NZ at Frankfurt - Showcasing Kiwi Literature

This year New Zealand will be in the international literary spotlight as Guest of Honour at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair.

In this role New Zealand will enjoy an increased profile and significant media exposure throughout Germany. We have a year-long opportunity to take centre stage through a series of high-profile events, exhibitions and shows.

Being Guest of Honour has enormous significance. Across the world we’re known for our beautiful landscape, our agricultural exports and our film production, and now in 2012 Germans will experience a sense of our people and our country; our literature, heritage, arts and culture.

This is also an opportunity for us at home to explore New Zealand literature and our own diverse culture. Throughout 2012, these events offer you the chance to explore New Zealand’s distinctive literature and its connections with the rest of the world.

New Zealand

Past events

Lynley Dodd - Young Writers & Readers Day - NZIAF

Downstage Theatre, Sun 11 Mar 2012
Landscapes of Memory: Kate de Goldi and Lloyd Jones

City Gallery Wellington, Tue 7 Feb 2012
Work In Progress Featuring Creative Writing Students

Wellington Central Library, Wed 8 Feb 2012 – Thu 9 Feb 2012
The Poetry Cabaret

Meow, Thu 9 Feb 2012
Stories in Silhouette

The Film Archive, Fri 10 Feb 2012
Festival of Flowers Kids Storytelling with Margaret Mahy

Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Sun 4 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Christchurch Quakes: Changing Everything - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Sat 10 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Paul Cleave, Vanda Symon, Paul Thomas - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Sun 11 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Kate Grenville, Selina Hastings, Kim Scott - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Mon 12 Mar 2012
Denniston Literature Trail Opening

Denniston Coal Mine, Sat 31 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Chris Bourke - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Tue 13 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Paula Morris & Linda Olsson - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Wed 14 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Michael Corballis - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Wed 14 Mar 2012
Legacy 2012 - Poet Laureate

Hastings City Art Gallery, Sat 10 Mar 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - with Gordon McLauchlan

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 5 Apr 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - with Sue Orr

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 7 Jun 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - with Graeme Lay

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 2 Aug 2012
Porirua Writers’ Walk

PATAKA Art + Museum, Fri 16 Mar 2012
3 Poets Reading on Campus

University of Waikato, Thu 22 Mar 2012
Rona Salon 2012 Opening with Author Manny Garcia

Ponders' Rona Gallery, Fri 30 Mar 2012
An Hour with Witi Ihimaera

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 11 May 2012
Greg 'Alix Bosco' McGee

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 11 May 2012
The Forrests - Emily Perkins

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 11 May 2012
The Afghan War

University of Auckland School of Business, Sat 12 May 2012
An Hour with Anthony McCarten

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
An Hour with Dame Fiona

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
High Tea: The Generosity of Food

Langham Hotel, Sat 12 May 2012
Why Lyrics Matter: Brian Boyd

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
A Mind for Murder

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
All About the Image

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Sun 13 May 2012
An Hour with Joan Druett

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Dialling Up the Ancestors

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
The Expats

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Honoured New Zealand Writer: Maurice Gee

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Writers Read Series: Johanna Aitchison

Palmerston North Central Library, Fri 27 Apr 2012
Waiheke Festival of Story 2012

Artworks Courtyard, Fri 1 Jun 2012 – Mon 4 Jun 2012
Poetry In Motion: Luka Lesson and Friends

The Southern Cross Bar and Restaurant, Sun 6 May 2012
2012 Auckland University Poetry Society Poetry Slam

University of Auckland Library, Fri 11 May 2012
Poetry In Motion

Heaven Pizza, Wed 6 Jun 2012
Writers Read Series with Duncan Sarkies

Massey University, Thu 24 May 2012
Poetry Reading: Anne Kennedy, Anna Jackson, Helen Rickerby

Blondini's, Mon 11 Jun 2012
Passages: Reading around the Transit

Adam Art Gallery, Wed 13 Jun 2012
Max Cryer - Curious English Words & Phrases Reading

Palmerston North Central Library, Mon 16 Jul 2012
Tim Jones and Keith Westwater: Poetry Reading

Palmerston North Central Library, Wed 15 Aug 2012
Poetry In Motion

Heaven Pizza, Wed 4 Jul 2012
Writers Lounge: The Mentorship Process

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Mon 25 Jun 2012
Writers Lounge: Talking History

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Mon 16 Jul 2012
Writers Lounge: What Lies Behind - Writing Science

