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Fiona Farrell

writer, profile published in BRAT, Autumn 2001

At Fairlie, it is the girl from South Africa. She hangs about among the library shelves till everyone in her class has rushed off for break. Then she comes over and talks about her writing, for the very first time. At Akaroa, it is the six year- old in the front row who suddenly connects me with a poem he has read in the School Journal. He recites it back to me, word-perfect. In both cases, someone has realised that writing is real, done by real people, who live here, in New Zealand. People just like them. It's a powerful moment.