Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by David Larsen and Elizabeth Knox
The Wednesday Review
18/11/2020
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Writers’ Round Table | 2020
Rough guides, truest voices: the Ockhams 2020 Fiction Round Table.
The Interview: Vincent O’Sullivan
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Listen, Memory
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Our Many Pasts: Historical Fiction
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The Interview – Fleur Adcock
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Fleur Adcock and Emma Neale discuss parallel activities, chance findings and the many angles of place.
‘There are so many different kinds of poem’ – Fleur Adcock
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