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National Young Writers’ Month

Posted on 16/05/2011 by

Express Media, that amazing bunch of enthusiastic helpful people behind Voiceworks, are gearing up for National Young Writers’ Month. During the month of June, there will be heaps of events, as well as web-based discussions and exercises to help get the … Continue reading →

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Tackling Poetry Workshop

Posted on 04/12/2010 by

Today I’m going out to Northland to run a poetry for 15-19 year olds, titled “Tackling Poetry”. I’ve run one poetry workshop before, and it was horrendous. The kids who were there were forced to be there as part of … Continue reading →

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Brain-work on a Monday?!

Posted on 08/11/2010 by

Usually I manage to structure my Mondays so they involve as little brain-work as is humanly possible. I just put chutney on some toast – usually that’s about as tough as my Mondays get. That, and turning pages of trashy … Continue reading →

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A much clearer kind of expression

Posted on 12/08/2010 by

Express Media, oh beloved, have just launched their brand spankin’ new website! If you spent any time on the old one, you’ll know what a pain it was to navigate. This new site is a little ray of sunshine, brightening … Continue reading →

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Splashin’ Around

Posted on 10/07/2010 by

Today I spent the day in a room. With. John. Marsden. …and THEN. Steven. Amsterdam! WAHHHHHHHH! Today was the first “Big Splash” at the Wheeler Centre, run by Express Media. The day was a mini-festival featuring a keynote speech from … Continue reading →

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