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Interview #2 with I K Paterson-Harkness http://www.annacaro.org/regeneration-interviews-i-k-paterson-harkness/

Regeneration Interviews: I.K. Paterson-Harkness This is the second in a series of interviews with Regeneration contributors, this time with I.K. Paterson-Harkness. Before the questions, here's a taster of her short story, 'In a World Full of Bir...

"One of the highlights of my small writing career was being published alongside one of my all time favourite authors, Juliet Marillier, in the Foreign Country anthology put out by Random Static. It was something I never even imagined could happen (and then it happened again in Tales for Canterbury!). In fact, there are so many wonderful, published authors in New Zealand, and through getting involved in the community, I’ve actually got to know some of them. And I don’t feel like that could have happened in a bigger country.

I even think that our success in putting together Tales for Canterbury was in part because we are small. There was very much a sense of people wanting to pitch in and take part because everyone knows someone in Christchurch. Many people have lived there, or have had personal experiences of the city and region. I love this reach out and help mindset that kiwi’s have, and I appreciate it now more than ever."

- J. C. Hart, http://just-cassie.com/2012/09/23/the-perks-of-writing-in-nz/

The Perks of Writing in NZ I used to think that NZ was the worst place in the world to be a writer. I remember looking …Continue reading »