Baby factory - Wellington's literary production line
06 Aug 2004
Courtesy of NZ Listener
by Patrick Evans
Much of New Zealand literature is now Wellington literature - written by classloads of "spectacular babies" who have attended Bill Manhire's writing…
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Courtesy of NZ Listener
by Patrick Evans
Much of New Zealand literature is now Wellington literature - written by classloads of "spectacular babies" who have attended Bill Manhire's writing course at Victoria University. But has this conveyor belt to success - the books published, the prizes collected - led to a bland, homogeneous writing culture?