Programme 2021
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival
Hints for a New Writer with Joy Cowley
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Greytown Library. $15
$15
Greytown Library
Opening Night: Fish'n'Chip Supper
Friday 10 June 2022, Doors Open: 6:15 PM – 9:30 PM, Anzac Hall. $40. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$40
Anzac Hall
Late Nite Lit: Moana Leota and her band - Poets Before Me
Friday 10 June 2022, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15
$15
Kiwi Hall
Friday Campfire Tales (R13)
Friday 10 June 2022, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM, The Royal Hotel. $20. EVENT SOLD OUT!
(includes a free zine, a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate)
$20
The Royal Hotel
Who's on the Couch? Witi Ihimaera
Saturday 11 June 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Kiwi Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
Kiwi Hall
The Lighthouse Princess with illustrator Rose Northey
Saturday 11 June 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, St Teresa’s School. FREE
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Celebrating the Joy of Fandom with the One Room Fan Museum (Saturday)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Back of the Anzac Hall, entrance via Birdwood Street. KOHA
KOHA
Anzac Hall
Off the Page (1)
Saturday11 June 2022, 10:10 AM – 10:50 AM, Dickensian Bookshop. KOHA. EVENT SOLD OUT!
KOHA
Dickensian Bookshop
Book Binding Workshop
Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $30. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$30
St. Teresa's School
A Clear Dawn
Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Author Spotlight: Megan Dunn and Noelle McCarthy on Memoir
Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Kiwi Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
Kiwi Hall
Stories Off the Beaten Track
Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, The Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15
$15
The Royal Hotel
Wood is Good
Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s School. FREE
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Antiquarian Book Roadshow
Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15
$15
St. Teresa's Church Hall
From Page to Screen
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Carol Markwell on the Extraordinary Life of Blanche Baughan
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, the Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15
$15
The Royal Hotel
Alan Dingley: Story Builders Workshop for 8-12 year olds
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Poems Against Sustainability (Saturday)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Kauri Room, Featherston Community Centre. FREE
FREE
Featherston Community Centre
Ulysses, the Story of a Book
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
St. Teresa's Church Hall
50 Years of Feminism
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15
$15
Kiwi Hall
Paper Making With Rob Kennedy - Saturday's Workshop
Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $20. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$20
St. Teresa's School
Off the Page (2)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM, Messines Bookshop. KOHA. EVENT SOLD OUT!
KOHA
Messines Bookshop
Author Spotlight: Dame Fiona Kidman
Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15
$15
Kiwi Hall
Let Me Tell You of My Country (1)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Sonya Wilson Spark Hunter
Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Publisher Spotlight: Roger Steele
Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
St. Teresa's Church Hall
The Lord of The Rings Quiz
Saturday 11 June, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM, Featherston School Hall. $10 per person, students half price at the door. Middle Earth snacks provided.
$10 pp
Featherston School Hall
Navigating Self-Publishing
Saturday 11 June 2022, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Q&A session, the Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15
Saturday 11 June 2022, 5:40 PM – 7:00 PM, One-to-one interviews, the foyer of the Royal Hotel. FREE
$15
The Royal Hotel
Taking a Publishing Punt
Saturday 11 June 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15
$15
St. Teresa's Church Hall
Let Me Tell You of My Country (2)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Hear Me Roar!
Saturday 11 June 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $15
(Nibbles provided and cash bar available)
$15
Property Brokers Sports Hub
50 Years of Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
Saturday 11 June 2022, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $35
(Nibbles provided and cash bar available)
$35
Property Brokers Sports Hub
Late Nite Lit: Poetry Unbound
Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:00 PM – LATE, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $15
(Nibbles provided and cash bar available)
$15
Property Brokers Sports Hub
Saturday Campfire Tales (R13)
Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM, The Royal Hotel. $20
(includes a free zine, a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate)
$20
The Royal Hotel
Who's on the Couch? Patricia Grace
Sunday 12 June 2022, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Kiwi Hall. $15
$15
Kiwi Hall
Celebrating the Joy of Fandom with the One Room Fan Museum (Sunday)
Sunday 12 June 2022, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Back of the Anzac Hall, entrance via Birdwood Street. KOHA
KOHA
Anzac Hall
Comet the Red Bus with Christopher Candy
Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s School, FREE. EVENT SOLD OUT!
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Chic City Crime
Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, the Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15
$15
The Royal Hotel
Politics and Prose
Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Kiwi Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
Kiwi Hall
War in the Motu
Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Te Kupenga, 101 Stories of Aotearoa from the Turnbull
Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$15
St. Teresa's Church Hall
Walking Towards Writing
Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15
$15
Waimarie/RSA
Story Craft Workshop with Melinda Szymanik (for ages 7-12). Adults welcome.
Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Paper Making With Rob Kennedy - Sunday's Workshop
Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $20. EVENT SOLD OUT!
$20
St. Teresa's School
Mrs Blackwell's High Tea: Love for the Garden
Sunday 12 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Doors open at 2:30 PM, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $50. EVENT SOLD OUT!
Enjoy complimentary Mimosas from our wine sponsor for this event, JOIY.
$50
Property Brokers Sports Hub
Stories from Here and There
Sunday 12 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE. EVENT SOLD OUT!
FREE
St. Teresa's School
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021