Beverley Stevens
Beverley Stevens is a writer of creative nonfiction by night and a web writer by day. Her short essays and memoir pieces have been published in New Zealand literary journals, Landfall and Headland; and in the US in the Longridge Review and Dorothy Parker's Ashes. She lives in Wellington where she’s been developing her creative writing skills through workshops and courses over the last several years. Her website is designit.co.nz
Genre:
- Autobiography / Memoir
- Business Writing
- Non-Fiction
- Web Writing
Skills:
- Corporate Writing
- Editing
- Technical Writing
- Website Content
Branch:
Wellington
Location:
New Zealand
Publications:
Headland
Not drowning but waving
A short creative nonfiction essay published in Headland issue 16, November 2021.
https://headland.org.nz/issues/issue-16/not-drowning-but-waving/
Landfall
Aide-memoire
A short creative nonfiction essay published in Landfall 243, Autumn 2022. You can read it online at my website.
https://designit.co.nz/2022/05/28/aide-memoire-2/
Longridge Review
A proper Sunday lunch
A memoir essay published in the Longridge Review in the US Spring 2022 issue.
https://longridgereview.com/beverley-stevens/
Dorothy Parker's Ashes
Been and gone
Been and gone (or just Gone) published September 2022 in response to a call for submissions for essays on the theme of 'mother'.
https://www.dorothyparkersashes.com/mother/gone
Katherine Mansfield Society
A dreadful girl
A memoir/essay about my grandmother's family and the Beauchamp family as near neighbours in Thorndon, Wellington; accepted for publication in the 20-page September 2023 newsletter distributed to members of the Katherine Mansfield Society.
https://designit.co.nz/2023/09/15/a-dreadful-girl/
Brevity Blog
Not telling it all
A post in which I explore how much to reveal and publish about family dramas and difficult relationships in memoir and personal essays.
https://brevity.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/not-telling-it-all/