DATES FOR 2010 FESTIVAL
Wednesday 12 May to Sunday 16 May 2010
Plans are afoot ... more anon.
Teachers and Students: the 2010 Schools Programme is scheduled for Wednesday 12 May and Thursday 13 May next year. Please do contact us at schools@writersfestival.co.nz if you want to go on our electronic or postal mailing list for more information.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS, SEPTEMBER 2009
We shifted offices on 25 September 2009. Our new address is:
Suite 3, Level 2, 58 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021, New Zealand
Our phone, fax and email details have not changed.
2009 FESTIVAL - AT A GLANCE
The ninth Auckland Writers & Readers Festival ran from Wednesday 13 May to Sunday 17 May with 22 international writers and 68 local writers and commentators.- It is the largest public showcase for New Zealand literature and publishing in the world and the largest international literary festival in New Zealand.
- 63 events were staged: 40 ticketed, 11 free and 12 Schools’ Programme sessions.
- Audiences numbered 25,000, an increase in attendance of 89%. Ticket sales increased by 42%.
Schools’ Programme, new for 2009 and designed specifically for young adults (11-17 years).
33 intermediate and secondary schools took part with attendance of 6,487.
- A number of ticketed events sold out (including “The New Zealand Listener Opening Night”, “Poetry Idol”, “Richard Dawkins”, “The New Yorker Night”, and “The Next 100 Years”) and many events were close to capacity.
- Free Events: 11 of the 63 events were free to members of the public and all were full to capacity (300+ attendees).