ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The award-winning story Jewel’s Darl by Anne Kennedy won the 1983 BNZ Katherine Mansfield Prize, shooting the as-yet-unheard-of Anne Kennedy to instant literary fame. Later Peter Wells made an iconic short film of the story, casting a very young Georgina Beyer as Jewel. Anne Kennedy has since gone on to become one of our most revered writers, receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry in 2021. She has published five collections of poetry as well as four novels, a novella, and anthologised short stories. She is the two-time winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry, and her latest collection, The Sea Walks into the Wall (AUP) was shortlisted for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
Harry McNaughton is an actor-turned-writer-turned-producer, and now divides his time between starring in shows (Shortland Street, Happiness) and creating them (The Pact, Madam). He co-owns KOHA Productions with his husband Koro Dickinson.
This episode contains strong language so listener discretion is advised.
Curated by Bridget van der Zijpp, recorded live at Ockham Collective’s The Nix in Auckland, and recorded, edited and mastered by Depot Sound in Devonport. The Live events were supported by Auckland Council and the Creative Communities Scheme.
