Home › ›Laura Borrowdale Laura Borrowdale Aotearoa New Zealand Laura Borrowdale is a writer and educator from Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Her second collection of stories, Dead Ends, was published in 2025 with Tender Press. She is currently working on a novel.InstagramWebsiteImage: Dan Bain Events at WORD Short Stories: The Art of the Glimpse Friday, 4 September 10:30am – 11:30am The writer William Trevor said the short story form is defined by “the art of the glimpse.” It should be an explosion of truth. Its strength Small Press, Big Impact Saturday, 5 September 12:00am – 12:00am Going up against the big guns in the book world, it’s small independent presses who do the hard yards finding and publishing diverse talent. New Aotearoa Gothic Sunday, 6 September 12:30pm – 1:30pm Aotearoa has a long-held gothic tradition in our literature, art, film and music. Join fresh voices in a discussion about their craft.
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