Alan Jefferies - Poet, Australia

Author of 6 books of poetry, 4 children’s books, and several songs, Alan Jefferies has appeared at literary festivals in Cairo, Hong Kong and Queensland.

He was awarded the 2016 Ema Saiko Poetry Fellowship at the NZ Pacific Studio during which time he will work on his seventh collection of poetry.

Alan will also give a poetry reading at Wairarapa Word and will facilitate a poetry writing workshop.