Marlon James, Hanya Yanagihara to appear at 2016 Auckland Writers Festival
Booker Prize-winning Jamaican-US novelist Marlon James, US novelist Hanya Yanagihara and US writer and activist Gloria Steinem are among the international authors appearing the 2016 Auckland Writers Festival, to be...
More than 60,000 attend Auckland Writers Festival
The Auckland Writers Festival has attracted a record crowd of more than 60,000 attendees, up 20% on last year, for the five-day festival that finished on Sunday.The festival, which celebrated...
Murakami to headline 2015 Auckland Writers Festival
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami will headline the 2015 Auckland Writers Festival, featuring in just one session on 16 May at the Aotea Centre.Joining Murakami will be more than 150 authors in...
Auckland mayor announces new writers’ grant worth NZ$10,000
Auckland mayor Len Brown has announced a new writers’ grant worth NZ$10,000 (A$9266) per year, reports Scoop. Speaking at the Auckland Writers Festival on 15 May, Brown announced that he will ‘convene...
Auckland Writers Festival reports 45% increase in ticket sales
The Auckland Writers Festival has reported a ‘45% increase in ticket sales compared to last year’ for the 2014 festival, which finished on Sunday evening.The five-day festival attracted 50,000 attendees....
Auckland Writers Festival 2014 program released
The program for the 2014 Auckland Writers Festival, to be held from 14-18 May, has been released.The festival will feature over 140 international and local guests. International guests on the program...