Darise
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Writer, lawyer, passionate about books and history.
Joined April 2011
It’s always an honour to be a longlist judge in the Ngaio Marsh Awards. And a relief not to have to be the one who chooses the Best Novel from such an excellent longlist. If you are looking for your next read, choose one of these great reads! #yeahnoir #2022Ngaios
After a tough judging process thanks to a remarkable array of entrants, we're stoked to reveal the longlist for the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. Kia ora rawa atu to all our fab entrants & whakamihi to the dozen storytellers who've made the #2022Ngaios longlist #yeahnoir
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The winners of this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards have been announced! #2021Ngaios #yeahnoir
Kia ora rawa atu to all involved with #2021Ngaios: entrants, libraries, judges , supporters. We had a wonderful livestream today. Thanks to all our finalists & special guests. Another fab Ngaios season done. Looking forward to 2022, after a wee rest. Winners in vid. #yeahnoir
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Tune in at 10am on Tuesday 7 September, as the full lists of our #2021Ngaios finalists will be revealed. Kia ora rawa atu to all this year's entrants. You gave our judges some terrific reading. #yeahnoir is in good shape. @WORDChCh #ReadNZ
Who'll steal the #2021Ngaios? In a few days we narrow the suspects, as our 2021 finalists for Best Novel, Best First Novel & Best Non-Fiction are revealed (joining their peers in Best YA/Kids). The contenders: our BN longlist and BFN & BNF entrants. Good luck all #yeahnoir
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It was a great year too to be a longlist judge, because the quality of the writing and the variety of storytelling was amazing! Thank you, everyone who entered, it was a pleasure to read your novels.
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After being part of the longlisting, I’m excited to see who the judges will choose as the winner in this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards Best Novel category!
After an extended judging process in a challenging year, we're stoked to reveal the longlist for #2021Ngaios Best Novel. Kia ora rawa atu to all our fab entrants & whakamihi to the dozen storytellers who've made this year's longlist. PS watch to end, there's a twist #yeahnoir
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Looking forward to the #2021Ngaios Best Novel longlist being announced. It’s taken us a while, but only because there were so many excellent entrants.
Next week the #2021Ngaios Best Novel longlist will be revealed. Here's the full list of suspects. Thanks to all our entrants, plus everyone who came to a Mystery in the Library event. Have you sampled any of these slices of #yeahnoir? A mosaic of Kiwi mystery and mayhem.
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Entries are now open for the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards! I can’t wait to read all the brilliant entries for this year! #yeahnoir
The Ngaio Marsh Awards support, highlight, and celebrate literary excellence in crime, mystery, and thriller writing from New Zealand storytellers. Entries are now open for the #2020Ngaios. Here is the entry criteria for consideration for this year's awards #yeahnoir @WORDChCh
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So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!
STOP THE COUNT!
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It has barely made headlines, but since the pandemic began, this tiny Islamic school in Delaware has served 1.3+ million meals to needy children. Yes, million. It's more than Delaware's largest school district. They serve 5,000+ meals per day, to any child who is hungry.
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Aue by Becky Manawatu was my other favourite novel from this year’s entries. Congratulations Bexmana!
Congratulations to Becky Manawatu for winning the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel with Auē. Awesome 👏❤️
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It is always a pleasure and a privilege to be part of the Ngaio Marsh Awards. The Nancys was a favourite! Congratulations to @rwrmcdonald!
Congratulations to @rwrmcdonald, winner of the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel for THE NANCYS! #yeahnoir #2020Ngaios @WORDChCh
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We began with 72 suspicious characters. After a tough, extended investigation for our expert sleuths, we're down to eight prime suspects. Take a look. Are there two culprits, or just one? Join us at @WORDChCh for the final reveal! #yeahnoir #2020Ngaios @vandasymon @CollinsJacky
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Just thinking about the NZ whanau who had a lovely family holiday and supported local businesses - tourism, restaurants etc. A beautiful family weekend away with an unforeseen tragic spiralling effect. Feel so sad for them, I hope they understand they are not to blame.
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After a tough judging process in a strange year, we are stoked to reveal the finalists for the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Kia ora rawa atu to all our fab entrants this year, and whakamihi to the #yeahnoir storytellers who've become Best First Novel/Best Novel finalists #2020Ngaios
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@ausmazehanat The ugliness we see online, the ‘othering’ of those who disagree with us or our religion or politics, shows that this could happen again.
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@ausmazehanat has written an incredible book that depicts the impact of the #SrebrenicaMassacre on those who survived.
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The images of these men being brought down from the mountains were seared into my mind. The horror of what happened next is unforgettable.
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#Srebrenica Today, we remember those who perished 25 years ago and we stand with those who survived. We stand with them for truth, for justice, and for peace. Salaam Alaykum @TheICMP
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Somehow Srebrenica feels particularly horrifying, I think because it happened in my lifetime. 8000 Muslim men and boys massacred. A campaign of genocide to wipe them from their lands. Tens of thousands of women raped - some kept in rape camps, others forced into brothels.
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