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Well-known actors read short stories written by Aotearoa New Zealand writers to a live audience. Curated by Bridget van der Zijpp.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWell-known actors read short stories written by Aotearoa New Zealand writers to a live audience. Curated by Bridget van der Zijpp.
Writers Write : Actors Read is hosted by Bridget. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Michelle Langstone reads Concrete Box by Ingrid Horrocks" (29 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Michelle Langstone reads Concrete Box by Ingrid Horrocks" (29 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Michael Hurst reads An Affair of the Heart by Frank Sargeson" (21 October 2026, 21 minutes).
Writers Write : Actors Read publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Writers Write : Actors Read is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Writers Write : Actors Read requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Writers Write : Actors Read's contact route on record: public web form.
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Bridget hosts Writers Write : Actors Read, an arts podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Send us Fan Mail Concrete Box by Ingrid Horrocks has been selected from her collection All Her Lives (Te Herenga Waka University Press) which won the prestigious Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2026 Ockham...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Concrete Box by Ingrid Horrocks has been selected from her collection All Her Lives (Te Herenga Waka University Press) which won the prestigious Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the...
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Send us Fan Mail Frank Sargeson (1903–1982) was one of New Zealand’s most important and influential short fiction writers. He lived most of his life in Takapuna in Auckland where this story An Affair of the Heart is...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Frank Sargeson (1903–1982) was one of New Zealand’s most important and influential short fiction writers. He lived most of his life in Takapuna in Auckland where this story An Affair of the...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The Baddest Toroa in Town is selected from the Airini Beautrais' prize winning collection Bug Week which was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Airini won the Best First Book of...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Bluey has been selected from Maria Samuela's collection Beats of the Pa’u published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Maria was born in Wellington and her writing is predominantly centred on...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Keri Hulme's story Hooks and Feelers won the 1975 BNZ Katherine Mansfield prize and set her on the writing path that led to her becoming our first ever Booker Prize winner with The Bone People...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Emergency Procedures by Amy Head has been selected from the stunning collection Signs of Life, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press - which is set amidst the rubble of post-quake...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The award-winning story Jewel’s Darl by Anne Kennedy won the 1983 BNZ Katherine Mansfield Prize, shooting the as-yet-unheard-of Anne Kennedy to instant literary fame. Later Peter Wells made an...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Babydoll by Catherine Chidgey was first published on ReadingRoom. Catherine Chidgey is currently experiencing world-wide acclaim with her most recent novel The Book of Guilt, her ninth novel...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A Casket Made of Flax was selected from Airana Ngarewa’s short story collection Pātea Boys, published by Moa Press. Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) was born and raised in...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The Kiss has been selected Patricia Grace’s short story collection Small Holes In The Silence (Penguin Random House NZ), also recently republished and celebrated in Hiwa: Contemporary Māori...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Mr Van Gogh – a story about a boy reflecting on a man who was known as the local eccentric – was selected from Owen Marshall’s collection The Authors Cut (Penguin Random House NZ), originally...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Collateral – a futuristic story about a musician receiving an unusual sanction for his past demeanours – is selected from Michelle Duff's wonderful debut collection Surplus Women, published by...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><br/></p><p>School Days has been selected from the collection A Glorious Morning Comrade published by Auckland University Press in 1976, read in memory of Maurice Gee, who we lost in June this...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>American Microphones is written by Damien Wilkins, selected from his short story collection For Everyone Concerned and Other Stories published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. He is the...
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