The Auckland Writers Festival
Browse the 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki Events
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AWF Board of Trustee changes
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki has appointed leading New Zealand publisher Sam Elworthy to its Board, as long-serving Board member Nicola Legat ONZM steps down after eighteen and a half years. Read more › -
AWF heads to Edinburgh's Global Ink 2026
Artistic Director Lyndsey Fineran represented Auckland Writers Festival at Global Ink 2026, an international gathering of literary festival leaders hosted by Edinburgh International Book Festival this August. Read more › -
Show notes from the AWF team
The hardest thing about working behind the scenes at AWF is we don’t get to see much of it! Occasionally we’re able to grab a moment and get to catch an author or two. Read on to see which events we managed to dip into — and what we thought of them. Read more ›