This conversation between Emma Espiner and Anahera Gildea explores what it means to be "the first" and how that really means "the only". Together, Emma and Anahera discuss working as a Māori doctor in a system that doesn't work for you, carving out space in a Pākehā-dominated literary scene, how it feels to be weighed down by the title of "first" and carrying all the expectations of the title. More than just a conversation, First But Only is the meeting of Emma's striking debut memoir There's a cure for this and Anahera's powerful, defiant debut full-length poetry collection, Sedition.
A discounted ‘Ticket + 2 books’ bundle is available for this event for copies of Emma Espiner's There's a cure for this and Anahera Gildea's Sedition. If purchased, your books can be collected from Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington in advance of the festival, or at the event from Unity's book table.
