‘Qiu Miaojin Is Still Alive’ read on Radio NZ

Here is Radio New Zealand’s recording of my story ‘Qiu Miaojin Is Still Alive’.
It was first broadcast on Nine To Noon, 10:32 am on 3 December 2024.
I was very impressed with how actor Harriet Prebble performed the story — the timing and the accents.
Five winners were announced in Nine to Noon's 2024 Short Story competition. Judges Harry Ricketts and Tina Makereti named these stories as their top five: Girlhood by Stella Weston; Qiu Miaojin is Still Alive by Mia Farlane; Logbook by Hattie Salmon; Untitled by Nick McGregor; Motel California by Danielle Deluka.
I am grateful to Harry Ricketts and Tina Makereti for their thoughtful comments about ‘Qiu Miaojin Is Still Alive’ — which is actually a reworked extract from my novel in progress, so it was so exciting to hear it being read on Aotearoa’s Radio NZ.