Kathryn van Beek
@kathrynvanbeek.bsky.social
Kathryn van Beek (she/her) is a Pākehā New Zealander of Dutch and English descent. A Robert Burns Fellow and a Winston Churchill McNeish Writers’ Fellow, Kathryn has a doctorate on the topic of using writing as a tool for positive change.
Dunedin City Council's looking for a Communications Advisor to join our friendly team.
You'll contribute your mahi to:
❤️ Community wellbeing
🤝 Māori partnerships
🚰 City projects
🌳 Parks & nature
🎨 Arts & culture
🏛️ Democracy
🦭 ...and you'll learn a lot about pakake (sea lions)!
shorturl.at/RGEnv
You'll contribute your mahi to:
❤️ Community wellbeing
🤝 Māori partnerships
🚰 City projects
🌳 Parks & nature
🎨 Arts & culture
🏛️ Democracy
🦭 ...and you'll learn a lot about pakake (sea lions)!
shorturl.at/RGEnv
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Dunedin City Council's looking for a Communications Advisor to join our friendly team.
You'll contribute your mahi to:
❤️ Community wellbeing
🤝 Māori partnerships
🚰 City projects
🌳 Parks & nature
🎨 Arts & culture
🏛️ Democracy
🦭 ...and you'll learn a lot about pakake (sea lions)!
shorturl.at/RGEnv
You'll contribute your mahi to:
❤️ Community wellbeing
🤝 Māori partnerships
🚰 City projects
🌳 Parks & nature
🎨 Arts & culture
🏛️ Democracy
🦭 ...and you'll learn a lot about pakake (sea lions)!
shorturl.at/RGEnv
It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks bringing Otherhood to Nelson Arts Festival and Queenstown Writers Festival. Talking about the book, hanging out with our contributors, meeting other writers and hearing the stories of other 'others' has been such a treat ❤️🩷
November 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks bringing Otherhood to Nelson Arts Festival and Queenstown Writers Festival. Talking about the book, hanging out with our contributors, meeting other writers and hearing the stories of other 'others' has been such a treat ❤️🩷
Looking forward to chatting with Otherhood contributors Iona Winter, Etta Bollinger and Lily Duval at the Nelson Arts Festival 25 October 🐈❤️https://nelsonartsfestival.nz/event/otherhood-childless-childfree-child-adjacent/
October 12, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Looking forward to chatting with Otherhood contributors Iona Winter, Etta Bollinger and Lily Duval at the Nelson Arts Festival 25 October 🐈❤️https://nelsonartsfestival.nz/event/otherhood-childless-childfree-child-adjacent/
The Barrenesses (aka the OTHERHOOD editors) had a fab time at #awf24. We love the images @samorchard.bsky.social drew for us during our panel!🩷 ❤️ We sold out of our book at the event, but you can grab a copy from your local bookshop: shorturl.at/JPZSq 🩷 ❤️
May 21, 2024 at 6:26 AM
The Barrenesses (aka the OTHERHOOD editors) had a fab time at #awf24. We love the images @samorchard.bsky.social drew for us during our panel!🩷 ❤️ We sold out of our book at the event, but you can grab a copy from your local bookshop: shorturl.at/JPZSq 🩷 ❤️
Thanks for an incredible OTHERHOOD launch, Tāmaki Makaurau! Looking forward to the Ōtepoti Dunedin launch this Wednesday, 5.30pm at the University Bookshop. All welcome. There will be cupcakes!
May 13, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Thanks for an incredible OTHERHOOD launch, Tāmaki Makaurau! Looking forward to the Ōtepoti Dunedin launch this Wednesday, 5.30pm at the University Bookshop. All welcome. There will be cupcakes!
