Journalism

Arts & Culture

Editor, Source Magazine (2016-2020)

After writing for The Source print magazine and gig guide on a freelance basis for two years, Bethany became editor in 2016. It was the Southern Lakes' oldest arts and culture guide, featuring interviews, gig reviews, food reviews, book reviews, good ol' fashioned rants and more.

Writer, Arts Editor, Lakes Weekly Bulletin

Regular contributor and, for a time, the editor of the arts section in the Lakes Weekly Bulletin (Queenstown-based magazine).

Living in a Fantasy World (2023), 1964 Magazine

You stand on a rocky outcrop with a good vantage point of the icy lake in front of you and breathe in the moss-scented air. The lake is unfathomably deep and faerie lore says it’s a portal to another world. Read >

Lawrence Arabia shares the Absolute Truth in Queenstown (2016), Stuff

Lawrence Arabia's toe-tapping, 'slightly twee' tunes with cheeky lyrics have already been gathering a wide-ranging audience. Read >

What I’m reading (2023), Stuff

When good friend, editor and author Sara Litchfield challenged me to run all of the South Island’s Great Walks this year, I was handed a copy of Ross Edgley’s The Art of Resilience by one of my local bookshops. Read >

Rhymes of the Mariner, 1964 Magazine

The words of poet, actor, musician and storyteller Noel Coutts roll and rise like the ocean. Read >