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Writers Week

Launches & Free Events

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Photobook New Zealand

Photobook New Zealand

Writers Week 11 – 13 Mar

See a special collection of New Zealand and Australian photobooks from artists and independent publishers. Speakers include Ying Ang, Ron Brownson and leading photobook expert Harvey Benge. 

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Come Running with Christopher McDougall

Come Running with Christopher McDougall

Writers Week 09 – 12 Mar

Get up and going this Writers Week with author Christopher McDougall who’ll be leading fun runs around the city followed by a group chat.

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City Gallery Book Club: Writers Week & Influence

City Gallery Book Club: Writers Week & Influence

Writers Week 03 Mar

Join Emily Perkins and her party of writers and readers for a lively chat about literary influence. 

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Janet Frame Memorial Lecture

Janet Frame Memorial Lecture

Writers Week 12 Mar

The ninth New Zealand Society of Authors Janet Frame Memorial Lecture presents Dr Philip Temple sharing his experience of working on a biography of Maurice Shadbolt. 

Free
Hooked on NZ Books Online Review Site Launch

Hooked on NZ Books Online Review Site Launch

Writers Week 10 Mar

A new review website for young adults.

Free
Victoria University Press Launch Party

Victoria University Press Launch Party

Writers Week 10 Mar

Damien Wilkins' new novel and poetry collections by Claire Orchard and Andrew Johnston are launched.

Free
Beatnik Publishing Launch Party

Beatnik Publishing Launch Party

Writers Week 12 Mar

Attend the launch of Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women’s Comics.

Free
Awa Press Launch Party

Awa Press Launch Party

Writers Week 12 Mar

A celebration of the publication of Dispatches from Continent Seven: An Anthology of Antarctic Science. 

Free
Slow Reading Club

Slow Reading Club

Writers Week 13 Mar

Come along to Library Bar for a slow-reading session. Switch off, bliss out and read for an hour.

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