Our pre-festival Take 5 and Take 10 Ticket bundles are now on sale for a limited time until 8 January 2025. Get the perfect Christmas gift for the reader in your life. Take 5 and Take 10 Ticket bundles can be used by one person or shared among families, friends or book clubs.

The Take 5 and Take 10 Ticket bundles can be redeemed for tickets to one or multiple events, including the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards*.

Buy in advance and save:

TAKE 5 Pass: $98

TAKE 10 Pass $185

Auckland Writers Festival | Waituhi o Tāmaki 2025 dates: 13 - 18 May

A Take 5 and Take 10 Ticket bundle voucher will be emailed to you, and followed up with Ticketmaster booking instructions prior to our programme launch in March.

* Take 5 and Take 10 Ticket bundles can only be redeemed for General Event sessions and do not include Feature Events, catered events, Masterclasses or theatre.

CANCELLATIONS: In the event of a full Festival cancellation, we will offer a refund for all Ticket bundles. If an individual Festival event is cancelled then we will not refund, but your ticket can be transferred to another event of your choice.