|
Radio ShowThe Top of the South Branch
of the New Zealand Society of Authors |
TOP WRITERS RADIO SHOW
|
The Top Writers Radio Show goes out on Fresh FM. The first season in 2017 ran from April to June, and proved so successful that a second season is running from August to November. The fortnightly programmes are first broadcast on Saturdays at 3 pm, and then repeated on Mondays at 11 am. The programmes are presented by Gaelynne Pound. She interviews a local published writer, covering their influences, style, writing tips, future projects, and some music that has inspired or influenced them. Each programme usually begins with a PEN section from Dana Wensley, the PEN (NZ) representative for freedom of speech, focusing on a different author or issue. If you miss the shows when they are broadcast, you can listen to the podcasts, which are uploaded to this website a couple of days after the second broadcast (see below). Listen here to the 2017 showsShow 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
Listen here to the 2016 showsShow 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.
|
Forthcoming programmes in 2017 21 & 23 October: David Briggs on his recent novel The Direction of Our Fear and his soon to be published book By the Tracks We Leave 4 & 6 November: Sally Astridge on the forthcoming publication of her new book Time Twins. Fresh FM is a Community Access radio station which can be heard on 104.8 in Nelson-Tasman, 95.0 in Takaka and 88.9 in Blenheim. It also operates in he inner Nelson City area on 107.2.
|
