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NZSA Oral History Podcast Featuring Barbara Else
Season 4 of
the NZSA Oral History podcast continues
with Barbara Else, in the first of two
episodes from her 2020 oral history interview with Naomi
Arnold. Barbara has written for the stage
and the page, for children and for adults, and has also
worked as a literary agent, editor and fiction consultant.
She has held fellowships and scholarships throughout her
career, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit,
and was awarded the Margaret Mahy Medal, both in recognition
of her services to literature. Whatever genre and whatever
audience, Barbara has a reputation as a writer of wit and
humour. In part 1 of her interview, Barbara talks with Naomi
Arnold about finding her gift for humour during the writing
of her first plays, developing as a writer, the success of
her first novel The Warrior Queen
and the opportunities which
followed. Part 2 will be released in a fortnight so
ensure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss
it! Barbara's episode is accompanied by a beautiful
photo portrait of the writer taken by Naomi
Arnold and is hosted by New Zealand
broadcaster, NZSA member and author Karyn
Hay.This is the fourth
season of the NZSA Oral History Podcasts, using interviews
with New Zealand writers that NZSA began recording in the
1990’s. You can listen to all past episodes from our
writers, some of whom are no longer with us, on our
website, Google,
Spotify,
Soundcloud,
Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen (search 'NZ Society
of
Authors'). NZSA would like to thank
The Southern Trust for funding this season,
and also UNESCO and the Otago
Community Trust for the funding to record new oral
histories with authors based in
Otago.
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