Episodes

  • 14-01-2026 - Books on Writing plus new NZPS Anthology

    14-01-2026 - Books on Writing plus new NZPS Anthology
    Jan 14 2026
    Beverly shares the highs (and lows) of her Summer reading, particularly two fantastic tomes written by, and for, writers: 'Writers on Writing' (ed. by Roberts, Mitchell, Zubrinich - pub. by Penguin Australia 2002) and 'Word Monkey' Christopher Fowler's final poignant, tangential, acerbic memoir (pub by Penguin UK 2023) Then we celebrate the upcoming Otepoti launch (on 29th of January) of the NZ Poetry Society's latest anthology 'There Are Rabbits Here' with local poets Jackson and Jasmine Taylor who also read some of the poems therein. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    41 mins
  • 10-12-2025 - Backing Yourself Over the Holiday Break - John Russell-Hodge and Vanda Symon

    10-12-2025 - Backing Yourself Over the Holiday Break - John Russell-Hodge and Vanda Symon
    Dec 10 2025
    First up Beverly talks to 'emerging' poet John Russell-Hodge about goal-setting, and how he'll be spending his summer at the Robert Lord cottage, and then acclaimed crime-writer (and NZSA President) Vanda Symon pops in for a fascinating creative and personal update - as well as HOW TO - and definitely, WHY YOU SHOULD - apply for an NZSA Mentorship (with applications open until 1st of February) www.authors.org.nz Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    46 mins
  • Two (Astonishing) Tales from Two Different Centuries

    Two (Astonishing) Tales from Two Different Centuries
    Nov 12 2025
    First up, Professor Wendy Parkins talks about researching and writing her award-winning novel 'The Defiance of Frances Dickinson' - based on the true story (and court records) of a 19th Century English heiress who risked her wealth and reputation seeking to end her brutal marriage - with the patriarchal stacked heavily against her. Then, Beverly chats with social anthropologist Hannah Bulloch about her extraordinary and fascinating family saga 'Overland to The Island' (NZ to Skye with six kids in a home-made house-truck) which her grandparents Alan and Joan MacLeod undertook in the 1960s! Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    54 mins
  • Write On with Beverly Martens - 08-10-2025 - Book Tober

    Write On with Beverly Martens - 08-10-2025 - Book Tober
    Oct 8 2025
    It's "BOOK-TOBER" in DUNEDIN! - Dunedin is bursting with book-related events this month. We've got NZ Book Day (on October 11th), The all-day Landfall Tauraka 250 Symposium (on October 17th) followed by the highly anticipated Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival (October 17-19) So let Beverly unpack these exciting events for you (in ways that you'll want to get involved!) before her feature interview with award-winning writer, and all-round good guy, DUNCAN SARKIES. Duncan discusses how he went about writing his delightfully subversive new novel, STARGAZERS, along with details of the Masterclass he's running at DWRF. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    49 mins
  • Write On with Beverly Martens - 10-09-2025 - Deep Dive with Dr Lynley Edmeades and YWF with Kate Schrader

    Write On with Beverly Martens - 10-09-2025 - Deep Dive with Dr Lynley Edmeades and YWF with Kate Schrader
    Sep 10 2025
    Deep Dive with Dr Lynley Edmeades and YWF with Kate Schrader - Lynley Edmeades is a swan. Gliding on the surface, constant motion below as a poet, essayist, editor, lecturer, awards judge, mother, deep thinker... First we take a deep dive into how her new collection 'Hiding Places' came about, and then, after the break, we chat about all the challenges in her professional life including as editor of Landfall, NZ's prestigious literary journal, about to celebrate its 250th issue. Then we round things out with Jeff Harford's lively interview with Young Writers' Festival codirector Kate Schrader, about the variety of events you can attend this weekend. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    52 mins
  • Write On with Beverly Martens - 13-08-2025 - Writing for Children. Reading for All - Jackie McMillan and Samantha Montgomerie

    Write On with Beverly Martens - 13-08-2025 - Writing for Children. Reading for All - Jackie McMillan and Samantha Montgomerie
    Aug 13 2025
    Writing for Children. Reading for All - This month Beverly focuses on the important role NZ children's writers play in shaping our cultural world-view, alongside the Dunedin's natural environment, by speaking first with Dunedin Libraries' Collections Specialist Jackie McMillan (to provide that context) and then with the 2025 (and at this stage, last) University of Otago College of Education Children's Writer in Residence: Samantha Montgomerie. Samantha shares the discipline and drive needed to carve out a viable career as a children' writer along with the added responsibility of igniting their love affair with reading. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    50 mins
  • Write On with Beverly Martens - 09-07-2025 - Writing What You Know - Dr Mira Harrison and Ina Kinski

    Write On with Beverly Martens - 09-07-2025 - Writing What You Know - Dr Mira Harrison and Ina Kinski
    Jul 9 2025
    Writing What You Know - Dr Mira Harrison and Ina Kinski - This month Beverly interviews (Dr) Mira Harrison, a medical specialist based here in Dunedin about her new novel 'One-In-Three' whose protagonist, James Hartman, is out of his depth ( in all sorts of ways) working relentless hours as a junior NHS doctor in the late 1980s. This is Mira's first novel and, like her short story collection 'Admissions' draws vividly on her own personal medical training experience. Then, Beverly chats with UBS Book Buyer, Ina Kinski about just some of the inspiring and entertaining events hosted by the UBS this month - all designed to bust the winter blues! Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    52 mins
  • Write On with Beverly Martens - 11-06-2025 - Short Fiction and Sharp Books - Dominic Hoey and Michelle Elvy

    Write On with Beverly Martens - 11-06-2025 - Short Fiction and Sharp Books - Dominic Hoey and Michelle Elvy
    Jun 11 2025
    Short Fiction and Sharp Books - Dominic Hoey and Michelle Elvy - This month Beverly chats with Auckland-based author, rapper and poet Dominic Hoey about the launch of his eagerly-awaited third novel '1985' and the challenges he faced writing it. Then, with NFFD coming up, NZSA Branch chair Michelle Elvy details all the exciting flash fiction events leading up to our local celebration on June 22nd - including the launch of POTO! a ground-breaking new book of 100 short fictions (written in both English and te reo) which she co-edited with Kiri Piahana-Wong. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin https://oar.org.nz
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    48 mins