Farlane on Writing subscribers in April draw for Dear Vincent, a novel by Mandy Hager

Dear Vincent (Random House, 2013) by Mandy Hager. Design: Carla Sy; Cover photograph : Getty EPL

Dear Vincent is the ‘book draw’ 📚 gift for April 2026. One person subscribed to the Farlane on Writing newsletter will win a copy of Dear Vincent, signed by Mandy Hager.

Dear Vincent won the 2014 LIANZA Young Adult Award for the most distinguished contribution to literature for children and young adults aged 13 years and above.

Editor’s note on back cover:

‘Life is really tough for Tara; her older sister has died, her father is ill, and the future seems very bleak. Her only consolations are her love of painting, and Vincent Van Gogh’s art. Will these be enough to give her the strength to get through the dark days?

NZ Post award-winning author Mandy Hager tackles the difficult topic of suicide fearlessly, with a novel that’s not afraid to go to the dark places but which is, ultimately, positive and uplifting."

✨ Dear Vincent is the ‘book draw’ 📚 gift for April 2026. ✨

Each ‘book draw’ book over this year will be one that the main character in my forthcoming novel And How Are Things With You (Mākaro Press, Sept 2026) might have read — or want to read.

✨In September, Farlane on Writing subscribers will go in the draw for the chance of winning a signed copy of And How Are Things With You.

Farlane on Writing — see sign up form below — is a where I showcase others writers’ work and share my own writing news.