We kick off 2018 Writers & Readers on International Women’s Day with a celebration of women, their words and their power to change.
Performance poet and “doer of many things” Harry Josephine Giles has been described as“the sharpest new tongue in Scotland” and is big on playfulness and participation. Come and join the fun!
A unique opportunity to listen to rarely heard voices in this interactive workshop inside Rimutaka Prison.
Join an eclectic group of writers and Wellington personalities to fondly and raucously “roast” Tom Scott.
Feast your eyes on the best independent photobook publishing from New Zealand and around the world.
In a time of rising extremism around the world, discover first-hand why former Islamist extremist Maajid Nawaz, political commentator Ali A Rizvi and activist Yasmine Mohammed are on a quest for peace and tolerance.
Can democracy be saved? Explore its birth, unfolding and the challenges it faces today with British humanist and philosopher AC Grayling.
Join gifted American comics creators Sarah Glidden and Mimi Pond as they show and tell their personal stories – from Middle East exploration to the ’70s Californian sex’n’drugs’n’diner scene.
Where does science leave off and magic begin? Explore with three leading lights of speculative fiction: Charlie Jane Anders, Cory Doctorow and Intan Paramaditha.
Grab your Take 5 Pass for 5 tickets to Writers & Readers events for just $75 (excluding special sessions). You get a 20% discount, plus you'll beat the rush with priority booking from Thursday 1 – Wednesday 7 February 2018.