Hints for a New Writer with Joy Cowley

Wednesday 8 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Greytown Library. $15

Friday Campfire Tales (R13)

Friday 10 June 2022, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM, The Royal Hotel. $20 

(includes a free zine, a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate)

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

A Clear Dawn

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 PM – MIDDAY, Waimarie/RSA. $15

Wood is Good

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s School. FREE

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

Ulysses, the Story of a Book

Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15

Off the Page (2)

Saturday 11 June 2022, 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM, Messines Bookshop. KOHA. EVENT SOLD OUT!

Sonya Wilson Spark Hunter

Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE

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

Hear Me Roar!

Saturday 11 June 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $15 

(Nibbles provided and cash bar available)

Saturday Campfire Tales (R13)

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 PM – LATE, The Royal Hotel. $20

(includes a free zine, a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate)

Comet the Red Bus with Christopher Candy

Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s School, FREE

War in the Motu

Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Waimarie/RSA. $15

Walking Towards Writing

Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15

Paper Making With Rob Kennedy - Sunday's Workshop

Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $20

Stories from Here and There

Sunday 12 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s School. FREE

Opening Night: Fish'n'Chip Supper

Friday 10 June 2022, Doors Open: 6:15 PM – 9:30 PM, Anzac Hall. $40. EVENT SOLD OUT!

Who's on the Couch? Witi Ihimaera

Saturday 11 June 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Kiwi Hall. $15

Off the Page (1)

Saturday11 June 2022,  10:10 AM – 10:50 AM, Dickensian Bookshop. KOHA. EVENT SOLD OUT!

Author Spotlight: Megan Dunn and Noelle McCarthy on Memoir

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Kiwi Hall. $15

Antiquarian Book Roadshow

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15

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

50 Years of Feminism

Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15

Author Spotlight: Dame Fiona Kidman

Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15

Publisher Spotlight: Roger Steele

Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15

Taking a Publishing Punt

Saturday 11 June 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, St Teresa’s Church Hall. $15

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)

Who's on the Couch? Patricia Grace

Sunday 12 June 2022, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Kiwi Hall. $15

Chic City Crime

Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, the Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15

Women Go Wild

Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15

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

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.

Late Nite Lit: Moana Leota and her band - Poets Before Me

Friday 10 June 2022, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15

The Lighthouse Princess with illustrator Rose Northey

Saturday 11 June 2022, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, St Teresa’s School. FREE

Book Binding Workshop

Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $30. EVENT SOLD OUT!

Stories Off the Beaten Track

Saturday 11 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, The Joy Cowley Room at the Royal Hotel. $15

From Page to Screen

Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15

Poems Against Sustainability (Saturday)

Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Dorset Square. FREE 

(Wet weather venue: Kauri Room, Featherston Community Centre, Wakefield Street)

Paper Making With Rob Kennedy - Saturday's Workshop

Saturday 11 June 2022, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, St Teresa’s School. $20

Let Me Tell You of My Country (1)

Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15

The Lord of The Rings Quiz

Saturday 11 June 2022, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM, Featherston School Hall. $10 per person

Middle Earth style snacks provided

Let Me Tell You of My Country (2)

Saturday 11 June 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Waimarie/RSA. $15

Late Nite Lit: Poetry Unbound

Saturday 11 June 2022, 10:00 PM – LATE, Property Brokers Sports Hub. $15

(Nibbles provided and cash bar available)

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

Politics and Prose

Sunday 12 June 2022, 11:00 AM – MIDDAY, Kiwi Hall. $15

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

Poems Against Sustainability (Sunday)

Sunday 12 June 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Dorset Square. FREE 

(Wet weather venue: Kauri Room, Featherston Community Centre, Wakefield Street)

War Stories

Sunday 12 June 2022, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Kiwi Hall. $15