What if Wentworth Was a Woman?

Local author Amy Blythe will talk about creating a modern Sapphic retelling of Persuasion (Within My Reach). The challenges, joys, and tricky decisions involved in adapting a classic... and queering it at the same time.

Amy Blythe is a writer of romances, teacher of literature, mama of two. Occasional poet & lousy greenie, she loves creative communities and believes in the power of showing up.

Part of the Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand's 2026 meeting theme Diversity