James' Blog

The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine was founded in 2009 by Professors Donald Singer and Michael Hulse. The founders aimed to...

For many years John Allison and I were members of a poetry critique group. Late last year our scheduled date did not work out leaving...

The above notice invited people to the launch of Rose Collins' lovely book My Thoughts are All of Swimming. It was a warm occasion and...

When late last year I learned I was to be awarded the 2022 Prime Minister's Award for literary achievement in poetry I felt that all my...

J and I went to Wellington in March to receive the PM's award for Literary Achievement. it was a very nice, low key occasion followed by...

Delighted to have made this list! NZ Booklovers Awards 2023 Shortlist Announced The NZ Booklovers Awards 2023 shortlist, announced today,...

I took part in this event last Friday along with novelist Stephanie Johnson (Fiction) and historian Vincent O'Malley (non fiction). The...

I'm delighted to announce imminent launch of my new poetry collection next week. Wonderful that Erik Kennedy has agreed to launch the book!

Last year, as an alumnus of the Randell Cottage writing residency I was asked by Linda Burgess and Maggie Rainey-Smith to contribute to...

Back in late September I received an astonishing phone call from Malcolm Burgess (of Creative New Zealand) who rang to say I had been...

We were delighted to learn that The Crate has been included in the Storylines Notable Books Awards 2022 in the Junior Fiction category....

A couple of weeks ago The Crate was launched at Scorpio's relatively new children's bookshop Telling Tales conveniently positioned across...

The translation of Mallory Mallory: Revenge of the Tooth Fairy into Russian has apparently now been released in Russia. Curiously, the...

This is a bonus episode of Stephanie's Author's Tale featuring readings from the poems (including The True Story of Soap) and the books...

Can Christchurch plant its way out of climate change? A speaker event exploring the opportunities and limitations of using plants in...

Local journalist and film maker, Phil Vine, was so impressed with the recent climate change anthology No Other Place to Stand (AUP)...

I have just been sent the draft cover design for Letter to 'Oumuamua my new collection due from Otago University Press in the New Year....

I heard recently from Gillian Bickley, publisher at Proverse Hong Kong, who brought out my book Shadow Play in 2011 that they intend to...

And here is the final episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/james-norcliffe-part-5-final/id1628428585?i=1000578608877...

And here is part four: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/james-norcliffe-part-4/id1628428585?i=1000577967706 Stephanie Comments: I...