He timotimo kōrero anō mā tātou! Tēnā koutou ngā kaipānui o te wā, Tēnei wāhanga o te tau, e hika mā e, he mākū, he makariri, he waipuke, ā, he aha rawa rā ēnei rangi kōrero nei. Kia tata mai a tou pakupaku, ka waiho iho a tou makariri, kia tīmata te nukunuku i ngā […]
Te Papa Tupu Blog 2
Falling in Love Again
It doesn’t have to be right; it just has to be done
Te Papa Tupu Workshop Two saw us mentees heading out into the wild world of the Auckland Writers’ Festival. It was a flurry of voices, words, and ideas. Immersed in the menagerie, new questions emerged each day about the characters we’re carving across our pages and our processes as ‘writers.’ It was an incredible opportunity […]
Sarai’s First Blog
No one cares about your manuscript
No one cares about your manuscript (An inspirational wero from Te Papa Tupu) An introvert’s worst nightmare is meeting people in person. Which is why I work in IT, so I can daydream about code and stories without interruption. But it was a sigh of relief to be welcomed into the first workshop with the […]
He timotimo noa!
All day long I think about writing
Kia ora koutou! Ko J. (Jared) Wiremu Kane tōku ingoa and I’m humbled and honoured that you’ve chosen to share in my Te Papa Tupu journey. Over the next six months, I’ll be working with the singular James George on a manuscript currently called (the title is still up for debate) ‘King’s Crossing: A novel’. […]