Online Essays

Peer-reviewed profiles of early New Zealand writers published online :

Lady Barker, 1000 words Lady Barker In the Literary Encyclopedia
Alfred Domett, 1000 words Alfred Domett In the Literary Encyclopedia
Jessie Mackay, 1000 words Jessie Mackay In the Literary Encyclopedia
William Satchell, 6000 words ‘Early Male Prose Writers’ In Kotare 2008, Special Issue – Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two

See Historian's World for more on the Literary Encyclopedia and Kotare.

Speech

Online text of a speech given in Auckland on Awards Night for the CLL Non-fiction Writers Awards, September 2009

"It's a very nice thing to win an award. And it's not a very nice thing to get a letter beginning, ‘Thank you for entering....', and, developing the theme, ‘Although your application was unsuccessful...' Does one want to read more? Does one want the thanks?" http://www.copyright.co.nz/News/1322/ (external link)

See Historian's World for more on the annual CLL awards.