Elisabeth Easther

Friday, 4 September — 8:00pm – 9:30pm

Our much-loved storytelling session is back and promises to be as revealing and inspiring as ever. Brilliant wāhine talk about when they took a risk – in love, life or career – and what happened next.

Friday, 4 September — 2:00pm – 3:00pm

One of our most celebrated writers returns with a part psychological thriller, part family saga, The Black Monk, Charlotte Grimshaw’s first novel since her sensational memoir The Mirror Book.

Thursday, 3 September — 8:00pm – 9:15pm

Papers past, read by some of our favorite voices in the festival including Elisabeth Easther, Ariana Tikao (Kāi Tahu), Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngāti Awa), Hannah Wheeler and Barbara Brookes. A special night of storytelling via scrawled messages and typewriter ink.