Write On with Beverly Martens
Summary: Write On is hosted by Beverly Martens, a Dunedin-based writer and founder of Dunedin Literary Walking Tours. In each show, Beverly interviews local writers and people involved in the book industry. She also promotes local events and shares some good music. Write On with Beverly Martens is presented on behalf of the Otago Southland Branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors and has been created with generous support from the University Book Shop.
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Podcasts:
Creatives involved in the Dunedin Fringe Festival - My first guest is Professional Theatre Maker Cindy Diver, who is directing 'LAVVIES2' in this year's Festival. We chat about the show's specifics plus the challenges of presenting it in a non-theatre space. Then we delve back into some of the highlights of Cindy's 30+ year creative career - such as her award-winning verbatim play 'The Keys are in the Margarine' (about dementia), and her two heart-warming Lockdown response projects: 'Resilience' and' Random Acts of Art' Then, in support of Pride Month I replay my interview with Dr Chris Brickell, who co-edited The Robert Lord Diaries. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
News and views about local writers - This month Beverly chats with the exec director of the Michel King Writers' Centre, Jan McEwen, about the beautiful Signalman's Cottage in Devonport where the Centre is based, the various writers' residencies the Centre offers, along with the wider opportunities to also stay and write there as a visiting writer. Beverly's second guest is the inimitable Otago-based writer, poet and performer Liz Breslin. Liz's pressing mission is to attend a Language Conference in Boston next month, but we also discuss her wider creative practice. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
This month Beverly chats with UBS Emerging Writer in Residence, and poet-activist, Dr April-Rose Geers about the complex creative nonfiction memoir she will be working on while in Dunedin. Then, later in the show, Beverly chats with out-going 2023 Burns' Fellow Kathryn Van Beek who reflects on the highs, lows, challenges (and pressures) of this unique year-long creative opportunity. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Interviewing Local Writers - This month Beverly talks with regional historian and journalist Ian Dougherty, who has written over 30 books about local figures, families and organisations, including his latest updated book: The Steepest Street in the World... Baldwin Street here in Dunedin. This is followed by a chat with UBS's Retail Manager, Anna Hoek-Sims, and her recommendations of the perfect novels and memoirs to enjoy at the bach or the beach over the Summer Break. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Dr Chris Brickell and Kitty Brown with Jen Stokes Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Dr Susan Wardell and Vanda Symon Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Barbara Else and Michelle Elvy - Vanda chats to Barbara Else about her book Laughing in The Dark and Michelle Elvy about A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Rachel Stedman and Kathryn van Beek. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
David Eggleton and David Elliot. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Sue Wootton and Daphne Lee - Vanda chats to Sue Wootton, publisher at Otago University Press and Daphne Lee talks about her Fossil treasures of Foulden Maar book. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Neville Peat and DWARF 2021 Ngaio Marsh. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
Laurence Fearney and Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz
