This is a free event at the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival, so come along to Hanover Hall for 1-2pm on Saturday 11 May. University Bookshop will be there for book sales.
Here we all are at the book launch at the Staff Club on 21 February thanks to Steve Gallagher for the photo!
]]>Mapping places mentioned in books is, in fact, a thing, and The Great Map of New Zealand Stories is doing it here. So if youre interested in reading about a particular area, check out the map, zoom in and connect with a story in a book which will give you an insight into that place. The addresses for each of the main stories from Scarfie Flats in Dunedin has been mapped in The Great Map of New Zealand Stories.
]]>On Saturday 11 May, 1-2pm, Ian Chapman and I will be discussing Scarfie Flats of Dunedin with the wonderful Aaron Hawkins who wrote a stunning chapter in the book.
Scarfie Flats is a free event.
flats map, I do have a list of named flats where details are missing. Ive heard about these flats from a variety of sources: memoirs, emails, facebooks posts
In order to map a flat I need an accurate address (even if that street doesnt exist anymore, like with Hobbit) and to see patterns of naming over time I need to know the decade that flat was present in.
If you have any details about any of the following flats, please do email me at flatnames[at]gmail.com mentioning the flat by name and any details you remember.
There’s been a bit of a rush on photo tagging which is always good to see, and for me, it means I have a way of getting in touch with people who knew these flats and may have a tale to tell.
The flats tagged in the last 24 hours are: Pink Flat the Door, The Debacle, The Bach, The Cahnaging Rooms, The Dog Box, and Moe’s. Check out the photos on the Facebook Group /a24a5be7a6076556c8c2f16e5065bd40/reqs.php#!/group.php?gid=7181752690.
Good luck to those sitting exams go well!
]]>Here’s the podcast from this mornings interview with Kathryn Ryan about the flat names project.
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