Festival Newsletters

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008

2009 Impac Dublin prize...

2008 Man Asia Literary Prize...

2008 Dylan Thomas prize...

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008

"Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie's panoramic 1981 allegory of the birth of modern India, is heading for the big screen. Deepa Mehta is to direct and co-write the adaptation with the author, and the film is expected to start production in 2010, it was announced in New York this month."

Read the whole article at guardian.co.uk...

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008

"When Arrows from the Dark rolled hot off the press in 1909, a publishing phenomenon was born. Sophie Cole's novel marked the birth of Mills & Boon, and started a tradition that has seen the publishing house become a byword for mass-market romantic fiction. Now a collection of books and their evocative cover art has been brought together for the Mills & Boon Centenary Exhibition."

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008

The Booker Prize

Debut Indian novelist Aravind Adiga on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, with The White Tiger. It was only the third time in the Booker's 40-year history that a first-time writer had claimed the award, and, at 33, Adiga was also one of its youngest winners.

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008

You and a Friend could be coming to the Festival for... FREE! Forward this email to a friend, get them to sign up to the Festival ezine, and they will go in the draw to WIN TWO CONCESSION PASSES to the 2009 Auckland Writers & Readers Festival (just make sure they take you!).

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008

If you missed out on getting to the 2008 Festival, a few of our events will be broadcast on Radio New Zealand National...

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008

American writer David Foster Wallace, perhaps best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, died this month. He was 46. His darkly ironic novels, essays and short stories garnered him a large following and made him one of the most influential writers of his generation. Wallace was found dead in his California home on the 12th, after committing suicide.

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008

Untitled Books is a great new site for the reading chic. The books are arranged in themes such as Desire, Intoxication, Visions of the Future, Great Adventures and Violence, to encourage the type of browsing associated with real life bookshops. The online magazine features articles, author recommendations and interviews with big names such as Julian Barnes, Philip Gourevitch and James Frey.

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008

Children's book magazine the Puffin Post is to be relaunched in January. At its peek there were apparently 200,000 Puffineers who would greet each other with the codeword "Sniffup", which must be answered with "Spotera". A magazine/bookclub for 8-12 year olds, offering stories, competitions, games, quizzes and interviews the Puffin Post was originally created in 1967 but closed in 1982.

By Auckland Writers & Readers Festival on
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008