EVENTS:
NZSA Northland Branch meeting
Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 7.30 pm, via Zoom.
Secretary, Trish Fenton, will send the Zoom link with the agenda.
POETS@ONEONESIX
5.30 – 7.30pm, Wednesday 14 May, 116 Bank Street Whangārei.
Gold coin donations to cover cost of room hire are very much appreciated.
HOW TO WRITE GREAT SHORT STORIES
Our workshop leader, Caroline Barron, holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Auckland (2015) plus a journalism degree. Her memoir, RIPIRO BEACH (Bateman, New Zealand), won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award for Best Nonfiction Book, and her debut novel GOLDEN DAYS was published by Affirm Press, Australia, in 2022.
Join Caroline at the Whangarei Central Library for a short story writing workshop where she will explore turning ideas into stories, beginnings/endings/structure, characters in short forms, genre vs literary, and how to edit and polish.
Saturday 24 Mays 9.30am – 12.30pm
COST: $40.00
Places limited – please register at Whangareilibrary3.30flash@gmail.com
BODIES BY THE BEACH
Ngaio Marsh Awards Event at the Whangārei Library
The audience enjoyed an entertaining evening MCed by author Tracie Lark, dressed as a ghost whose death the audience had to work out from clues delivered during the event.
Crime writers L to R: Tannis Laidlaw, Sherryl Clark, Mike Botur, Coo Harkens and
MC, Tracie Lark.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Only Branch on the Family Tree, by Sherryl Clark
A verse novel for 10-13-year-olds
It’s always been Gemma and her mum – just the two of them. As close as best friends. But while researching a class project about family, Gemma makes a life-changing discovery. Her nan is not dead, like Mum told her, but alive and well and living close by.
Gemma now has huge question marks hanging over her. Why would Mum lie about this? What is her nan like? And what would happen if Gemma tried to find her?
The Only Branch on the Family Tree is a story about secrets, forgiveness and finding a way for relationships to blossom.
Publication date: 29 April 2025
Available in all good bookshops and online.
Price: $18.00 NZD
OPPORTUNITIES:
Copyright NZ offers a free online workshop for NZSA members, all about aspects of copyright and your rights, and our Northland branch has decided to take advantage of this and schedule a workshop for this year, possibly June or July.
If you would be interested in attending, please email us at northlandauthors@gmail.com and let us know whether you would prefer a daytime, evening or weekend session.
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