Janet Frame Memorial Lectures

In the 2014 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture, Gavin Bishop explores memories from his own childhood, and talks about the business of writing and drawing for children.

Novelist and biographer Sir James McNeish offers a non-academic approach to the theme of creative non-fiction. During the lecture he raises two cheers for eccentricity.

Acclaimed New Zealand author Marilyn Duckworth reflects on her own career and the change in the literary scene in New Zealand since she became a published writer. She is introduced by Jenny Pattrick.

The lauded New Zealand children's author Joy Cowley reflects on the development of children's literature in New Zealand. She is introduced by James McNeish.

The 2009 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture features the well-known author William Taylor, reflecting on a forty-year career of writing for children and young people.