Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021
Thursday & Friday
These sessions are intended for school students in the Wairarapa. They are not open to the public.
Speed Date an Author South Wairarapa Year 6 to 8 Students
THURSDAY 6 MAY 2021, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
FREE
ANZAC HALL
Rangatahi/Youth
Slam Poets for 300 Wairarapa Students Years 8 to 13
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
FREE
KURANUI COLLEGE
Rangatahi/Youth
Mophead Story Time With Selina Tusitala Marsh for Featherston Years 6 to 8
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
FREE
REMUTAKA ROOM, ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Rangatahi/Youth
Donovan Bixley for Kahutara and Pirinoa Years 6 to 8 Students and Art Students
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
FREE
KAHUTARA SCHOOL HALL
Rangatahi/Youth
Donovan Bixley for Featherston Years 6 to 8 Students and Art Students
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON SCHOOL HALL
Rangatahi/Youth
Opening Night
Welcome to the Featherston Booktown Karukatea 2021 Opening Night!
Late Nite Lit: Show Ponies
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2021, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
$18 (DOOR SALES FOR STUDENTS & SENIORS $10, CASH BAR)
KIWI HALL
Saturday Morning
Who's on the Couch this Saturday?
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
$15
KIWI HALL
"Life is a Zig Zag" - Journeys to Publication
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
Bookbinding Workshop with Robyn Ramsden
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
$30
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Papermaking with Rob Kennedy
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (DROP-IN) & 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (WORKSHOP)
KOHA (DROP-IN) & $20 (WORKSHOP)
ST TERESA'S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Rangatahi/Youth
Gavin Bishop Reads for Children
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
FREE
FEATHERSTON LIBRARY
Rangatahi/Youth
Saturday Early Afternoon
Winning Writing: The Case for Sports Literature
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 12 NOON – 1:00 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Books and Reading in the Age of the Podcast
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 12 NOON – 1:00 PM
$15
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Albion Letterpress Printing Workshop on Saturday
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
$40, MATERIALS PROVIDED
HERITAGE MUSEUM
Book as Artefact
Storytelling at St John's
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
FREE
ST JOHN’S CHURCH HALL
Alexander Turnbull and the Book Collecting Game
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
$15
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
A Demonstration of Letter Press Printing with Cheryl Gallaway
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
KOHA
LOCO COFFEE AND BOOKS
Book as Artefact
The Poetry Playground: Poetry Workshop for Children (for Ages 6 to 10)
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
FREE
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Rangatahi/Youth
Author Spotlight: Rose Lu
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
Saturday Late Afternoon
Stories for Short Attention Spans
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
$15
KIWI HALL
Coffee with Kate
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Donovan Bixley - Illustrator and Storyteller
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON LIBRARY
Rangatahi/Youth
My Kids Aren't Reading, What Should I Do?
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
$15
KIWI HALL
New Zealand Hidden Gems: Jane Mander
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Book as Artefact
Hear Me Roar
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Saturday Evening
A night of song, stories & poetry - doors open at 6:00 pm.
The Lyre of Orpheus
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM
$15 & CASH BAR, DOOR SALES FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS $10 (IF NOT SOLD OUT)
DOWNSTAIRS AT THE LOFT, TARUREKA ESTATE
Mr Sold's True Stories Told Live: Locked In/Lockdown
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
$35
UPSTAIRS AT THE LOFT, TARUREKA ESTATE
Late Nite Lit: The Poetry Collision
SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021, 10:00 PM – LATE
$15
DOWNSTAIRS AT THE LOFT, TARUREKA ESTATE
Sunday Morning
Toy Puppy Dog Picnic with Baz Macdonald
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 9:15 AM – 9:45 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON LIBRARY
Rangatahi/Youth
Finding the Joy: Poetry Workshop
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
$20
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Albion Letterpress Printing Workshop on Sunday
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
$40, MATERIALS PROVIDED
HERITAGE MUSEUM
Book as Artefact
Te Aka ki Hato Pāora Launch
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
FREE
FEATHERSTON BOWLING CLUB
Rangatahi/Youth
Papermaking with Rob Kennedy
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (DROP-IN) & 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (WORKSHOP)
KOHA (DROP-IN) & $20 (WORKSHOP)
ST TERESA'S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Rangatahi/Youth
The Relevance of the Treaty in 2021
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
$15
KIWI HALL
The Influence of Place
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Hound the Detective Spies a New Book
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
FREE
FEATHERSTON LIBRARY
Rangatahi/Youth
Write to the Centre: Journal-Keeping for Self-Reflection with Helen Lehndorf
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
$20, MATERIALS INCLUDED
FEATHERSTON SCHOOL HALL
Book as Artefact
Sunday Early Afternoon
David Riley Book Launch Joy Cowley
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 12 NOON – 1:00 PM
FREE
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
So, You Want to Self-Publish?
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 12 NOON – 1:00 PM
$15
FEATHERSTON BOWLING CLUB
Book as Artefact
The Bomb and Its Creators
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 12 NOON – 1:00 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON LIBRARY
Rangatahi/Youth
Family Literary Quiz
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 12:30 PM – 2:30PM
$10 PER PERSON
FEATHERSTON SPORTS HUB
Rangatahi/Youth
Living Happily Ever After: The Business of Romance Writing With Leeanna Morgan
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
$15
FEATHERSTON BOWLING CLUB
Book as Artefact
Spoken Word Workshop with Te Kahu Rolleston (Kai Afterwards)
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
ST JOHN’S CHURCH HALL
Rangatahi/Youth
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 – Our Picks and Previews
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
$15
KIWI HALL
Let There Be Heroes
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
$15
THE JOY COWLEY ROOM, THE ROYAL HOTEL
Marvellous Crafts with Fifi Colston
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
FREE
ST TERESA’S SCHOOL
Book as Artefact
Rangatahi/Youth
Author Spotlight: Nadine Anne Hura
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
$15
ST TERESA'S SCHOOL
Sunday Late Afternoon
Our final session for the Festival Weekend.
Zine Your Words Workshop for 8 to 80 Year Olds
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON SCHOOL HALL
Book as Artefact
Rangatahi/Youth
Joy Cowley Reading at the Chicken and Frog Bookshop
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
CHICKEN & FROG BOOKSHOP
Rangatahi/Youth
Find Your Place: Palliser Estate Mother's Day Afternoon Tea
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
$45
THE LOFT, TARUREKA ESTATE
Zappo the Magician
SUNDAY 9 MAY 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
FEATHERSTON BOWLING CLUB
Rangatahi/Youth