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.
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