Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

By Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival | Posted: Friday Oct 17, 2025

The Book of Guilt: In Conversation with Catherine Chidgey, Sat 9.30AM

Join acclaimed novelist Catherine Chidgey and Ōtepoti favourite Jeff Harford for an exploration of fiction’s power to illuminate the shadows of human nature.

In her latest work, The Book of Guilt, Chidgey crafts a spine-chilling vision of alternate 1979 England, where children are classified by their worth to society. This haunting yet oddly comforting novel asks the questions we’d rather avoid: who deserves to belong, and who gets to decide?

The Book of Guilt: In Conversation with Catherine Chidgey
Catherine Chidgey and host Jeff Harford
Sat 9.30AM | Fullwood Room | $25/20
Tickets: The Book of Guilt: In Conversation with Catherine Chidgey — Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival Masterclass — Catherine Chidgey. The Voice of the Child: Writing the Child Narrator
10.30am-12.30pm Sun | Conference Room 2 | $55/50
Tickets: Masterclass: The Voice of the Child - Writing the Child Narrator with Catherine Chidgey — Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival