Radio Show

TOP WRITERS RADIO SHOW

The Top Writers Radio Show goes out on Fresh FM. The programmes go out fortnightly and each one is broadcast twice, firstly on Saturday at 4 pm and then the following Wednesday at 10 pm. The 2019 programmes began on 3 August.

The programmes are presented by Gaelynne Pound. She interviews a local writer, covering their influences, style, writing tips, future projects, and some music that has inspired or influenced them.

The schedule for 2019 is:

14 & 18 September: Karen Stade on her latest book Driven by the Wind
28 September & 2 October: Chrissie Ward on proofreading and copy editing
12 & 16 October: Ray Caird on his new book Blood of the Flax

If you miss the shows when they are broadcast, you can listen to the complete podcasts, which are uploaded to this website a couple of days after the second broadcast.

Listen here to the 2019 shows

Show One: 3 August with Marianne Castle on her recent book Two Dogs, One Bone
Show Two: 17 August with Holly Dunn on her picture book Moth
Show Three: 31 August with Garrick Batten on his different writing styles

Listen here to the 2018 shows

Show One: 19 May with Cat Woodward on lyric poetry
Show Two: 2 June with Wendy Scott on books for younger readers
Show Three: 16 June with Marion Day on children's picture books
Show Four: 30 June with Sheila Kennard on her book Sky Full of Stars
Show Five: 14 July with Emily Larkin on her historical romances
Show Six: 28 July with Rachael Craw on her Spark sci-fi trilogy and new book The Rift.

Listen here to the 2017 shows

Show One: 8 April with Gaelynne Pound on her play writing
Show Two: 21 April with Bonnie Etherington on her novel The Earth Cries Out
Show Three: 8 May with Bruce Gilkison on Walking With James Hogg
Show Four: 20 May with Amy Hindley on her memoir Not a Leg to Stand On
Show Five: 3 June with Alan Carter on his crime novel Marlborough Man
Show Six: 17 June with Belinda Mellor on her Silvana series of fantasy novels
Show Seven: 26 August with Fiona Summerfield on being a freelance writer
Show Eight: 9 September with Paul Maunder on his writing, including for film & theatre
Show Nine: 23 September with Emma Stevens on her memoirs of life in Alaska
Show Ten: 7 October with John Ewan on writing family history
Show Eleven: 21 October with David Briggs on his novel The Direction of Our Fear
Show Twelve: 4 November with Sally Astridge on her children's novel Time Twins

Listen here to the 2016 shows

Show One: 23 April with Panni Palásti on her memoir Budapest Girl.
Show Two: 7 May with Sue Perkins on her fantasy novel Zaeyen
Show Three: 21 May with Geoffrey Waring on his novel Deer Keeper.
Show Four: 4 June with Annika Ohlson-Smith on the anthology Ripples.
Show Five: 18 June with Jean Gorman on The Lionheart Chronicles.
Show Six: 2 July with Christine Leunens on her novel A Can of Sunshine.

Presenter Gaelynne Pound

PEN PODCASTS

PEN (NZ) representative
Dana Wensley

Most of the programmes broadcast between 2016 and 2018 included a PEN section from Dana Wensley, the PEN (NZ) representative for freedom of speech, focusing on a different author or issue. Some of these are available as separate podcasts on the NZSA national website here