The third NZ Young Writers Festival to be held in Dunedin
The third New Zealand Young Writers Festival to be held in Dunedin - UNESCO City of Literature.
Sex, dairy farming and feminism
are among the unlikely bedfellows at this year’s New
Zealand Young Writers Festival, fifteen free events
delivering some of the country’s finest young wordsmiths
to Dunedin from September 7-10.
“We’re incredibly
proud of this programme. We’ve got a great mix of poets,
novelists, comedians and journalists tackling some pretty
big issues” said Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust Chair Aaron
Hawkins, in this the third year they’ve produced the
event.
The line-up includes Lizzie
Marvelly (2017 Canon Awards: Columnist of the Year;
Blog Site of the Year for The Villainesse); Chris
Tse (2016 Ockham Award Winner); New Zealand’s
first Snapchat comedy star Tom Sainsbury;
dairying dystopic Rhydian Thomas; and a
two-day arts writing workshop with Lana
Lopesi and Rosabel Tan from
Pantograph Punch.
“What started as an intimate
gathering of like minds in 2015 grew considerably last year,
and we’re expecting this to grow as it cements its place
in the literary calendar of Aotearoa New Zealand” he said.
Continuing a proud theme of collaboration within the
event, this year featured contributions from the Blue Oyster
Art Project Space and Pantograph Punch; the New Zealand Book
Council; Aotearotica; and the Dunedin High Schools’ Poetry
Slam.
Across the weekend, young writers and the
people who love them (their work) will have the opportunity
to bond over performances, readings, panel discussions,
workshops and a pub quiz. Although they are still free,
space for the workshops is limited, to registration is
recommended.
For details on how, and the complete rundown on what to expect, go to www.youngwritersfest.nz
WHAT:
New Zealand Young Writers
Festival
VENUES: Four venues in the
Dunedin City Centre
DATES: 7th – 10th
September
ENDS