Dr. Susan Wardell
@Unlazy_Susan
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Writer & anthropologist (she/her, Tangata Tiriti). Rotating between research, poetry, children's books, art, & dessert š§
Dunedin City, New Zealand
Joined May 2018
A fantastic afternoon of storytime fun with @Unlazy_Susan, #RuthPaul, #MichaelaKeeble & @Tokerau_B for the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival at @dnlibraries. Thank you to all of you who came along and joined in š¤©
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Very excited to be part of this panel with @LandfallNZ editor Lynley Edmeades/@paperscratched, Michaela Keeble and Susan Wardell/@Unlazy_Susan on the intricacies and perils of essay writing. Thank you @dnwritersfest @OtagoUniPress!! https://t.co/sar4baUA90
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The incredible @dnwritersfest programme is live! Iām chuffed to bits to be hosting the Pakiwaitara: Childrenās Storytime Sessions, presented by @acityofstories, on the 14th. Our awesome, award-winning kidlit line up includes @Unlazy_Susan, #RuthPaul, #MichaelaKeeble, @Tokerau_Bā¦
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Congratulations to our very own Susan Wardell (@Unlazy_Susan) on picking up the NZSA Best First Book Award! šš¤©
The NZSA Best First Book Award goes to āThe Lighthouse Princessā by @Unlazy_Susan, illustrated by Rose Northey, published by @PenguinBooks_NZ. "'The Lighthouse Princessā stands out as a picture book that combines poetic writing and whimsical illustration." #NZCYA #BooksAlive
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Question... why do my attempts to collate a poetry collection always end up with me lying on the floor?
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š We're honoured and excited to have received funding from Creative New Zealand for our next two special issues of Headland. Our Speculative Fiction issue is currently open to submissions and due to this funding, we will be able to pay NZ$150 for each piece we accept.
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*DEADLINE EXTENDED* The deadline for submitting abstracts for the ASAA/NZ 'Engaging Anthropology' conference has been extended to 28th July. I'm so excited to be hosting this. We already have awesome presentations flowing in. Including creative formats.
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Eternal poet question: Am I just writing the same poem over and over again, with variations in form and narrative?
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The deadline for submissions to the Ethnographic Poetry Prize has been extended to June 30th Info on how to enter here: https://t.co/e1n9JJazEW
#Anthrotwitter #poetrytwitter #poetrycommunity #anthropology
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Just over a week to go...
ANNOUNCEMENT: The deadline for submissions to the Ethnographic Poetry Prize has been extended to June 30th Info on how to enter here: https://t.co/e1n9JJazEW
#Anthrotwitter #poetrytwitter #poetrycommunity #anthropology
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"Pandemic times: Nine acts" -- new poetry and paintings by @MaruskaSvasek now out in Early View & Open Access https://t.co/mNckAlYGKT
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New flash ethnography from @Nomi_Stone now out in Early View: "Excerpt from 'Near Far' (Flashlets on remoteness)"
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
āNear Farā is a work in progress of āflashletsā/flash ethnography engaging questions of nearness and farness, intimacy and distance, through geographic and affective terrain. The work, a hybrid form...
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A little more info on who can enter the SHA Ethnographic Poetry Prize, and what forms of poetry we are looking for (spoiler alert: any and all!) #Anthropology #anthrotwitter #poetrycommunity #AcademicTwitter
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Entries to the 2023 Poetry Prize are welcome from undergrad students, anthropology graduates now in other areas, postgrads/postdocs, anthropologists with academic positions, applied anthropologists, and others who write with this grounding Please share! #poetrytwitter #Anthro
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"I used to lie awake and imagine what it what would feel like to hold a book that I had written in my hands. It hasnāt disappointed!"
thespinoff.co.nz
'I used to lie awake and imagine what it what would feel like to hold a book that I had written in my hands. It hasnāt disappointed!'
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Poetry Box review: The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell and Rose Northey https://t.co/pg2xPiOYUn via @PaulaJoyGreen
nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com
The Lighthouse Princess, Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey, Picture Puffin, 2022 Susan Wardell (author) and Rose Northey (illustrator) are a match made in heaven. The Lighthouse Princess iā¦
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What an awesome experience to be at the CARN conference for 2 days, soaking up so much knowledge, wisdom, and strength <3
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Our EIC @putawaytheglobe is resigning and weāre seeking a replacement. Applications should be sent to Erik Aasland, President of the Society for Humanistic Anthropology @SHA_Anthro (e_aasland@fuller.edu)
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So honoured and excited to have 'The Lighthouse Princess' a finalist in three categories for the NZCYA awards. Relishing the opportunity to celebrate all the joy, imagination, and skill, of NZ children's literature, through these wonderful lists
š„³Here they are. The 2023 New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adult finalists. š Learn more here: https://t.co/2CDXvaBxUe
#NZCYA #BooksAlive
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