Te Papa Press celebrates the launch of Michael Szabo’s Wild Wellington, a book to compel you into exploring Pōneke and Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Two esteemed kaituhi Māori come together to speak of their long writing careers with Matariki Williams.

Wellington’s musical talents talk about how they bring te ao Māori enriches their lyricism.

Paddy Gower sits down with Toby Manhire to tell his own story.

Barbara Else and Kathryn Heyman (Australia) on memoir and the power of transformation writing.

Huia Publishers and Magabala Books (Australia) on the role of industry recognition and championing Indigenous writers.

Whitireia Publishing presents a panel on what goes on behind the scenes when editing poetry.

Elaine Feeney (Ireland) is joined by Noelle McCarthy to talk about “constantly imagining and reimagining” Ireland.

Celebrate this exuberant, dark, wildly entertaining novel about death and copy-editing with Carl Shuker and Te Herenga Waka University Press

Nau mau, hoki mai! Join Te Hā for some whakawhānaungatanga and a classic PWB open mic.

Hosted by Nathan Joe, eight poets craft a live anthology of work on stage—a collection existing only in this moment.

Māori writing practitioners come together to share knowledge on the world of self-publishing.

Through the medium of slideshow, can one of these four writers get you on side with their hot take?

Kathryn Heyman, Australian writer of the powerful memoir Fury, leads participants to find their voices, control their narratives and write their stories in this workshop.

Sight Lines author Kirsty Baker and local contributors come together to celebrate women artists in this illustrated talk.

Wāhine Māori writers Emma Hislop, Michelle Rahurahu, Shilo Kino and Talia Marshall discuss expressions of whakapapa on the page.

With Lynn Freeman, conservationist and environmentalist Mike Joy reveals why he’s spent his life dedicated to the health of our freshwater.

This panel of history writers uncover the past, its shifting shape, our collective memory of it and how it persists in the present.

Come hang out with the new wave of writers and publishers in the city—you’ll wanna make friends with these rangatahi.

Get the full lowdown from pitching to post-production in this comprehensive workshop with award-winning podcaster Melody Thomas.

An essay collection is a time capsule of its author’s experience. Join Flora Feltham, Cher Tan (Australia) and chair Leah Jing McIntosh (Australia) to take a peek inside these capsules.

“What kind of ancestor do you want to be?” Sinead Overbye, Rangamarie Sophie Jolley and Herbee Bartley reach to answer this question as Māori and Pasifika.

Check out the state of play are where the game is headed with Ryan Bodman, Sean Mallon and Miriama Aoake.

Tea or coffee anyone? Bring your baked goods to share with Alice Taylor, Beth Brash and the group in this cookbook club event!

Whitireia Publishing graduates share the juicy details about creating a book.

From book to screen—author Carl Shuker, filmmaker Christine Jeffs and chair Ken Duncum discuss the transformation in adaptation.

New Zealand literary legend Barbara Else presents the annual NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture.

Megan Dunn’s obsession with mermaids goes a little far and becomes a mer-moir. She speaks with Kim Hill on the siren call to writing this book.

Crip the Lit asks “Where do we find the disabled adventurers and learners, heroes and family members in books for young readers?”

Enjoy a kōrero and poetry from Te Aro Pā Poets—exploring writing as a pathway to wellbeing through connection to whakapapa and to place 

Working on a piece of writing but feeling unsure of its form? Let cross-form writer Louise Wallace help you find the way into your story and its form/s.

Visiting Scottish Island to Island resident, Jenni Fagan, speaks with Pip Adam about her powerful memoir.

Join Toby Manhire as he speaks with authors documenting prison labour, trade unions and the movement just getting started—Lyndy McIntyre, Jared Davidson and Cybèle Locke.

Story sovereignty goes international in this conversation with Indigenous writers from both sides of the Tasman.

Find what makes one of the world’s most lauded children’s writers tick in this rare hour of conversation with Kim Hill.

Book a free 10-minute photoshoot session with Trinity Thompson-Browne and walk away with your first headshot, or a flash new one!

Talia Marshall and Meriana Johnsen come together to track this tempestuous journey of family, legacy and collective memory.

Join Susie Ferguson and Melody Thomas for a frank conversation about the struggle to live and work inside a political and medical system ill-equipped to understand or deal with women’s bodies.

The long-awaited sequel to Becky Manawatu’s Auē enters the world. Joined by Meriana Johnsen, Becky speaks on giving the voice of the story to Kat.