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LitCrawl Wellington
LitCrawl Wellington started in 2014 with 15 literary events in as many venues over 3.5 hours. Our fifth birthday event in 2018 featured 25 events and over 140 writers. LitCrawl is a celebration of Wellington spaces, the vibrancy of Wellington’s literary community, and the energy that is created when readers and writers connect. The 2019 […]
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Leomis winter solstice festival
L?emis is a festival that began in Wellington in 2016, and is now entering its fourth year. It is our offering towards Maruaroa o Takurua; the winter solstice, which connects with and takes place around the rise of Matariki and Puanga. Who The festival is created by a collection of local Wellington artists and communities, […]
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Caroline Teague: Wellington Poetry Showcase
Information and link to tickets on our website here. Doorsales available unless sold out prior to event. Caroline Teague is UK performance poet and musician whose honesty and artistry has captivated audiences worldwide. Caroline appears alongside Wellington poets for a one-night-only experience. Presented in collaboration with Motif Poetry.
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Graeme Simsion: The Rosie Result
Information and tickets on our website here. Doorsales available unless sold out prior to event. Acclaimed author of The Rosie Project, The Rosie Effect and the latest, The Rosie Result speaks about this phenomenally successful series with a profound message at its heart. “Incredibly funny, life-affirming and warm-hearted” – Heat
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2018 Michael Gifkins Prizewinner Ruby Porter on Writing and Winning
When: 6.15pm, Friday 7 June Where: Level 12, room 1211, AUT tower, corner of Wakefield St and Rutland St, Auckland Central Ruby Porter is a prose-writer, poet and artist. She tutors creative writing at the University of Auckland, and in high schools. Ruby was the winner of the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Award in 2017, with […]
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Exploring sound features in poetry
Exploring sound features in poetry 9:30am – 4pm, Saturday 8 June 2019, Waikanae Baptist Church, Te Moana Road, Waikanae Sometimes the quest for meaning can shift the focus away from sound in a poem. In this workshop taught by Whanganui poet and teacher Airini Beautrais, we will go back to words as the building blocks […]
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2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel awarded to Tom Remiger’s Soldiers
Tom McLean, writing as Tom Remiger, is the winner of the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for his novel, Soldiers (shortlisted as The City). Remiger receives a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties.The award was accepted on his behalf this afternoon at a party held during Auckland Writers Festival week. The inaugural […]
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The Mātātuhi Foundation wants to hear from you!
If you’re in the business of creating innovative opportunities for NZ writers to extend their reach and/or promoting literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand, the M?t?tuhi Foundation wants to hear from you! You’ll need to hurry though, as applications for this year’s first funding round close on 31 May. The Foundation, established by the Auckland Writers Festival […]
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Mystery in the Library – Nelson
The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Nelson Libraries, invites Top of the South booklovers to a thrilling event featuring three outstanding New Zealand writers who pen exciting tales centred on strong, young female protagonists. 2019 Ngaios entrants Tina Shaw and Helen Vivienne Fletcher are joined by 2018 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel […]
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NorthWrite 2019: Expanding Horizons
NorthWrite 2019: Expanding horizons – 30 August–1 September 2019 Barge Showgrounds Event Centre, Whangarei. An exciting programme of master classes, workshops and conversations for fiction and non-fiction writers, poets and editors. Confirmed presenters include Catherine Chidgey, Kate de Goldi, Simon Minto, Harry Ricketts and Leeanna Morgan. Entertaining speakers, a meet and greet event and a formal […]
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The Lovepost: calling on writers, poets, photographers, illustrators & artists
The Lovepost is looking to collaborate with writers, photographers and illustrators. The Lovepost is an alternative, ad-free and fear-free platform that transmits love through thought-provoking, uplifting, entertaining and informative writing, photography & illustrations. We offer articles with diverse perspectives that explore interconnecting relationships of love–every kind of love. Love offers a positive answer to the troubles of […]
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Writer’s Cafe Auckland Workshop
Kick-start your novel this Saturday! Always dreamed of writing a novel? Now is the perfect time to get started! We’re running a special one-off workshop this Saturday evening to kick-start your novel. Come along with or without an idea, and leave with a plot structure, a main character, and an opening scene to hook your […]
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