The 2021 Festival dates are: 11 - 16 May
Programme out now!
Tickets on sale 12 March
For any further information please email info@writersfestival.co.nz
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Event 03
THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FESTIVAL FORUM: A NEW POWER
Tue, 11 May 2021
7:00pm - 8:15pm
Event 14
A CELEBRATION OF SONG: REB, TOM, MARLON & MOANA
Thu, 13 May 2021
8:30pm - 10:00pm
Event 35
A QUESTION OF STYLE: GARANCE DORÉ
Fri, 14 May 2021
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event 38
CONVERSATIONS: AI WEIWEI
Fri, 14 May 2021
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Event 66
A NOBEL LIFE: KAZUO ISHIGURO
Sat, 15 May 2021
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Event 70
AN EVENING WITH NEIL GAIMAN & AMANDA PALMER
Sat, 15 May 2021
8:30pm - 10:00pm
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2021 Programme Launch
Join us for a livestream launch event Wednesday 10 March. Festival Director, Anne O'Brien will announce the programme from 6:15 PM, we hope you can join us. Read more › -
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Finalists Reveal a Shift in New Zealand Writing and Publishing
The shortlist for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, released today, is a dazzling reflection of the robust, innovative literature scene of Aotearoa New Zealand, revealing a deeper engagement with our culturally diverse society. Read more › -
Youth, Diversity and Vitality Reflected in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist
Books that explore issues of identity, domestic life, war, food, our natural world and our people are among the 40 works of poetry, prose and non-fiction longlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today. Read more ›