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Whangarei author Michael Botur’s nominations are for the collection, Bloodalcohol, the book’s cover and the stories within. The book is ten tales of ‘elevated’ intelligent horror, including stories set in the Pukenui Forest, Kaipara Harbour, ...

Former Auckland lawyer Craig Sisterson talks with Stephen Jewell about his latest project to connect our crime writers with more readers at home and abroad....

The annual National Short Story Competition run by the Northland branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors was run late last year. Judges Diana Menefy and...

Christmas Day can be one of the hardest times of year for many separated parents in Aotearoa, who must share their kids for part of the day or don't see them at all. How do they do it?

A new collection of highbrow horror launches in Whangārei on Halloween with an evening of storytelling at The Butter Factory pub. The book, Bloodalcohol , is written by award-winning Northland writer Michael Botur. The book is a collection of ten ...

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Press Release – KiwiWords Northland writer Michael Botur is launching his first recorded poetry album in his hometown of Whangarei on March 31. ‘Loudmouth’ collects 15 years of what Botur calls ‘Page and pub poetry’ – poems tested on audiences in Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Whangarei and Tauranga across a decade and a half. Loudmouth becomes one of the only spoken word NZ poetry albums on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Bandcamp and other platforms. Recorded with Steve Cox from ...

Tips for the budding writer with author Michael Botur 18 Jan, 2021 03:01 PM 5 minutes to read Michael Botur, author and inspiration. Photo / Supplied Wanganui Midweek Author Michael Botur has some advice for the writer who really should get around to it. Picture this: youre on the beach with a bevvy, a book and some Bluetooth. Youre impressed by the words or the lyrics on the speaker. Youre thinking over the film you saw last night or that poem someone posted. All these pieces of writing that g...

Thursday, 31 December 2020, 6:02 am Performance poetry is returning to Tauranga this summer. Author and poet Michael Botur is bringing his performance poetry show ‘Loudmouth’ to two Tauranga venues, and Botur will also deliver two fiction writing workshops. The poetry shows take place at The Jam Factory on January 14 and a soon-to-be-announced venue, with the support of local guest poets Captain Houndstooth and Dhaivat Mehta. The creative writing workshops, at The Artery on January 14 and ...