Thanks for an amazing Otherhood launch on Wednesday night, Pōneke! ❤️🩷
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May 9, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Thanks for an amazing Otherhood launch on Wednesday night, Pōneke! ❤️🩷
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Looking forward to seeing Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau people at the Otherhood book launches later in the week! ❤️🩷
Wellington on Weds: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
Auckland on Thurs: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
Wellington on Weds: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
Auckland on Thurs: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
May 6, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Looking forward to seeing Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau people at the Otherhood book launches later in the week! ❤️🩷
Wellington on Weds: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
Auckland on Thurs: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
Wellington on Weds: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
Auckland on Thurs: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
We'd love to see you at an Otherhood book launch in May 🎉
❤️Pōneke: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
❤️Tāmaki Makaurau: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
❤️Ōtepoti: www.facebook.com/events/13689...
❤️Pōneke: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
❤️Tāmaki Makaurau: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
❤️Ōtepoti: www.facebook.com/events/13689...
March 23, 2024 at 4:07 AM
We'd love to see you at an Otherhood book launch in May 🎉
❤️Pōneke: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
❤️Tāmaki Makaurau: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
❤️Ōtepoti: www.facebook.com/events/13689...
❤️Pōneke: www.facebook.com/events/92247...
❤️Tāmaki Makaurau: www.facebook.com/events/11578...
❤️Ōtepoti: www.facebook.com/events/13689...
Graduation day! I finally got to wear the floppy hat! ❤️
March 15, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Graduation day! I finally got to wear the floppy hat! ❤️
You can now pre-order Otherhood (our book of essays about being childfree/childless) to arrive on your doorstep 9 May ❤️ www.masseypress.ac.nz/books/all/ot...
We're also hosting launches in Wellington (8 May), Auckland (9 May) and Dunedin (15 May). We'd love to see you there! ❤️
We're also hosting launches in Wellington (8 May), Auckland (9 May) and Dunedin (15 May). We'd love to see you there! ❤️
February 9, 2024 at 11:01 PM
You can now pre-order Otherhood (our book of essays about being childfree/childless) to arrive on your doorstep 9 May ❤️ www.masseypress.ac.nz/books/all/ot...
We're also hosting launches in Wellington (8 May), Auckland (9 May) and Dunedin (15 May). We'd love to see you there! ❤️
We're also hosting launches in Wellington (8 May), Auckland (9 May) and Dunedin (15 May). We'd love to see you there! ❤️
Will you bust an international smuggling ring, or will you get eaten by labradoodles? Play The ManyEnding Story to find out! 🦈🐕💍🕵️♀️🏝️ manyendingstory.itch.io/the-manyendi...
January 26, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Will you bust an international smuggling ring, or will you get eaten by labradoodles? Play The ManyEnding Story to find out! 🦈🐕💍🕵️♀️🏝️ manyendingstory.itch.io/the-manyendi...
My secret path adventure, The ManyEnding Story, is out now! Play for free online here: manyendingstory.itch.io/the-manyendi... 📚NZ
January 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
My secret path adventure, The ManyEnding Story, is out now! Play for free online here: manyendingstory.itch.io/the-manyendi... 📚NZ
The ManyEnding Story is out soon! Sign up to my mailing list to get your free digital copy before anyone else: www.kathrynvanbeek.co.nz/contact
January 14, 2024 at 1:34 AM
The ManyEnding Story is out soon! Sign up to my mailing list to get your free digital copy before anyone else: www.kathrynvanbeek.co.nz/contact
My online secret path adventure story is coming in January 2024! 🎉 Which of these covers would make you most likely to give it a try? It's gothic, whimsical, and firmly set in Ōtepoti Dunedin, with lots of dastardly deaths (sharks! quicksand!) and happy-ever-afters (castles! tropical islands!) ❤️
December 9, 2023 at 5:49 AM
My online secret path adventure story is coming in January 2024! 🎉 Which of these covers would make you most likely to give it a try? It's gothic, whimsical, and firmly set in Ōtepoti Dunedin, with lots of dastardly deaths (sharks! quicksand!) and happy-ever-afters (castles! tropical islands!) ❤️
I've just finished reading 'a liminal gathering', a collection about grief edited by the incredible Iona Winter. In the introduction Iona writes 'my hope is ... that it can be shared, lovingly between hands, during times when life is forever changed'. A phenomenal taonga. NZ📚
November 30, 2023 at 10:34 PM
I've just finished reading 'a liminal gathering', a collection about grief edited by the incredible Iona Winter. In the introduction Iona writes 'my hope is ... that it can be shared, lovingly between hands, during times when life is forever changed'. A phenomenal taonga. NZ📚
I'm stoked to have a short story in Landfall Journal - and to have been commended in the Landfall Essay Competition!
November 27, 2023 at 4:29 AM
I'm stoked to have a short story in Landfall Journal - and to have been commended in the Landfall Essay Competition!
Extinction Rebellion's Red Rebel Brigade raising awareness of the environmental impacts of cruise ship pollution in Ōtepoti Dunedin's Octagon this morning.
November 18, 2023 at 9:51 PM
Extinction Rebellion's Red Rebel Brigade raising awareness of the environmental impacts of cruise ship pollution in Ōtepoti Dunedin's Octagon this morning.
Thanks everyone who came along to my Burns celebration last night, and thanks to Maggie's and Ōtepoti Dunedin City of Literature for making it such a great night. Excellent company, incredible food!
November 5, 2023 at 12:56 AM
Thanks everyone who came along to my Burns celebration last night, and thanks to Maggie's and Ōtepoti Dunedin City of Literature for making it such a great night. Excellent company, incredible food!
Drinks at Maggie's on Saturday! If you're an Ōtepoti reader, writer, literary type, or if you'd just like to come along and enjoy some wine and cheese, I'd love to see you there ❤️ fb.me/1UsbqX7RJKVy...
November 2, 2023 at 4:58 AM
Drinks at Maggie's on Saturday! If you're an Ōtepoti reader, writer, literary type, or if you'd just like to come along and enjoy some wine and cheese, I'd love to see you there ❤️ fb.me/1UsbqX7RJKVy...
Living my Jo March fantasies as I do my edits
October 26, 2023 at 3:36 AM
Living my Jo March fantasies as I do my edits
I'm having a party at Maggie's (Ōtepoti, Dunedin) on 4 November to celebrate having the Burns fellowship this year. If you're a reader, a writer, a literary type or if you'd just like to come along and enjoy some wine and cheese, I'd love to see you there. Details here: fb.me/1EYBwmSvOBEN...
October 17, 2023 at 10:50 PM
I'm having a party at Maggie's (Ōtepoti, Dunedin) on 4 November to celebrate having the Burns fellowship this year. If you're a reader, a writer, a literary type or if you'd just like to come along and enjoy some wine and cheese, I'd love to see you there. Details here: fb.me/1EYBwmSvOBEN...
The Otherhood manuscript is at proofing stage, and it has a beautiful cover that we can’t wait to reveal 😍 Photo feat. two of my co-editors, Lil and Poochie 📚 NZ
October 10, 2023 at 7:29 AM
The Otherhood manuscript is at proofing stage, and it has a beautiful cover that we can’t wait to reveal 😍 Photo feat. two of my co-editors, Lil and Poochie 📚 NZ
I really enjoyed catching up with Rebecca Fox for this piece about my fellowship in the ODT today. www.odt.co.nz/entertainmen... 📚NZ
September 27, 2023 at 10:39 PM
I really enjoyed catching up with Rebecca Fox for this piece about my fellowship in the ODT today. www.odt.co.nz/entertainmen... 📚NZ
Two of our Otherhood contributors, Etta Bollinger & Jazial Crossley, have fantastic essays on The Spinoff right now. Proud of these amazing people! 📚NZ
September 27, 2023 at 2:03 AM
Two of our Otherhood contributors, Etta Bollinger & Jazial Crossley, have fantastic essays on The Spinoff right now. Proud of these amazing people! 📚NZ
The Otherhood editors, getting our first peek at the super sexy Otherhood cover ideas today! 👀😍 Coming to a bookshelf near you in May next year ❤️📖 (otherhoodeditors.wixsite.com)
September 25, 2023 at 6:42 AM
The Otherhood editors, getting our first peek at the super sexy Otherhood cover ideas today! 👀😍 Coming to a bookshelf near you in May next year ❤️📖 (otherhoodeditors.wixsite.com)