Festival Newsletters

THANK YOU!

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:41 GMT

The Festival team would like to warmly thank our wonderful Festival Friends, Annual Patrons, Trustees, sponsors, grantmakers, suppliers and supporters, volunteers and audience members for your support and enthusiastic response to this year’s Festival.

RECORD TICKET SALES FOR 2012

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:45:09 GMT

Sales for the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival have hit an all-time high this year, with more than 24,000 tickets sold for the just-delivered five day programme. This represents a 10% increase on 2011.

MICHAEL HASTINGS WITHDRAWS FROM FESTIVAL

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:40:33 GMT

Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings has today advised the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival that he will not be coming to New Zealand next week because of media commitments in the United States.

REDEEM YOUR CONCESSION PASS ONLINE

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:14:30 GMT

Don’t miss out on sessions you want to see, redeem your Take 10 and Take 5 concession passes online!

THE FESTIVAL FRONTLINE: BLOG THREE

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:53:02 GMT

One of the great things about a literature festival is the chance to hear writers whom you have grown to love, alongside writers you are about to discover and whom will become your future book companions over many years.

GET THE FREE FESTIVAL IPHONE APP

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:38:20 GMT

Planning your Festival experience is even easier with the free Auckland Writers & Readers Festival mobile guide.

THE FESTIVAL FRONTLINE: BLOG TWO

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:23:32 GMT

Programme announced: check.
Print programmes distributed: check.
Tickets on sale: check.
Countdown begins: check.

PROGRAMME LAUNCH FUNCTION

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:02:14 GMT

Check out the photos from the Festival's 2012 programme launch party held at the Fale Pasifika.

THE FESTIVAL FRONT LINE: BLOG ONE

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:00:16 GMT

Welcome to this inaugural post of our new Festival Front Line blog, penned by Artistic Director Anne O'Brien. The blog is where you can get insights to the behind-the-scenes happenings at the Festival office. This week, Anne gives a taste-tester of things to come for the 2012 Festival, and you can take a peek at our newly created television campaign.

SCHOOLS' PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:06:25 GMT

The Auckland Writers & Readers Festival is delighted to once again present its much-anticipated Schools’ Programme, in the Aotea Centre in Auckland on Wednesday 9 May and Thursday 10 May 2012, designed to deliver two full days of education, inspiration and pleasure for New Zealand students.