Prelude: Katherine Mansfield

Duration: 60 minutes

Katherine Mansfield, it is said, was the only writer Virginia Woolf was jealous of. Arguably the most celebrated modernist writer to emerge from Aotearoa New Zealand, Mansfield’s influence on the English short story form was profound. Her literary legacy in her native country has been by turns an inspiration and a burden. Four writers examine her work, its personal influence, and historical and political context, and provide a critical reassessment nearly a century after her death.

Panel: Miro Bilbrough, Christine Leunens, Whiti Hereaka
Chair: Alexandra Philp