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2010 Auckland Writers & Readers Festival Programme

Festival events are arranged by day. The event numbers 01 - 74 refer to the booking form for ease of selection. To view events by topic, select a category from the drop-down menu below.

Changes to Printed Programme

28 April 2010:

Event 20 NZ Listener Opening Night:  Lionel Shriver replaces Elizabeth Gilbert on the panel

Event 22 An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert has been cancelled due to a family emergency

Events 32 and 62 have traded places. Event 62: Jennifer Sturm on Anna Kavan has moved to Friday 14 May at 3.00pm, and Event 32: Gordon H. Brown on Colin McCahon has moved to Sunday 16 May at 1.00pm.

Event 30 Best of Both Worlds has moved to Sunday 16 May at 5:30pm

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01 Charlie Dark on Poetry and the Spoken Word

Date: 12 May
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Venue: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

Schools Event (adults $12 if available from 23 April) Charlie Dark is a writer, producer and DJ who has had a dynamic impact on the poetry and performance scene with his flamboyant gestures and vocal... More

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02 William Taylor: A Writer's Life

Date: 12 May
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Venue: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

Schools Event (adults $12 if available from 23 April) Acclaimed writer William Taylor has published over 30 novels for children and young adults since 1981, many of which are available internationally and in... More

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03 Anna Mackenzie on The Sea-Wreck Stranger and Ebony Hill

Date: 12 May
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 01:15 p.m.
Venue: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

Schools Event (adults $12 if available from 23 April) Anna Mackenzie 's fifth young adult novel, Ebony Hill (out in May 2010) is the much anticipated sequel to The Sea-Wreck Stranger , which won... More

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04 Des Hunt on The Crocodile Nest

Date: 12 May
Time: 01:15 p.m. - 02:15 p.m.
Venue: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre

Schools Event (adults $12 if available from 23 April) Des Hunt is a well-respected educationalist and has written a series of successful environmental adventures which aim to foster his readers’ natural... More

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17 High Tea

Date: 12 May
Time: 03:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Venue: Crowne Plaza Auckland, The Elliott Rooms

Special Event A Treasury of New Zealand Baking brought together a wealth of our best food writers and chefs to share their favourite recipes from generations past for generations to come. This very special... More

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18 The Good Word Debate 2010

Date: 12 May
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: St Matthew-in-the-City, Cnr Hobson & Wellesley Streets

SPECIAL EVENT Be part of the audience for The Good Word Debate, filmed live at Auckland’s beautiful St Matthew-in-the-City. Novelist Emily Perkins (host of TVNZ 7 book series 'The Good Word') is joined by... More

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View our printed programme online as an ebook.

View our printed programme online as an ebook.

Our printed programme can now be viewed online as an ebook here.

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