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Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival – Vote First
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 10:52 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
With just over a week to go, organisers of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival are advising festival-goers to ‘Vote First’ before they settle in for a weekend of literary goodness. Festival Chair Nic McConnell says, “As a biennial ... More >>
New Chapter For Dunedin Writers And Readers Festival
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 11:24 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival (DWRF) is starting a new chapter with the recruitment of Kitty Brown (Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Kahungunu) as Event Manager, four new Trustees and a fundraising manager. Chair of the Festival ... More >>
Powerful stories, told in their own words
Monday, 16 August 2021, 9:50 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Following the very successful recent event with Charlotte Grimshaw, the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival is pleased to announce its next event, also about the power of telling your own story. More >>
Charlotte Grimshaw To Discuss Her Memoir: Growing Up Behind The Family Façade.
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 3:47 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
‘It’s material, make a story out of it,’ was the mantra Charlotte Grimshaw grew up with in her famous literary family. But when her life was suddenly turned upside-down, she needed to re-examine the reality of that material. The more she ... More >>
Dunedin’s Literary Festival In New Digs
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 12:30 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
In a sure sign of growing momentum, the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival team has set up digs in town. With the festival scheduled for 6-9 May, the festival team will be calling the Otago Pioneer Women’s Hall in Moray Place home for the ... More >>
Fake News – The Other Virus
Monday, 12 October 2020, 2:26 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Misinformation and Disinformation in the Age of COVID-19 The Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival Trust is very pleased to present a panel discussion, Fake News – The Other Virus , Misinformation and Disinformation in the Age of COVID-19 , between ... More >>
Dunedin Writers And Readers Festival Appoints a New Director
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 8:44 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
After a nationwide search, Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival has selected a new Director, appointing Hannah Molloy. More >>
International Authors Join Dunedin Festival
Friday, 31 March 2017, 10:08 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
An impressive line-up of international and Kiwi authors, including one of the world’s top crime writers Ian Rankin, writer and theatremaker Stella Duffy, multi-award-winning English novelist and journalist John Lanchester, Australian author Hannah Kent, English ... More >>
Witi Ihimaera to Address ‘State of NZ Literature’at Festival
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 2:31 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
6 May 2015 MEDIA RELEASE Witi Ihimaera to Address ‘State of NZ Literature’ at Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival The New Zealand Book Council has chosen the 2015 Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival as the stage for its annual address, which ... More >>
‘Brasch’ Celebration To Open Writers and Readers Festival
Monday, 4 May 2015, 3:22 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival opens tomorrow at the Athenaeum Library with the presentation of a new cache of publications including the first ever selected edition of Charles Brasch poems and fittingly the latest Landfall release. Charles ... More >>
Stephanie Alexander visits New Zealand for writers’ festival
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 11:29 am | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Australian author and food education activist, Stephanie Alexander AO, will be visiting New Zealand in May 2015 for the Dunedin Readers and Writer’s Festival and Auckland Writer’s Festival. More >>
Literary Greats at Dunedin Writers And Readers Festival
Friday, 20 March 2015, 10:13 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Dunedin has a swag of top international and national authors converging on the city in May for the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival (May 5-10). More >>
Capacity Crowds Thrilled by Dunedin Writers Festival
Monday, 12 May 2014, 3:11 pm | Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Sell-out crowds enjoyed multi genre events and a stellar line up of international and New Zealand authors, including Alexander McCall Smith, Huw Lewis-Jones, Janice Galloway, Professor Nigel Leask, and Man Booker prize-winner Eleanor Catton, at Dunedin’s ... More >>
