New Zealand Society of Authors Wellington invite you to meet
DONNA MALANE

Donna Malane, (photo left, Mark Mitchell), is an experienced television script writer, story-liner, and producer. Though she is familiar with crime writing for television, Surrender is Donna’s first crime novel.During her years researching and writing re-enactments for television’s Crimewatch series, Donna had unprecedented access to police files and cases. During that time she formed enduring relationships with police, forensic scientists, lawyers, victims and their families, as well as with the odd (and some not so odd) criminal.
Then, while continuing to write and produce a wide variety of prime-time television dramas and documentaries, Donna continued her interest in and enjoyment of writing crime drama. She wrote for the television police drama series Shark in the Park the international doco-drama series Indelible Evidence, crime drama series Duggan (for which she won Best Drama Script at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards in 2000) and in 2008
co-wrote and produced the film for television Until Proven Innocent, the story of the wrongful conviction of David Dougherty for the rape and abduction of his 11 year old neighbour. Until Proven Innocent won seven major awards at the 2009 Film and Television Awards, including Best Drama.

To this, her first crime novel Donna brings her love for telling a gripping, fast-paced yarn, a complex, layered narrative and distinctive brand of humour. The novel’s central character, the missing persons investigator Diane Rowe is tough, sexy, and humorous, and clearly has more stories to tell.

Meet the winner of the 2010 NZSA-Pindar Publishing Prize
Monday 11 October
at Thistle Inn starting 7.30 pm

Please note change of venue.
 
New Zealand Society of Authors Wellington

NZSA members $2
non-members $3