Diane Brown is on sabbatical for three months from August to November 2023. A new programme for 2024 following along the lines of the 2023 programme will be posted in November.

As convenor and judge in 2023 Ockham Poetry Awards, here is a link to me, discussing the shortlist, of Sedition by Anahera Maire Gildea, Always Italicise how to write while colonised, by Alice Te Punga Somerville, We’re Made of Lighting by Khadro Mohamed, and People Person by Joanna Cho

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018881004/poetry-prize-four-women

Creative Writing Dunedin is now taking enrolments for 2023 Courses which start mid February. New course will be taught via Zoom so can be undertaken anywhere in New Zealand. Please email Diane: diane@dianebrown.nz

Attached is a link to NZSA_Otago Southland writers including Diane Brown talking about entering competitions and what judges look for. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19cZ1evibAVaw89v_bTAe8LgcE3FnuYo1/view?usp=sharing

2021 Courses are now up and running. Most of the manuscript classes are full or have only one place left. For any of these please send an enquiry email to diane@dianebrown.nz

All online courses and face to face teaching courses currently have places. Maximum numbers for any classes are six, so please enrol early.