Technical Storyteller
The writer has been actively engaging with audiences recently, following a period of isolated writing. They’ve collaborated with the University of Canterbury’s alumni support team and earned the Charles Fleming Publishing Award. After a week in Dunedin presenting an author’s talk, they are now developing a new approach to their creative work and revamping their website.
Last Wednesday I was delighted to lead a new mystery day tour for my friends at Take it Easy Tours. This time, Jason was our driver as we meandered the picturesque backroads of Rangitikei and Manawatu. There are so many interesting technical stories in this part of the world!
What an unexpected delight to receive a Charles Fleming Publishing Award from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Such a big deal! Check out the details here. The grant will help with preparation of my next book-in-progress – ‘Take Me With You 3!: A Self-Drive Guide to the Engineering Heritage of Coastal and Central Otago’. No … Continue reading Thanks, Royal Society Te Apārangi!
How wonderful to be a speaker at the Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference 2022 – right in the heart of Sydney, Australia! And so good, after Covid, to be able to meet with others in person once more.
One of the best parts of the book making process – delivery day! Thanks to the team at H&A Print for once again doing such an awesome job with layout and production. These lovelies are now winging their way out into the world to their readers.
I’m thrilled to announce that ‘Take Me With You!’ has been Highly Commended for the Engineering New Zealand Heritage Awards 2021. Woohoo! Check out all the winners here.
So, last month I spent three very busy weeks in Otago, supported once again by the wonderful people at the Robert Lord Trust in Dunedin – plus loads of others from Oamaru, Macraes, Balclutha, Wanaka … Thanks everyone for your support and great Southern hospitality! The aim of my trip? Getting all the photography done … Continue reading Take Me With You Too is underway!
How wonderful is this? Take Me With You! is now an award-winner. Yay!
Take Me With You! has landed. A nice piece of news in a week of funerals.
I have begun my ANZAC Memorial Bridge writing residency at Kaiparoro! This morning I went to visit the bridge and was treated to a rainbow arching across the sky behind the grand old lady herself. A perfect welcome! The focus for this year’s fellowship is the families of men who returned from the war – … Continue reading ANZAC Memorial Bridge Fellowship with NZ Pacific Studio
Karen Wrigglesworth 