Shine On Katherine Mansfield

Nina Mingya Powles (writer & poet) grew up near Katherine Mansfield's Wellington home. KM ‘loomed’ over her childhood. Powles & graphic artist Sarah Laing make Mansfield a contemporary character. Read more Video

Loughlan Prior, choreographer, would love to hang out with Mansfield. His idea of a good time would be a night out with her. Read more Video

Possibly Katherine Mansfield's biggest fan outside academia and the literary world, Trysh Murphy-Dally was introduced to Katherine Mansfield by her mum as a young girl. Read more Video

A smuggled copy of Katherine Mansfield’s Letters, published in 1925, was given to Odette in prison. She was Britain’s most decorated World War II spy. Her NZ relatives tell the story. Read more Video

Cadence Chung would be nervous about meting Katherine Mansfield. Not so Chris Tse, poet laureate. Read more Video

Sally Burton, a celebrated artist, has always been intrigued by Katherine Mansfield's 'bold recklessness'. Her fascination with Mansfield began at Nelson Girls' College. Read more Video

We feature father-daughter writing duo CK Stead (on the Ockham shortlist for poetry) and Charlotte Grimshaw, both winners of the Mansfield Menton Fellowship (Karl in 1972, Charlotte in 2024). Read more Video

Charlotte's show Mansfield in Her Own Words brings together some of our most talented musicians. Yates chooses poems for composers and performers Brooke Singer and William Ricketts. Read more Video

Katherine Mansfield's not dead. She lives vibrantly in the hearts and minds of scores of people here and everywhere, 100 years since she died. Read more Video