I’m thrilled that New Zealand Memories magazine has published an entire chapter from Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet in their December 2025-January 2026 issue. It’s…
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I’m delighted to have been interviewed about my recent book, Hidden Stories of Heroism, on Talk World Radio by the talented author and radio host,…
On Wednesday 26 March, Linda presented Jayath Jaiganesh, Year 9 student of Scots College, Wellington with his prizes (including a tree) for winning a writing…
Author Linda Hansen met recently with 35 supporters in Paekakariki to share copies of her new book, Hidden Stories of Heroism for a peaceful planet…
Whare Manaaki o Toda, a Peace Gallery at 287 Cuba street, Wellington, recently hosted a collection of fifty images gathered during my six years of…
These ominous words were the key finding from a marketing survey carried out by a publisher considering a non-fiction manuscript that I’ve been working on…
In a recent blog, I delivered something of a tirade on misogyny in Greek mythology and Grimm’s tales. Since then, several best-selling novels on Greek…
The organisation known today as PEN International began in London, UK, in 1921, simply as PEN. Catharine Amy Dawson-Scott, a British writer and peace activist, founded…
One definition of the presence of life is the ability to grow, reproduce, have function and change. Stories fit that definition, and we humans use…
Who speaks for New Zealand writers, when the National Library of New Zealand announces plans to hand over hundreds of thousands of books from its…