Blogs about: Commonwealth Writers Prize
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Volunteers part of festival success
During the festival one of the many chats I had with people was this lovely interview with Patricia Kay from North Shore Libraries. In this three-minute interview, she describes the roles of volunteer… more →
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"Good To A Fault" by Marina Endicott
domainbooks wrote 1 month ago: What motivates an act of charity? Is there such a thing as a purely unselfish act? How far does resp … more →
Africa's New Culture Heroes
Influence Media wrote 2 months ago: Three young culture influencers from Africa who are shaking up the old continent with their own uniq … more →
What's ahead
skeetergal wrote 4 months ago: I’m three-quarters of my way through Shantaram but as I’m only reading it at night- it m … more →
Someone Knows My Name, by Lawrence Hill
Lisa Hill wrote 7 months ago: Someone Knows My Name is the extraordinary story of Aminata Diallo who – as a child of eleven … more →
Volunteers part of festival success
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richard wrote 7 months ago: During the festival one of the many chats I had with people was this lovely interview with Patricia … more →
Monday thoughts
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Rosemary wrote 7 months ago: Melbourne in autumn makes my heart sing. I come to work past the Domain, the War Memorial barely vis … more →
Not a shy African woman
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joyciescotland wrote 7 months ago: An hour with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chaired by Paula Morris this session provided another full-ho … more →
The Slap wins Commonwealth Writers Prize
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Lisa Hill wrote 7 months ago: It’s on page 7 – not the front page - but it’s a whole half-page article in the S … more →
Saturday's Festival wrap-up
richard wrote 7 months ago: We recorded this wrap-up at the Aotea Centre where the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize was announc … more →
Commonwealth Writers' Prize winners are:
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richard wrote 7 months ago: Best First Book: Mohammad Hanif - A case of exploding mangoes. Hanif paid thanks to Jill Rawnsley, f … more →
The 12th Time of the Writer Festival
Valerie Tagwira wrote 7 months ago: A few weeks ago, I appeared as a guest contributor on Petina Gappah’s blog. In my article, I t … more →
Commonwealth Writers Prize Regional winners announced
Mo-mo wrote 9 months ago: Will this win? Don't ask me, I'm bound to be wrong. It just goes to show that I’m noth … more →
And the winner is...
Jamaican Dawta wrote 9 months ago: Marina Endicott, for her novel, Good to a Fault, about a woman who adopts a family in the aftermath … more →
Grenadian in line-up for Best Book Award
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Jamaican Dawta wrote 9 months ago: Jacob Ross from Grenada has been shortlisted, along with leading Canadian writers, for Best Book Awa … more →
Mister Pip
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chartroose wrote 9 months ago: Lloyd Jones, 2007, 272 p. I can see why Mister Pip won Australia’s Commonwealth Writer’s … more →
Commonwealth Writers Prize Watch-list
elvicious wrote 9 months ago: My virtual writing teacher has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, alongside Nino Ric … more →
2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize shortlist announced
bronwynr wrote 9 months ago: The shortlist for the best fiction written by writers from the Commonwealth has been announced. Sout … more →
Kiwi writers make Commonwealth shortlist
richard wrote 9 months ago: Among the economic doom and gloom, the dropping New Zealand dollar might turn out to be very good ne … more →
Commonwealth Australia Writers Prize 2009
RogueStampede wrote 10 months ago: The Commonwealth Writers Prize 2009 is yet again bursting at its seams with Australian writers, but … more →
