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Winter, awards, libraries, and podcasts

group of protesters, some with signs and trans flags, in Te Ngākau Civic Square

Kia ora!

Winter has truly set in, and I've been spending a lot of time at home with the cat and my new weaving loom, venturing out to protest this awful government (see above) and obtain noodles (equally important).

But we're past the solstice and about to mark Matariki. I've been churning out the words on a few projects: I finished editing a climate fiction novella, and have been working on my first new short story in a while. I made myself some lovely mittens. I've been deeply enjoying the recently re-opened Wellington central library, Te Matapihi (folks they have an Ashford spinning wheel you can just... check out to use around the library!) and am delighted that my little - but much loved - local library is finally fully re-opening after storm damage repair.

I'm looking forward to the launch of Tides of Time, book 3 in my Charley Deacon series, next month. More on that to follow, but if you're a Kindle user pre-orders really help! If you prefer to read on a different platform, I'll have links ready for you shortly.

I'm delighted to be shortlisted for the inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Awards with my novella Spellcasting On. Check out this wonderful finalist bookmark-trophy I received.

A green bookmark like a circuit board with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards logo, next to a certificate recognising Spellcasting On as a finalist in the novella category

I also appeared on the podcast for the CCS Disability Action Library, Books Beyond Barriers where I talked a little about Pride Month, and recommended some books for teens with both queer and disabled characters.

(For those of you in Aotearoa, did you know CCS has a specialist disability library you can join from anywhere in the country and they'll post you books? You do now.)

And lastly I'm really excited to be speaking as part of the online Marginalia Lit Fest next month. I'm on the "I'm Neurodivergent and I'm an author" panel - details below.

promo image for the "I'm neurodivergent and I'm an author" panel with myself and Janna Ruth, Friday 17 July, 10am NZ time

That's all for now. Take care, stay a reasonable temperature as best as you can, and catch you all next time.

mā te wā

Andi

🦑 Andi C. Buchanan - speculative fiction, creative non-fiction, and the occasional poem

🧙 Andi R. Christopher - sapphic fiction with magic and witchcraft, set mostly in Aotearoa

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