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FIONA FARRELL NEW ZEALAND
Multi award-winning writer Fiona Farrell is the author of The Villa at
the Edge of the Empire (non- ction)
and Decline and Fall on Savage Street ( ction), companion volumes written in response to the Christchurch earthquakes and supported through a CNZ Michael King Fellowship. onafarrell.com
GIGI FENSTER
SOUTH AFRICA / NEW ZEALAND
Gigi Fenster is a quali ed lawyer and holds a PhD in creative writing. Her debut novel The Intentions Books was shortlisted in the Fiction category of the 2014 NZ Post Book Awards and she has now published the creative non- ction work, Feverish.
JESSIE FENTON NEW ZEALAND
Spoken word performer Jessie Fenton is a national slam runner-up, Poetry Idol winner, and Word The Front Line coach. She has previously been published in Starling and Otago University's Manifesto. jessie100days. tumblr.com @JessieFenton
CATRIONA FERGUSON NEW ZEALAND
Catriona Ferguson is the Director
of the Publishers Association of
NZ representing book, educational and digital publishers. She is also chair of the Michael King Writers’ Centre Trust, New Zealand’s national writers’ centre providing a year- round programme of residencies in Auckland.
KURA FORRESTER NEW ZEALAND
Comedian, performer and writer Kura Forrester (Nga-ti Porou) has appeared on TV shows Super City, Real Housewives of South Auckland, Funny Girls and Find Me A Ma- ori Bride. Her comedy show Tiki Tour was nominated for best new-comer at the International Comedy Festival. @KuraForrester
KAREN JOY FOWLER UNITED STATES
Fiction, sci- , fantasy and short story writer Karen Joy Fowler is the author of New York Times bestseller The Jane Austen Book Club and the 2014 PEN/ Faulkner Award Winner / Booker shortlisted We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. She is also the recipient of a World Fantasy Award. Supported by Platinum Patrons Pip Muir & Kit Toogood. karenjoyfowler.com
CARLOS FRANZ CHILE
Carlos Franz is one of Chile’s
most accomplished writers and
the recipient of multiple awards including the 2016 Mario Vargas Llosa Award for Si te Vieras con mis Ojos. His major novel, The Absent Sea, the only book to be translated into English to date, is a study of Chilean history and collective guilt. Supported by Embassy of Chile.
MIKE GILL NEW ZEALAND
Pathologist, climber, writer and photographer Michael Gill worked closely with Sir Edmund Hillary and joined most of his expeditions. He is the author of Mountain Midsummer, Himalayan Hospitals, and Edmund Hillary: A Biography.
BRANNAVAN GNANALINGAM NEW ZEALAND
Brannavan Gnanalingam is the author of ve novels, including the 2017 awards longlisted A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse and his latest Sodden Downstream which is shortlisted for the 2018 Ockham NZ Book Awards. @Brannavan
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