Shariff Burke

Sunday, 6 September — 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Celebrate the last day of the festival at a party where spoken word and improvised sound come together.

Saturday, 5 September — 10:00am – 11:00am

Three fabulous writers and booklovers Charlotte Grimshaw, Claire Mabey and Shariff Burke sit down for a chat with Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kate De Goldi.

Friday, 4 September — 10:30am – 11:30am

The writer William Trevor said the short story form is defined by “the art of the glimpse.” It should be an explosion of truth. Its strength lies in what it leaves out just as much as what it puts in, if not more.