This New Zealand Book Council WordSpace Digital Conversations involves three Māori writers.

Māori writers panel

DATE: Tuesday 31 May
TIME: 11.30am – 12.30pm

This session will look at general writing questions, such as how writers use their life to fuel their writing. It will also look at questions more specific to the session, such as what it means to be called a Māori Writer.

Each writer will read some of their work during the session.

James George

James George is a novelist and short story writer, he is of Ngapuhi, English and Irish descent.

George began writing in 1995 and his first published novel was Wooden Horses (Hazard Press, 2000). He then published the story Zeta Orionis, an excerpt from his second novel Hummingbird. Zeta Orionis won the premiere award in the 2001 Māori Literature Awards. Hummingbird was a finalist in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2004.

Hinemoana Baker

(Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Ati Awa, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Kiritea no Ingarangi/Tiamani)

Hinemoana Baker is a writer, musician and radio producer living on Wellington's Kapiti Coast. Her literary debut is a collection of poetry called matuhi | needle.

Apirana Taylor

Apirana Taylor of Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Porou and Taranaki descent, has published three collections of poetry, two collections of short stories and a novel. He also writes for children and for the theatre, acts, teaches drama and is a member of the Maori theatre group Te Ohu Whakaari.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIDEO-CONFERENCE, CONTACT digitalconversations@cwa.co.nz BY MONDAY 30 MAY 2005.
Telephone: (04) 382 6506.