Tag: Palmerston North
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Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair
The Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair and Drag Show were great fun on the weekend, such fabulous events! A.J. Lancaster and I had an amazing time chatting with readers, signing books, and selling books at the Rainbow Fair – our first in-person event! There were so many fantastic LGBTQ+ creators, products, and services represented at…
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Rainbow Fair preparation
I’d planned to wing it on the day but I’m glad my friend and fellow author A J Lancaster convinced me to practise setting up! It only took us 3 or 4 attempts, and 1 cup of tea each, before we found a layout that worked… If you want to see the final arrangement, grab…
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Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Palmerston North City Council and Creative New Zealand that helps to fund local arts projects. I found out about the scheme at a BBQ over the summer and thought I’d see if they were interested in my next locally set cosy murder mystery novel, Poison at Penshaw Hall. I prepared…
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My book at my local library
I spotted my latest cosy mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, on the New Books shelf at my local library… Do you think they’ll let me check it out? I made a quick 16-second video about it on TikTok here, or you can watch below: They also included it in their weekly Fiction New Titles email…
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Hilarious live theatre
We’ve been treated to two fantastic productions this month… Drop Dead Gorgeous! A Drag Murder Miss-tery There’s been a murder at the drag queen pageant, and the detective has to solve the crime with the audience’s assistance. Even better, the detective is a special guest local actor who was only given the first line of…
G. B. Ralph 