Songwriters
The 9th edition of our Songwriter session at Alistair’s Music, hosted by Nick Bollinger.
Starling: A New Kind of Animal
Our favourite journal for writers under 25 is back with another celebration and a stunning group of Starlings.
Radical Possibilities of the Mind, Body and Senses: A Poetry Showcase
Join us as we explore the powerful possibilities of poetry. From page to stage, Crip the Lit serves you sensational stanzas to delight the mind, body and senses. Featuring: Cadence Chung, Bee Trudgeon, Creatif Kate, Henrietta Bollinger, Maisie Chilton Tressler, Maytal Noy, Stella Carruthers and Trish Harris. Curated by Helen Vivienne Fletcher for Crip the Lit.
Naming the Beast: Towards a Grammar of Race
Join Faisal Al-Asaad and Tze Ming Mok as they talk with Brannavan Gnanalingam about what it would take to find a common language for the experience of living in a racialized country where racism is all too often left unnamed and unchecked.
Beyond the Hot Take
Where can we have responsive and meaningful conversations about art?
HEX
In the mood for some dark magic? Join our brilliant hosts in raising (spiritual) pitchforks as they hex some no good very bad reading experiences. With HEX hosts Melody Thomas and Emily Writes.
WARNING: May contain sexual content (yay!).
Whai kupu, Whai Kākahu
Whiti Hereaka's groundbreaking, calabash smashing novel Kurangaituku has changed the Māori literary scene forever. Rangimarie Sophie Jolley talks to Whiti about how she brought Kurangaituku into the world with elaborate costumes and visual aids. Curated by Te Hā o Ngā Pou.
