Woman in the Wilderness: Miriam Lancewood - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
Billed as ‘the female Bear Grylls’, Dutch-born Miriam Lancewood quit modern comforts and the teaching profession eight years ago to embrace an off-gri...
Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
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The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival was held between the 9th and 12th of May 2019. The festival hosted 36 events over four days, and these are a few of the highlights.
Morris Gleitzman: Australian Children's Laureate - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman says: “Young people need stories more than ever. Stories to delight, stories to beguile, stories to in...
Dear Motherhood - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
For Mother’s Day, we’ve tasked five mums (at different stages of parenting) with writing a letter to motherhood. With its mixed bag of delight and exh...
Cilla McQueen - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
One of New Zealand’s most distinguished poets, Bluff-based Cilla McQueen has published a whopping 15 volumes of poetry. She has scooped the NZ Book Aw...
History's Scent - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
We’re gathering together four novelists who’ve attached their fictions to the scaffold of history: Morris Gleitzman is working on the final instalment...
The Te Reo Boom - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
In 2018 Stuff reported on te reo Māori courses “selling out as fast as tickets for Ed Sheeran or Adele”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently pledge...
Gavin Bishop - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
Gavin Bishop has published over 70 books. His latest works illustrate aspects of New Zealand history and are thoroughly sumptuous publications: Aotear...
Markus Zusak - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
One of Australia’s most successful authors, Markus Zusak has written six novels, including that hugely popular The Book Thief. Bestselling American au...
John Boyne - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
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 hi...
The War on Truth - Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival 2019
Award-winning investigative reporter Stephen Davis spent three decades working on the frontlines of journalism – for TV, magazines and newspapers, and...