Writer. Diver. CEO of the Commercial Communications Council.
Auckland
Joined February 2010
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Auckland international arrivals is an absolute shambles. No point saying welcome to New Zealand and then making people queue for an hour and a half. #aucklandairport
Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted books. Great reading list.
Beyond whodunnit: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists offer page-turning tales and social critiques across time and place.
Whakamihi (congrats) to the 15 fantastic Kiwi storytellers who are this year's finalists, across three categories. #yeahnoir #2024Ngaios @WORDChCh
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Plot twist! Many crime readers & writers like a surprise or two along the way, so here's one for ya: 2023 Ngaios double-finalist @simonlendrum joins our Takapuna event! A cracking panel just got even more sizzling. Will be a brilliant evening of thrilling conversation #yeahnoir
I don't know if reading Penance by @fancyeliza made this article hit so much harder, or if the article makes reading Penance more moving, but either way; fuck.
Teenagers guilty of ‘senseless’ murder of transgender girl Brianna Ghey theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
Nice list, and nice to be on it. thespinoff.co.nz/books/14-12…
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3 sleeps until we uncover who's won #2023Ngaios - from a superb group of finalists - following a criminally fun pub quiz in Dame Ngaio's hometown. Kia ora to all: entrants, judges, @WORDChCh crew, libraries etc who've made this Ngaios season so fab: wordchristchurch.co.nz/progr…
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Auckland author @simonlendrum is an exciting new voice in #yeahnoir, with his debut novel THE SLOW ROLL, starring an unusual private detective who makes most of his living as a poker professional, thrilling both our international panels for Best First Novel and Best Novel.
Sounds great fun. Sadly can’t be there, but good luck to all the finalists and the quizzers!
We're thrilled to be celebrating #yeahnoir and our #2023Ngaios finalists on Fri 24 Nov, in assoc with our longtime pals @WORDChCh.
Come along and join us if you can, for a criminally good night incl pub quiz MCed by #TheTraitorsNZ star Darth @vandasymon: wordchristchurch.co.nz/progr…
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Dani chats to four of 16 finalists across three categories for the Ngaio Marsh Awards.
Charity Norman, Dahlia Malaeulu, representing Emeli Sione SIONEY, Bede Scott and Simon Lendrum.
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First draft of book 2 complete. But the words below are laced with irony. I suspect it will only be the beginning of the torture that awaits.
Just in case any international publishers happen across this tweet: The Slow Roll, a finalist in both Best First Novel and Best Novel in this year's Ngaio's, is available for all markets ex-NZ. The international judges seem to like it, so....
"History and humanity: 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists plunge readers into page-turning tales about who we are": kiwicrime.blogspot.com/2023/… #yeahnoir #2023Ngaios
Lovely news this morning. Very happy to be finalist in both First Novel and Best Novel in the Ngaio Marsh Awards. Amazing writers to be alongside. Buy them!
Another tough year for our international judging panels. Thanks to all our terrific entrants. #yeahnoir is in fine shape. We're thrilled to reveal the finalists for #2023Ngaios for Best Non-Fiction, First Novel, and Best Novel. Whakamihi (congrats) to you all. 16 terrific reads.
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Have been lucky enough to get to talk to some great local crime writers. I opened @simonlendrum s debut knowing nothing about him, emerged hours later blown away. Smart, funny, moving and it makes Auckland City feel mysterious and interesting -go read it! #yeahnoir #crimefiction – at Auckland, New Zealand
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Poker, poverty and the power of storytelling...
nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/poke… #nzbooklovers @ngaiomarshaward
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Simon Lendrum's poker-playing sleuth O'Malley rnz.co.nz/national/programme… #yeahnoir @upstartpressnz @simonlendrum #2023Ngaios @radionz
Great to be on the Ngaio Marsh Longlist. Was a distant hope when I started writing. But ‘dry and melancholic’? Someone’s been talking to my wife. Anyway, if you’re in a bookshop this weekend, here’s a recommendation. #2023Ngaios #yeahnoir
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After a tough judging process thanks to a fascinating array of entrants, we're stoked to reveal the longlist for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.
Kia ora rawa atu to all our fab entrants & whakamihi to the #yeahnoir storytellers who've made the #2023Ngaios longlist.
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After thrilling evenings of criminally good convo in Cambridge and Napier last week, our nationwide #MysteryInTheLibrary series continues this week with events in Takapuna on Wednesday, New Lynn on Thursday, and Pt Chev, Rangiora, and Dunedin this Friday. Kia ora all #yeahnoir
