A Slideshare overview of my MCW exegesis which explored the unique qualities I think writers from mixed identities bring to prose.
The Literary Benefits of Linguistic and Cultural Hybridity
The Missus
A reading of my flash fiction story – The Missus. I love writing these small, complete stories – perfect for reading on screen. Check out my LeanneFlashYouTube channel for more.
Check out my Missus...
Flash Frontier
My story Cot Death is in the March issue of Flash Frontier, a website dedicated to stories no longer than 250 words.
Cot Death in the March issue of Flash Frontier
Clean – YouTube
A new flash reading on YouTube – Clean. Earlier postings, The Onion and Eclipse, have had almost 500 views in two months. Thank you. The web is a wild west of possibility.
Clean - YouTube
The Onion – YouTube
Here I am reading my flash story The Onion…more stories on the way soon.
Turbine
Turbine is published annually by the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. Here’s my story from issue 11, 2011.
My son Fred drove up in his new pride-and-joy, an old yellow Volkswagen beetle, his face luminous with love as he opened the car door.
read the rest…
Beattie’s Book Blog
Graham Beattie’s blog about writing. In this post
, Graham talks about the Lilian Ida Smith Award.
Master’s Exegesis
This is a link to the exegesis I wrote for my Master of Creative Writing degree – The literary benefits of linguistic and cultural hybridity.
Catalogue of the School Journal
An online catalogue of the School Journals from 1978 to the present day, includes a couple of my stories.
NZ Society of Authors
My profile page on the NZ Society of Authors website.
Fish Short Story Longlist 2009/10
In 2010, I made the longlist (for the 7th time) of Ireland’s Fish Short Story Prize
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Radio New Zealand
Radio NZ has broadcast my stories many times over the years. Here’s one from July 2010
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto has this link 
to my MCW exegesis.
New Zealand Book Council
Click here
for a list of New Zealand writing awards (including the Lilian Ida Smith Award) and their recipients. The Book Council’s mission is to inspire New Zealanders to read more by promoting New Zealand writing and writers.
New Zealand Short Stories
Waikato
An index of stories by New Zealanders published in journals and books. The database covers stories from the middle of the nineteenth century through to 1991, includes a couple of my stories.
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