Biography

Bernadette Hall

Bernadette Hall is best known for her poetry, but also writes fiction and is an award-winning playwright. She has published ten collections of poetry, the most recent being Life & Customs (VUP, 2013). Her ninth collection, The Lustre Jug, was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010. She is highly regarded as a teacher of creative writing and in 2008 co-founded the Hagley Writers’ Institute in Christchurch. She lives at Amberley Beach.

Bernadette Hall appears in:
Happy Birthday, Janet: Friday 29 August, 12pm
Takahe @ the Festival: Saturday 30 August, 6.15pm
Poetry for Lunch: Sunday 31 August, 1pm

Noted Works