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Author Talk: Peter Bromhead
An evening with Peter Bromhead Come along to Remuera Library to hear Peter Bromhead discuss his latest book Scratching a living. Peter is a well-known cartoonist and illustrator, newspaper columnist and interior designer. Bring a friend, enjoy a glass of wine, and listen to this entertaining author talk about his life and work This event costs $5. […]
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Author Talk: Jeremy Scott
Author, cyclist, survivor Jeremy Scott will be speaking at Howick Library about his 52,000km bicycle ride following the release of his book The long road from a broken heart. As a four-year-old, Jeremy Scott underwent life-changing open heart surgery at Greenlane Hospital in New Zealand. 34 years later and living in London, he decided to quit […]
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Author Talk: JM Green
My Masterchef Good Money Journey Do you like your protagonists humorous, slightly flawed, authentic? Then you will enjoy Stella Hardy. JM Green’s crime novels, Good money and Too easy, both featuring Stella Hardy, shatter stereotypes and are written in a unique fresh voice. In her talk, JM Green will cover the writing process, getting rejected, […]
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Author Talk: Kevin Hall
Hear author Kevin Hall speak in an intimate evening with a true champion. Black Sails White Rabbits: Cancer was the easy part is Kevin Hall’s frank and fierce memoir. He has beaten cancer twice, survived a lethal America’s Cup catamaran crash, is an Olympian, and father of three – all while living with acute manic-depression since 1989. Come along […]
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An Afternoon With Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is one of New Zealand’s most popular children’s authors, best known for The Treehouse series and the JUST! books, created with illustrator Terry Denton. Over the last 20 years, Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, adapted for the stage and television and won more than 50 Australian children’s choice awards. Andy, a […]
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Crime Writing Events at Nelson Library
In association with The Ngaio Marsh Awards, Nelson’s Elma Turner Library is hosting two crime writing-related events in July. On Tuesday 12 July at 1 pm celebrated crime writer Alan Carter will be talking about becoming ‘The Accidental Crime Writer’. Alan won a Ned Kelly Award for his debut crime novel Prime Cut, featuring Chinese-Australian […]
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Crime Writing Events at Nelson Library
In association with The Ngaio Marsh Awards, Nelson’s Elma Turner Library is hosting two crime writing-related events in July. On Tuesday 12 July at 1 pm celebrated crime writer Alan Carter will be talking about becoming ‘The Accidental Crime Writer’. Alan won a Ned Kelly Award for his debut crime novel Prime Cut, featuring Chinese-Australian […]
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Live Canon International Poetry Competition 2017 – deadline
2017 International Poetry Competition £1000 first prize for a single poem Guest Judge: Clare Pollard Deadline 1st July 2017 Submit here: https://livecanon.submittable.com/submit Previous winners include Inua Ellams, Andrew McMillan, Tessa Foley, Lesley Saunders, Aileen La Tourette and Kirsten Irving Previous Judges include: Glyn Maxwell, Antony Dunn, Lorraine Mariner, Barney Norris You can enter as many poems as […]
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BOOK LAUNCH IN MOTUEKA
The launch of GOLD X 2: The Duncan Laing Story takes place on Sunday 10 July, 2 pm at Motueka RSA, 49 High Street, Motueka. GOLD x 2 unravels the life story of Duncan Laing, much respected and loved for his boundless commitment to teaching and coaching rugby, surf life saving and swimming in New Zealand. […]
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All You Need Is Love…and a great story
Romance Writers of NZ present their 23rd annual conference! Bookings for our 23rd annual conference All You Need Is Love are now open! All the information you need to know is accessed through the left side menu. When you’re ready to make your online booking, click here. Our programme is chock-full of fabulous speakers and workshops that […]
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2016 Hokianga Film Project – July 9th Workshop
Script to Screen present writing & filmmaking workshops aimed at Rangatahi in the Far North region. The aim of these workshops is to foster local talent and encourage aspiring filmmakers. Workshop 2.0 – WRITING This is a beginners writing workshop. If you enjoy creative writing or telling stories from your community, then this is for […]
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2016 Hokianga Film Project – July 8th Workshop
Script to Screen present writing & filmmaking workshops aimed at Rangatahi in the Far North region. The aim of these workshops is to foster local talent and encourage aspiring filmmakers. Workshop 2.0 – WRITING This is a beginners writing workshop. If you enjoy creative writing or telling stories from your community, then this is for […]
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