Catherine Chidgey
Catherine Chidgey - writing short and sweet
Entries have opened for the Sargeson Prize short story competition. The ultimate winning author will carry away a hefty purse of ten thousand dollars, but it's a great opportunity for New Zealand… Audio
Catherine Chidgey's new book Remote Sympathy
Multi award-winning New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey is just about to release a new book, Remote Sympathy. It's her sixth book - earlier novels In a Fishbone Church, Golden Deeds, and The Wish… Audio
Catherine Chidgey's Cat Detective, Jiffy
Her bolshy, white, odd-eyed SPCA special cat, Jiffy, is the subject of the latest book from Catherine Chidgey. hHer four other white odd eyed cats are a bit jealous that hes been singled out. Audio, Gallery
Writer Catherine Chidgey
The scrapping of the BNZ Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition a few years ago robbed writers of an important opportunity to have their work published. The cash prize was handy too! Today that… Audio
NZ Books review - The Beat of the Pendulum
The Beat of the Pendulum, written by Catherine Chidgey, published by VUP and reviewed by Louise O'Brien. Audio
The Beat of The Pendulum
Media headlines, social media posts, snatches of conversations - they're all part of the mix in the latest novel by writer Catherine Chidgey. The Beat of the Pendulum she describes as a "Found Novel."… Audio
Catherine Chidgey: Ockham Award and rising early
Ngaruawahia novelist Catherine Chidgey's fourth novel "The Wish Child" was 13 years in the writing but has now earned her the coveted $50,000 Acorn Foundation Fiction award. The judges says the… Audio
Tale to two children in Nazi Germany wins fiction award
Catherine Chidgey has taken out the top fiction prize at the NZ book awards for her tale of two children in Nazi Germany. Audio
Book Awards winner: 'A long, long time to write'
Persistence has paid off for author Catherine Chidgey, who worked for 13 years on her novelThe Wish Child before it won the country's $50,000 fiction award.
NZ Book Awards: 'The Wish Child' takes top novel
Waikato author Catherine Chidgey has won the country's top fiction prize for her novel The Wish Child.
Catherine Chidgey - The Wish Child
Two German children caught up in their country's false dreams and corrupt ideology during the Second World War, are at the heart of The Wish Child, a new novel from Ngāruawāhia based Catherine… Audio
Writer's Block - Second Violins
Marco Sonzogni and Catherine Chidgey discuss a new collection based on unfinished Katherine Mansfield stories. Audio
