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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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