managed to stick to their books & learn to read. Their mottoes are grim but maybe necessary admonitions, too, for the academic who's soldiering on while coming to terms with the fact that it's August now. I.e. I feel seen. #AcademicLife

The motto painted on a red background on this little mug reads "Idleness Brings Disgrace." The motto painted on the purple-ish background of this little mug is "Be Willing to do Well without Praise."
Martin Shaw@thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 3d ago

Had a package delivered this weekend which was left with one of my neighbours in the building: surname = Kluge. A signal from the universe for sure that @pipadam.bsky.social's kluge is just around the corner! teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/klu...

kluge

If you and I are in the same =‘entertainment venue’ for this =‘stand-up comedy special’ and I am =‘my body’ and you are =‘my audience’ I run to you and shout your name into the dark, in the hope you a...

teherengawakapress.co.nz

Martin Shaw@thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a well-dressed secondhand bookseller since, but a little mention of Ross Humphries from NZ’s Smiths Bookshop (in its 80’s incarnation) in a book I’m reading right now led me to look him up, & brought the memories back! discoverywall.nz/media/129021...

Ross Humphries and Rangi Oberg at Smith's Bookshop | discoverywall.nz

Rangi (Moaroa) Oberg JP QSM, owner of Smiths Book shop and her son in law Ross Humphries who managed the business. Smiths was very much a family bookshop. Rangi always made sure there was an...

discoverywall.nz

IIML@modernletters.bsky.social · 3d ago

‘In a society that lives in the shadow of the violence of empire and inequalities of colonialism, the figure of Cook reminds us that memory is politically contentious and vigorously contested’ - Tusiata Avia reminded us all of this in her writers on Mondays event today

Contested empire | E-Tangata

“Within Māori framings of the past, Cook has become one of the most potent symbols of empire and its bitter and enduring legacies.” — Historian Tony Ballantyne, author of ‘Captain Cook and the Unsettl...

e-tangata.co.nz

Sacha@sachadylan.bsky.social · 4d ago

'Children only get one chance at childhood. A baby hospitalised this winter cannot wait for a stronger economy. A child growing up in poverty cannot pause their development until political consensus emerges.' - Claire Achmad. #NzPol

The plight of our children can't wait for politics

Children can't vote but inherit the consequences of government and societal failures for the longest time, writes outgoing Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad in a final plea

newsroom.co.nz

IIML@modernletters.bsky.social · 3d ago

‘Across multiple interviews, industry representatives for theatre companies, dance studios, writers festivals and more expressed dismay about the impact of the latest funding decisions. Some were restructuring their companies, figuring out how to move forward. Others were considering giving up.’

Has the arts sector ever done it this hard?

We asked arts industry representatives what funding cuts and political indifference is doing to the arts. The answer? 'This is really fucked.'

thespinoff.co.nz

Byron C Clark@byroncclark.bsky.social · 4d ago

"30 years ago, Winston Peters and New Zealand First were campaigning against the “Asian Invasion” in the 1996 elections. That same year, my family and I moved to Aotearoa. According to him, my family were part of this invasion." e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-... Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Why we call Winston Peters ‘Lao Pi’ | E-Tangata

“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him 'Lao Pi'. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is the foreign affairs minister and former deputy prime minister.” — Mengzhu Fu.

e-tangata.co.nz