Public performances 2024 - festivals, book launches, poetry performances, horror story readings, awards I didn't win
There are more story readings and poetry performances left in this busy year
Hey folks,
!!What a year!! And there’s still more left - literary things happening left, right and centre.
It’s been a year of
Turning heads towards Bloodalcohol: Ten Tales (Next Chapter, 2023) - one of the hardest books I’ve ever written, with exquisite craftsmanship around some very challenging horror stories I hope you loved / will love
A surprise ‘second wind’ for my poetry collection Loudmouth: Page and Pub Poems (2021) which is selling well on the back of a few poetry performances
Preparing crime novel manuscript for publication with Lasavia (see last line of this update)
Supplying great stories to great anthologies
Recording Bloodalcohol: The Whiskey Sessions - audio of each of the ten tales in the acclaimed collection.
Useful updates on what’s been happening this year in terms of poetry and story performances, publications and what’s coming next if you’re interested in seeing me read live:
POETRY PERFORMANCES AND PUBLIC READINGS:
Poetry performance at Earthbeat Festival - March 2024
Poetry and prose reading at the launch of Flying Solo - Anthology of Solo Parenting Stories in Auckland - June 2024
Guest poet on Waiheke Island - July 2024
Reading flash/poetry at National Flash Fiction Day June 2024
Reading at prizegiving for Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award August 2024
BOTUR STORIES IN ANTHOLOGIES:
Dark Deeds Downunder #2 - story ‘The Flemish Bond’ included
Rere Takitahi / Flying Solo - story ‘Survive September’ included
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES:
Hosting ‘Bodies by the Beaches’ crime writers’ panel in honour of the Ngaio Marsh NZ Crime Writing Awards - May 2024
Upsurge Festival, Bay of Islands - September 2024 - speaking on the Northland Noir panel
Whangarei Maritime Festival - performing salty sea poetry - October 2024
HORROR STORY READINGS:
Whangarei Libraries - coming up Halloween 2024
I’ve been recording all the BLOODALCOHOL stories - I’ll post these one by one so if you’re a person who doesn’t have much time for reading on the page, you can enjoy while you’re walking, driving or doing the dishes.
AWARDS I FAILED TO FUCKIN’ WIN DESPITE PLACING IN THE TOP COUPLE, FML…
Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best NZ Horror, Sci Fi etc x 5
National Flash Fiction Day - x3
Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award x1
Australasian Shadows Awards x2
Next thing I hope we can all get excited about is the rollicking buddy cop road trip crime novel narrated by a crackhead, GLASS BARBIE - due out before the end of 2024.
Thanks for reading
Mike B