Julie Kennedy
Born in Christchurch, Julie Kennedy is currently a Picton-based writer. The Marlborough Sounds and local landscape inspire her writing, both non-fiction and poetry.
Her book Katherine Mansfield in Picton was published in 2000 and was one of 40 books selected by NZSA to be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012. She has also compiled a Chronology of Picton and Queen Charlotte Sound (Volume 1 to 2009) for the Picton Museum.  Read More

Katherine Mansfield in Picton

Katherine Mansfield first made the Wellington-Picton crossing to the Marlborough Sounds when she was six months old. The area helped form her, and its images appeared in her letters and stories throughout her life. Her story The Voyage is included here. Previously unpublished material appears in Katherine Mansfield in Picton. It quotes extensively from Mansfield and her relatives, and traces the links she and her family had with the Sounds.  Read More
"Kennedy recounts the facts of Mansfield's life which, especially as she grew sick with tuberculosis, included some poignant and nostalgic reminiscences of the country in which she grew up"
"A nice little book which, with its many black and white photos, will please both Mansfield and Marlborough Sound aficionados" NZ  Herald

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Historical Self-Guided Katherine Mansfield Walk

Beginning at the old town wharves at the eastern end of the foreshore, take a tour through Picton and see it through the eyes of a young Katherine Mansfield. 

​This is a very popular walk I have guided guests through for over a decade and am very happy to pass on to you to enjoy.
Main photo credit Richard Briggs Photography