Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature

The Body and the Blood by Molly Crighton - Molly is on the cusp of publishing her first crime novel, The Body and the Blood, set in Dunedin. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Pam Morrison, winner of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition - Dunedin writer Pam Morrison has won the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, an international competition that saw more than 900 entries from around the world. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Biology Field Trip with poet Jenny Powell - Dunedin poet Jenny Powell previews the upcoming release event for new collection Biology Field Trip, offering a different way of seeing the natural world. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Gina Butson reflects on her time so far as resident writer at the Robert Lord Writers Cottage and on her current project, following debut novel The Stars are a Million Glittering Worlds. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Award-winning Dunedin writer Emma Neale's latest novel, Maybe Baby, explores one man's drive to have the child that he and his late wife were desperate to create together. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Layers of Identity - OAR FM Community Connector and Youth Coordinator Arina Aizal previews the upcoming launch of the Layers of Identity book, supported by Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature and Dunedin Libraries. The book includes poems and essay contributions from a diverse group of rangatahi, reflecting on their sense of place and belonging. The book complements a podcast series on OAR FM. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Book reviews for City of Literature - Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb is bringing more than 30 years' experience in indie bookshops here and in the UK as a book seller and buyer to writing reviews of local titles for Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

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Centre for Medical Humanities - Dr Susan Wardell previews the launch celebrations for the new Centre for Medical Humanities at University of Otago. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Wendy Parkins - Dunedin Writer Wendy Parkins is the new Chair of the New Zealand Society of Authors Otago/Southland Branch. Wendy shares the Society's plans for 2026 and offers insight into her own current projects. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Theatreview and Theatre Aotearoa - Theatre academic, director, actor and author Lisa Warrington discusses the archives of theatre reviews and more curated through Theatreview and Theatre Aotearoa. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Sandie Forsyth - Dunedin poet Sandie Forsyth will celebrate the release of first published collection Visitor at an event at the Dunedin City Library on 13 February. Sandie talks about her work and shares a reading. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Poet John Russell-Hodge is the University Book Shop Summer Writer in Residence. He talks about his process and shares a reading. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

City of Literature Director Nicky Page joins Jeff for a look ahead to Dunedin's literary year. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Wendy Parkins received the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel for her book The Defiance of Frances Dickinson. Wendy discusses her writing and looks ahead to 2026. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Barbara Else - Award-winning Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (fiction). Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Ruth Dallas double book launch - Nicola Cummins from Otago University Press previews the upcoming launch of two books - a new and updated edition of the collected poems of Ruth Dallas titled This Moment, Every Moment, and Diana Morrow's biography of Ruth Dallas titled Ruth Dallas: A Writer's Life. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Roger Hickin is in Dunedin to launch two books - a biography of Dunedin poet Peter Olds titled Minding His Own Poetry Composing Business, and Over The Road, a work of Peter Olds' that was previously undiscovered. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Landfall Tauraka editor Dr Lynley Edmeades reflects on the publication's place in the literary scene as it celebrates 250 editions with a new name and a new look. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Sihle Ntuli - Poet, editor and classicist Sihle Ntuli is Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writer in residence for 2025. He talks about his work, the residency and his involvement in the upcoming Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival - Dunedin writer Kathryn van Beek previews the sessions she will host with writers Laurence Fearnley and Louise Wallace at this year's Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival. OARsome Morning Show host Jeff Harford also looks forward to his conversation with Catherine Chidgey about her latest novel The Book of Guilt. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Lynley Edmeades - Dunedin Writer, educator and Landfall editor Lynley Edmeades will launch her latest book Hiding Places at University book Shop on 18 September. It is described as a meditation on early motherhood and creativity. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Nicole Flattery - Acclaimed writer Nicole Flattery is the 2025 Writing Fellow at the University of Otago's Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies. She is joined for a conversation by Professor Maebh Long, the new Chair at the Centre. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Swapna Haddow and The Terrible Trio - Children's writer Swapna Haddow is celebrating her new graphic novel The Terrible Trio: The (Not So) Superheroes with illustrator Minky Stapleton at a party at University Book Shop on 30 August. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Liz Breslin - Writer, editor and performer, Liz Breslin celebrates the release of new poetry collection Show You're Working Out with a special evening at ADJO cafe on Friday. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust - Vanessa Manhire, Chair of the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust, discusses the Trust's work and the residencies offered each year, and previews an upcoming celebration of what would have been Lord's 80th birthday. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Ryn Richmond - Napier-based author, editor, proofreader and science communicator, Ryn Richmond is in Dunedin to lead a session at New Zealand International Science Festival. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Nick Tipa - Writer, Actor and Musician, Nick Tipa has just returned from a season of Bruce Mason's The End of the Golden Weather at Court Theatre. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Pascale Grard - Pascale is the University of Otago City of Literature PhD Scholarship recipient for 2025. Her academic interests span women’s studies, modernisms, the medical humanities, and the gothic. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Writing for Wellness - WellSouth Health Improvement Practitioner Sarah Redfearn previews a collaboration between WellSouth and Dunedin City of Literature South D Poet Lorikeet Jenny Powell, a series of free group workshops to explore writing skills for self-care. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz

Robert Sullivan - Robert is a finalist in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for his poetry collection Hopurangi - Songcatcher Poems from the Maramataka. Broadcast on Otago Access Radio www.oar.org.nz