#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Join host Pip Adam as she delves into the stories that brought The Animals in That Country to the page. Award-winning author Laura Jean McKay shares insights into her rigorous research practice and how she came to write this remarkable novel.
Laura Jean McKay in conversation with Pip Adam
#Artist
Laura Jean McKay
Laura Jean McKay is the author of The Animals in That Country - winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award and The Victorian Prize for Literature. Her latest collection is Gunflower. She was the 2025 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow and teaches Creative Writing at Massey University.
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