Auckland Writers and Readers Festival

The 2011 Auckland Writers & Readers Festival will run from Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 May, 2011, at the Aotea Centre in central Auckland. The Festival is a highlight of New Zealand’s cultural calendar and an iconic Auckland event. It brings together acclaimed international and local writers and thousands of readers for 5 days of innovative programming and a variety of event types: readings, panel discussions, book launches, the infamous “Poetry Idol”, workshops, interviews, parties, music events and many more.

The festival is a celebration of literature and ideas: a concentrated mix of entertainment, fun and intelligent debate. There will be a range of ticketed events, free events and writing workshops on offer and full programme information will be available on our website in March 2011.

The 2011 Schools Programme will run on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May. Featuring international and local writers this is an opportunity for young people to connect with the people behind the books they love and to learn more about the craft of writing and develop their skills as readers. Sessions run between 10am and 2pm each day and are 45 minutes long. Student tickets are $10 a day and teachers attend for free.

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Past events

Lunch with Fatima Bhutto

Soul Bar & Restaurant, Thu 12 May 2011
New Zealand Listener Gala Night

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Thu 12 May 2011
High Tea: Delicious Words

Langham Hotel, Sat 14 May 2011
Lunch with Madhur Jaffery

Langham Hotel, Sun 15 May 2011
Michael Connelly and The Lincoln Lawyer

EVENT Cinemas, Tue 24 May 2011
Purple Dandelion

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
War Wounds

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Laurence Fearnley, Emma Neale and Charlotte Randall

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Short and Sweet

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
An Hour With Gail Jones

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
An Hour With David Mitchell

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Publishing Panel

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
The Movie May Be Slightly Different

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Naomi Oreskes and the Merchants of Doubt

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Emerging Writers

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
The Dress Circle

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
An Hour With Ingrid Betancourt: CANCELLED

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Script To Screen

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
The Best of the Best New Zealand Poems

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
This One's for Christchurch

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
An Hour With Aminatta Forna

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Open Mike

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Graphic Novels, Comics and Cartoons

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
An Hour With David Vann

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
An Hour With Vincent Ward

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Peace Please

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
The Long And The Short Of It Awards

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Brainstorm: Creativity Workshop

Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011 – Sun 15 May 2011
Workshop: David Vann

Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Workshop: Sean Williams

Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Tatiana Tavares: Carnival Land

Satellite Gallery, Tue 3 May 2011 – Sat 14 May 2011

Works With Words

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Wed 11 May 2011
An Evening With A.A. Gill

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Saturday Night Rives

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Poetry Idol

Toto / Montecristo, Sun 15 May 2011
No Regrets - Edith Piaf

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Climbing The Mango Trees

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
The Great Disruption

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Angels & Aristocrats

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Talk To The Taliban

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
Poets Laureate

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 13 May 2011
An Hour With Sarah-Kate Lynch

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
An Hour With Fatima Bhutto

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Inside Stories

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Carl Nixon and Sarah Quigley

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
An Hour With Claire Keegan

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Law Into Action

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Antarctica

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Goodbye Sarajevo

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Inspiring Works

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
I Shall Not Hate

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Leo Bensemann

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Saving the World

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Mauri Ola

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Fantasy: Freedom All Round

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
An Hour With Téa Obreht

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Songwriters Speak

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Swimming with Sharks

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
The Grand Finale

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Workshop: Carolyn Burke

Aotea Centre, Sat 14 May 2011
Workshop: Claire Keegan

Aotea Centre, Sun 15 May 2011
Wordy Day Out

University of Auckland School of Business, Sat 14 May 2011
Possible Worlds: One Question

Galatos, Fri 13 May 2011

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