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3 days ago
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Stratford Library Hosting Award Winning Authors For Free Event – Mysteries By The Mountain
In a first for Taranaki, the Ngaio Marsh Awards and Stratford Library invite book lovers to a thrilling evening of criminally good conversation with three talented kiwi storytellers on Wednesday 25 June, 6pm to 7.30pm. Ngaio Marsh Awards winner and New Plymouth novelist Jacqueline Bublitz is joined by fellow award-winning Taranaki author Steph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa), and Melbourne-based sports columnist turned debut author Geoff Parkes (originally from King Country), to discuss creating memorable characters and page-turning stories, the impact of people and place, and what inspires them as writers. This mid-winter mystery meeting is a free event, but registrations are required as numbers are limited. To RSVP visit for the online registration form, email library@ or phone 06 765 5403. Stratford Library and Visitor Information Centre Team Leader, Bridget Roper is excited to have the opportunity to bring these talented voices together at Stratford Library. 'We have such a vibrant community of keen readers here, and we jumped at the chance to bring some authors in to inspire both readers and aspiring writers in our district,' says Bridget. 'These events don't come around too often, and we're extremely grateful to Ngaio Marsh Awards for helping us to deliver the event free of charge.' 'A cosy night in at the Library listening to some literary legends – what more could you want!' says Bridget. About Ngaio Marsh Awards: This year is the 15th anniversary season of the Ngaio Marsh Awards. The Ngaio Marsh Awards are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing. The Awards were established by journalist and legal editor Craig Sisterson in 2010, and are named after Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of the four Queens of Crime of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
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23-04-2025
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Crimewriting Conversation Coming To Bay Of Islands
Kerikeri is hosting an evening of conversations with crime writers on Wednesday May 7 -- the first event of its kind in Northland's top half. Celebrating the annual Ngaio Marsh Awards for the best in Kiwi crime writing, this year's 'Villainy by the Vines' author panel features true crime writer Angus Gillies, who wrote the books of the TV series ' Far North.' Alongside Gillies is bestselling detective fiction author Catherine Lea, novelist and poet KV (Kim) Martins, and the event is chaired by Michael Botur, award-winning author of new Northland crime novel Glass Barbie. As part of 30 'Mystery in the Library' events taking place nationwide, the Northland writers will spend 90 minutes discussing the art and craft of storytelling, creating criminal characters, what drew each of them to crime and mystery writing, with plenty of riveting tales about crooks, cops, lawyers and literature. The free event takes place Wednesday May 7 at the Procter Library in Kerikeri at 6pm. RSVPs on the Far North Libraries website are essential. The authors will all have their books for sale and are available to give creative writing advice to aspiring authors. Angus Gillies is author of the 'Ruatoria Killings' series of non-fiction investigations. He has worked as a journalist and producer at TV3 for 20 years, and has written biographies of sports stars Matthew Ridge, Adam Parore, Justin Marshall, and entertainer John Rowles. Most recently, Angus co-wrote FAR NORTH, an extraordinary true crime tale also made into a six-part TV series starring Robyn Malcolm and Temuera Morrison. Catherine Lea is a Kerikeri author of the DI Nyree Bradshaw series, among other series and standalone thrillers. Her latest Nyree Bradshaw mystery is BETTER LEFT DEAD. KV (Kim) Martins is a prolific storyteller of Gothic, historical, and crime fiction. Originally from Sydney, she now lives in the Far North. KV Martins offers readers a unique and thrilling perspective on stories that simmer with suspense and the allure of an Agatha Christie or a detective noir tale. Her latest crime novel is EVERYTHING TO HIDE, set in 1930s Sydney Michael Botur is a poet and author whose short stories have won awards in New Zealand, Australia and the US. Takahe magazine described him as "a writer considered one of the most original story writers of his generation in New Zealand". His story "The Flemish Bond" was part of the acclaimed DARK DEEDS DOWN UNDER 2 anthology of trans-Tasman crime writers. Michael's new crime novel is GLASS BARBIE, a drug-fuelled black comedy buddy cop road trip from Whangarei to Kaitaia to the Bay to try solve a complicated kidnapping.
