Home › ›Shehan Karunatilaka Shehan Karunatilaka Sri Lanka Events at WORD Emergence book launch Thursday, 3 September 5:30pm – 7:30pm Join us for the launch of Emergence: New Writing from the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. Booker Prize Winner Shehan Karunatilaka Friday, 4 September 6:00pm – 7:00pm The judges for the 2022 Booker Prize praised Shehan Karunatilaka's winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida for the ambition of its sc Home Again: Jon Toogood Saturday, 5 September 6:00pm – 7:00pm With over 35 years in the music industry, Shihad’s Jon Toogood is a legend of local hard rock. I Wish I Wrote That Saturday, 5 September 8:00pm – 9:00pm Four writers share a favourite song or book that they adore. Be introduced to new musical and literary gems or gain new ways of looking at o
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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!