Tag: New Zealand
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Wellington Pride: Out in the City
I’ll be back in the capital this weekend for another Wellington Pride event and I’ll be joined by three other superb author friends: Out in the City is an “all-day family friendly fair event with over 80 stalls, stage performances, delicious food and drink and a jampacked day of LGBTQIA+ celebration and vibes.” We’ll be…
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Nominations are open for NZ’s SFF awards
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are New Zealand’s science fiction and fantasy awards, and they’re now open for nominations! My short story, The Sand Witch’s Sandwich, which was published in The Law of Consequences fantasy anthology, is eligible for nomination. If you read and enjoyed the story, I would love to have your nomination! Nominating…
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Top 10 writing highlights of 2024: #9 Local bookstore!
My penultimate writing highlight of 2024 was having my books stocked at my local bookstore, Bruce McKenzie Booksellers. I am so grateful for the effort and enthusiasm of the booksellers who keep recommending my books and to local readers who keep picking them up! The bookstore supported my first in-person book launch by selling copies…
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My latest mystery on the library’s New Books shelf
This week, Death in Douglas Glade is on the New Books shelf at my local library – I love to see it! You can check out my books from your local library too. If they don’t have any copies – no worries! – you can always ask a librarian if they’ll buy some in for…
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Death in Douglas Glade book launched
The paperback edition of Death in Douglas Glade has been successfully launched! Thanks so much to everyone involved for the enthusiasm, encouragement, and for coming out to celebrate with me on Thursday night – I appreciate you all so much! To my wonderful partner, friends, family, readers, the +1s who were dragged along, and the…
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My first public in-person book launch
Just three days to go – I hope to see you there! On Thursday we’ll be at Palmerston North City Library for the Death in Douglas Glade paperback release, with Bruce McKenzie Booksellers on hand for anyone who wants to nab a copy! For more details about the book launch event, see this post on…
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G B Ralph author interview in the Manawatū Standard (print edition)
It’s me! In the paper! Thanks to George and Warwick at the Manawatū Standard for the fantastic chat. I recently posted about the online edition of the article, but as you can see here, I got my hands on last Wednesday’s paper and was rather chuffed to behold the article in print. If you want…
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