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Mon 2 Jul 2012
Writers On Mondays: The Graft of Poetry

Te Papa, Mon 16 Jul 2012
National Poetry Day Rhythm and Verse Evening

The Top Floor, Thu 26 Jul 2012

W&R Week: New Zealand's Emerging Writers - NZIAF

Aratoi - Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Mon 12 Mar 2012
Anton Can Do Magic, Performed In English & German

Wellington Central Library, Wed 8 Feb 2012
Grim/m Tales

Wellington Central Library, Wed 8 Feb 2012
Storytelling with Holly Gooch

Wellington Central Library, Fri 10 Feb 2012
Storytelling with Apirana Taylor

Wellington Central Library, Sat 11 Feb 2012
True Stories Told Live: A Family Games Night

Meow, Mon 13 Feb 2012
W&R Week: Eleanor Catton, Hamish Clayton, Craig Cliff

Embassy Theatre, Sat 10 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Patrick Evans - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Sun 11 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Fergus Barrowman, Tilly Lloyd, Denise Mina - NZIAF

Downstage Theatre, Mon 12 Mar 2012
W&R Week: F.Farrell, M.Hulse, B.Manhire, H.Ricketts - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Mon 12 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Bill Manhire’s Poetry Masterclass - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Tue 13 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Why Isn’t Theatre Dead Yet? - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Wed 14 Mar 2012
W&R Week: Harry Ricketts - NZIAF

Embassy Theatre, Wed 14 Mar 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - An Afternoon with Tessa Duder

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 1 Mar 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - with Kevin Ireland

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 3 May 2012
Meet the Author Book Series - with Riemke Ensing

Metlifecare 7 Saint Vincent, Thu 5 Jul 2012
NZ Book Month and our Meet the Author Book Week Event

Paper Plus, Mon 5 Mar 2012 – Sun 11 Mar 2012
Jaquie Brown - I'm Not Fat, I'm Pregnant!

The Women's Bookshop, Tue 3 Apr 2012
Juliette MacIver Storytime

Porirua Library, Fri 16 Mar 2012
New Zealand Listener Gala Night

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Thu 10 May 2012
McCahon and the Micronaut

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Fri 11 May 2012
Captain Bligh

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Fri 11 May 2012
Colenso: Peter Wells

Lower NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
NZ in the Twentieth Century

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
A Fine Prospect: Auckland's East

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
Tweeting the Revolution

University of Auckland School of Business, Sat 12 May 2012
Small Holes in the Silence: A Tribute to Hone Tuwhare

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
Exile: An ATC Play Reading

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sat 12 May 2012
Ora Nui - A New Maori Voice

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Open Mike

Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Black in Fashion: Doris de Pont

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Sun 13 May 2012
Auckland After Hours: Chris Bourke

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Sun 13 May 2012
The Politics of Prizes

Upper NZI Room, Aotea Centre, Sun 13 May 2012
Bryan Walpert - History of Glass Book Launch

Palmerston North Central Library, Wed 11 Apr 2012
Poetry @ The Thistle Inn

The Thistle Inn, Mon 16 Apr 2012
Smart Talks

Old Library Building Arts Centre, Thu 19 Apr 2012 – Thu 22 Nov 2012
Pioneering New Zealand Writers Leading the Way into Europe

Meow, Tue 24 Apr 2012
The Great Kiwi Book Quest

Cornwall Park, Sat 12 May 2012
Writers Read Series: Duncan Sarkies

Palmerston North Central Library, Fri 25 May 2012
Slam Poetry

Nelson School of Music, Thu 19 Jul 2012
Rhythm & Verse

The Top Floor, Thu 14 Jun 2012
Lynn Davidson and Helen Heath: Poetry Reading

Palmerston North Central Library, Fri 6 Jul 2012
Jenny Pattrick Author Tour

Waipawa Rugby Clubrooms, Tue 26 Jun 2012
Writers Read Series: Rhian Gallagher

Palmerston North Central Library, Fri 27 Jul 2012
Poetry Night - Anything Can Happen

The Boardroom Cafe, Wed 4 Jul 2012
Writers Lounge: Walking with McCahon

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Mon 23 Jul 2012
Writers Lounge: Writing for Young Adults

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Mon 9 Jul 2012
Writers On Mondays: Metaphysics for the Young and Curious

Te Papa, Mon 9 Jul 2012
New Zealand Poets Take on The World

Pah Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Sat 7 Jul 2012
National Poetry Day: Navigate with The Literatti

Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum, Fri 27 Jul 2012

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