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Dunedin Speculative Fiction Entrée – Fantasy Author Panel

Fantasy and Sci-fi authors: RL Stedman, Carolyn McCurdie, Debbie Howell, Daniel Stride, Mark McCabe and KuraCarpenter read a bite-sized taster from their novels. Audience Q&A to follow – a great chance to meet a LOCAL author and pick their brain!A... Read more…

Scripting the Storyworld with Emily Duncan | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

“As writers we can fall into the trap of letting our characters serve the story,” says Emily Duncan (award-winning playwright/dramaturg and 2019 Burns Fellow). “They become mouth or chess pieces for a bigger setting or... Read more…

Writing for Kids with Barbara Else | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Barbara Else has written several books for young readers (her latest works are Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women and Harsu & the Werestoat) and is also a manuscript assessor and editor. In... Read more…

Villains & Grannies | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

What happens when you throw villains and grannies together? And are they mutually exclusive? We’ll find out when Eric Veillé (author of Encyclopedia of Grannies) meets up with Clotilde Perrin (author of Inside the Villains)... Read more…

Dead People I Have Known: Shayne Carter | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Indie-rock legend Shayne Carter (best known for his bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer) will talk about his new autobiography, Dead People I Have Known. Shihad’s Jon Toogood gave the book this verdict: “Sometimes profound. Sometimes... Read more…

Poetry with Chris Tse | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

“Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.” ​— John Updike.After conquering the blank page, writers spend the rest of their time revising and editing a piece until they... Read more…

The Point of Point of View with Paula Morris | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

The most crucial decision for any fiction writer, and a complex challenge for creative nonfiction writers, is point of view. In this creative prose workshop Paula Morris will look at the fundamentals, implications and limitations... Read more…

Akala: Natives | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Award-winning hip-hop artist, social entrepreneur and writer Akala will talk with Paula Morris about his bestselling debut Natives, a searing, modern polemic on race and class in the British Empire. His memoir reflects on growing... Read more…

John Boyne | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Irish author John Boyne won a global fan base for his book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. He’s written 11 novels for adults and is soon to release his sixth book for younger readers.... Read more…

Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival - 2019 Programme

The 2019 programme is live! For details see dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz Thursday 9 MayWORKSHOP: Scripting the Storyworld with Emily Duncan10.00am–12 noon Dunedin City Library DetailsMaurice Shadbolt 12 noon–1.00pm Dunedin Public Art Gallery DetailsWORKSHOP: Writing for Kids with Barbara Else 1.00–3.00pm Dunedin City Library DetailsVillains & Grannies 3.30–4.30pm Dunedin Public Art... Read more…

Gavin Bishop | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Gavin Bishop has published over 70 books. His latest works illustrate aspects of New Zealand history and are thoroughly sumptuous publications: Aotearoa (which won both the non-fiction prize and the Margaret Mahy Book of the... Read more…

The Te Reo Boom | Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

SCOTTY & STACEY MORRISON in conversation with PAULETTE TAMATI-ELLIFFE & KOMENE CASSIDY chaired by GUYON ESPINEROtago Boys’ High School Auditoriumwww.dunedinwritersfestival.co.nzFREE EVENTPRESENTED BY Dunedin Writers & Readers FestivalSUPPORTED BY NZ National Commission for UNESCO Otago PolytechnicIn 2018 Stuff reported on... Read more…