Elspeth Sandys

Guest writer

Elspeth Sandys has published eight novels, two collections of short stories and a memoir. She has written extensively for radio (BBC and RNZ), television, and theatre. Elspeth was born in Timaru "towards the middle of the 20th Century".

‘Write from your own vulnerability’: Elspeth Sandys on obsessive love

‘Write from your own vulnerability’: Elspeth Sandys on obsessive love

Auckland writer Elspeth Sandys has published a new novel, and one of the themes is obsessive love. Please, we asked her, tell us the real-life story behind that...

By Elspeth Sandys | 8th March, 2017

Annie Proulx cuts down a forest to write her new 714-page book about forests

Annie Proulx cuts down a forest to write her new 714-page book about forests

Elspeth Sandy reviews Barkskin, the enormously long and also deeply profound novel by Brokeback Mountain author Annie Proulx.

By Elspeth Sandys | 18th May, 2016

Books: The Best Books of 2015 According to a Panel of 10 Experts. Our Seventh Expert – Elspeth Sandys

Books: The Best Books of 2015 According to a Panel of 10 Experts. Our Seventh Expert – Elspeth Sandys

All week this week we feature 10 readers who choose their favourite books of 2015. Come in, number seven: Elspeth Sandys.

By Elspeth Sandys | 3rd December, 2015