A special festival finale with four singer-songwriters.

Murdoch Stephens talks with Behrouz about how the events of 2020 have impacted on him and on his craft as a writer.

A glorious hour of improvised storytelling with a master of the craft.

Brannavan Gnanalingam talks with James Nokise about his challenging and frank new novel, Sprigs.

Sinead Overbye and Pip Adam talk about Pip’s latest novel, Nothing to See.

Get your body moving and your words flowing with Rata Gordon.

Four amazing events all on Riddiford Street in Newtown on Sunday 8 November. (Image featured by Vanessa Rushton Photography)

Bill Manhire, talks with Kim Hill (RNZ) about his latest collection, Wow.

Emily Writes joins Lil O’Brien to talk about her often funny, sometimes painful life story (so far), Not That I’d Kiss a Girl.

Writer Airini Beautrais leads a stimulating, refreshing workshop to generate fresh ideas and approaches to your work.

A super fun intergenerational non-digital playtime experience for families to create stories together.

Spoken word poetry to blow your mind. Curated by Te Hā.

The seventh annual Nick-Bollinger-hosted songwriter session in LitCrawl, with Dominic Hoey (aka Tourettes)

Jehan Casinader talks with Charlotte Graham-McLay about this moving memoir.

Stasis journal kept us going over lockdown — let’s celebrate it!

What does it mean to write from within a diaspora?

Celebrate indie publisher Compound Press with a mini-fest of Compound’s authors.

Writers talk about battling the fear demons that get in the way of productivity.

Creative couples confess the secrets of living and making stuff together.

Celebrate Jackson Nieuwland’s poetry collection, I Am A Human Being.

Join HG Parry and Philippa Swan for a conversation about their adventuresome novels.

A LitCrawl party trick, Bad Diaries Salon returns.

NZ’s POC poets, essayists, and performers riff on the number one human emotion that inspires most music, art, and their own personal writing.

Celebrate the seventh issue from a glorious Wellington-made journal.

Marty Smith celebrates the life of her friend Paul, with readings and music.

Writers Nadine Anne Hura, Emily Writes, Emma Espiner and Laura O’Connell Rapira talk about online conversation.

Celebrate 10 issues with one of Aotearoa’s most vibrant lit journals. Image: Rebecca Hawkes, for issue 10.

The seventh annual explosion of lit events in Wellington’s CBD.

Elizabeth Knox talks about the journey of her hugely successful novel, The Absolute Book.