New Zealand writers: resources for schools
Up close and personal
Interviews
Want to see a writer live in action, but can’t get them to your school? Here’s something we prepared earlier . . . click here for a selection of video and audio interviews with New Zealand writers.
Authors under the spotlight
We’ve put two of our favourite authors under the spotlight to tell us more about their work.
Click their names to read more information in their Book Council Writer Files.
Susan Frame
writer, profile published in BRAT, Spring 2001
Why do I write? All thanks for getting into the writing business goes to our three sons. When they were small I would read story after story to them. I got to thinking, hey, you've always wanted to write, give it a go. So I did. I write readers, which gives me a great deal of satisfaction. It's a lovely thought knowing that an idea that started at the kitchen sink while I was peeling spuds finishes up in Africa, China or wherever, helping young children learn to read. I love a challenge and I love to be creative so writing fits the bill perfectly. Admittedly there are times when being a writer isn't all that wonderful - the rejection letter bit. But it's all part of the writing process. As long as ideas keep cropping up at the kitchen sink, I'll be writing for a few years yet!
Judith Holloway
writer, profile published in BRAT, Winter 2001
My imagination is always full of characters, ideas for plots, interesting landscapes, and important issues I want to explore. I only wish I had the self-discipline to lasso them all in and shuffle them into books and stories on my computer. The trouble is, Life intervenes. World events to worry (uselessly) about. The garden. Visitors. Organisations I'm involved in. Family things. Friendships. House improvements. Marvellous plays and films to go to. Thousands of books to read. Great food and wine. If a fairy gave me a couple of wishes I'd ask for at least another seventy years of life--and a gaoler to tie me up to my computer chair for at least six hours a day. At the moment I have three novels in the computer (all at different stages of completion) --and a big, fat self-correcting spelling book for kids of all ages (nearly finished). Watch this space!
Our Writers in Schools authors
Click on a region or letter below or use the box to search for authors who visit schools through our Writers in Schools programme. You can click on a name in the search results to visit the author’s Book Council Writer File, full of information about their life and work.
Can't find the author you’re looking for? It may be they are not currently on our Writers in Schools programme. You can search for information about more New Zealand writers from our Authors home page.
