Brannavan Gnanalingam
Brannavan Gnanalingam is a writer and lawyer based in Wellington. He has written seven novels, including Sprigs (2021), winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. His latest novel is The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat.
You can find Brannavan's books at UBS - University Bookshop Canterbury.
Image: Lucy Li
Events at WORD
Bryce Galloway
In his beautifully illustrated book Zines NZ, Bryce Galloway celebrates the Aotearoa zine story, from our first punk rock music zine in 1980 to today.
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Small Press, Big Impact
Going up against the big guns in the book world, it’s small independent presses who do the hard yards finding and publishing diverse talent.
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Booker Prize Winner Shehan Karunatilaka
The judges for the 2022 Booker Prize praised Shehan Karunatilaka's winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida for the ambition of its scope and its hilarious audacity.
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🇳🇿 WORD Christchurch gets the city buzzing with books, ideas and kōrero. Next festival: 1 - 6 September 2026. Watch out for events through the year!