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1001 Nights…in Auckland
1001 Nights…in Auckland Join students from Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, Otahuhu College and Manurewa High School, at the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival, to hear unique versions of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, set in the students’ own South Auckland neighbourhoods and lives, and featuring music by Siosaia Folau (@theblackfriarsnz). The 1001 Nights Writing Project is […]
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Changing Channels
Deepen and broaden your ideas of what memoir can be. Date: 10 am-4 pm, Saturday 8 July and 10-4pm, Saturday 15 July Location: Manuka Room, Te Newhanga K?piti Community Centre, Paraparaumu Faculty: Lynn Jenner Cost: $150 for two days of tuition and refreshments To register contact: kirsten@kahini.org Most people who write memoir have to climb over the obstacle of thinking […]
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Murder in the Library
The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the New Zealand Book Council and Auckland Libraries, invite South Auckland booklovers to a free event featuring a diverse panel of four talented local crime writers. Date: Weds 24 May Time: 6.15 for a 6.30pm panel discussion Place: ?t?huhu P?taka K?rero Cost: Free! More information here.
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Word Cafe Raglan 2017
Word Cafe Raglan returns Friday 30 June to Sunday 2 July 2017 Word Café Raglan 2017 is an extravaganza of the written and spoken word. We’ve got poets, story-tellers, activists, explorers, best-selling novelists and inspired novices – all coming together in the celebration of words and books. We hope you join us, and if you […]
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Hawke’s Bay Writers’ Hub
Come along to air your issues, announce your achievements and ask those burning questions about your writing career.
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Book Launch – Maraetai Beach
Meet award winning author Carole Brungar at a special Pink Ladies night out at the Maraetai Boat Club, Maraetai Beach, (bottom of the hill), Monday 19th June, at 6.30pm. Carole will talk about writing her latest novel, The Nam Legacy and her trip to Vietnam. The evening will also feature a presentation on Vietnam as […]
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Arsenika – submission deadline
Arsenika is currently OPEN to flash fiction and poetry submissions. Submissions close on June 15. Our reading periods are as follows: February 1–March 15 for our Spring (April) issue; May 1–June 15 for our Summer (July) issue; August 1–September 15 for our Autumn (October) issue; and November 1–December 15 for our Winter (January) issue. Feel […]
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Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
The Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival has an embarrassment of literary riches lined up for you this May. We’re gathering over 80 writers, illustrators, performers and chairfolk together for 36 events: workshops, panel sessions, poetry readings, theatrical doings, book launches, and those nutritious solo-author immersion sessions where you get to spend an hour leaning against […]
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BRUSHED WORDS
BRUSHED WORDS A collaboration between Hibiscus Coast Writers Inc and Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa. Artwork inspired by Poetry 12 June to 2 July 2017 Artists who work in any medium are invited to select a poem from the list and to create an artwork inspired by this piece of writing. The completed artworks will then […]
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Pieces of you – book launch – Auckland
Book Launch for Pieces of You Public. Hosted by The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop and Penguin Books NZ 29 May at 18:00–20:00 Show Map The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop 1 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand 1011
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Book launch of First Fox, a short story collection by Auckland writer Leanne Radojkovich
EVENT 141 THE EMMA PRESS – LEANNE RADOJKOVICH FREE EVENT The Emma Press warmly invites readers to the launch of First Fox, a short story collection by Auckland writer Leanne Radojkovich. All welcome. More TUE, 16 MAY 2017 5:00pm – 6:30pm Mojo Bledisloe House, 24 Wellesly Street West, Auckland CBD
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Audience with Nalini Singh
Audience with Nalini Singh When: May 8, 10.30am Where: Te Matariki Clendon Library, Peaceful room Cost: Free New York Times bestselling author of paranormal romances Come and hear acclaimed international author Nalini Singh at Te Matariki Clendon’s Book Chat. You will be able to ask Nalini about her writing and books and learn how she […]
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