Join us for a tasty six o’clock swill and some social history after work at our favourite local Three Boys Brewery.
A special debrief on the US Election with commentators Peter Field and Maureen Montgomery
Trent Dalton joins The Spinoff’s Alex Casey to discuss his writing, life, and bighearted new novel Lola in the Mirror.
Irish writer, artist and editor Sinéad Gleeson talks islands, art and identity with WORD Programme Director Kiran Dass
Pulitzer prizewinning writer Richard Ford (USA) in conversation with Liz Grant
A Quiz, celebration and ceremony for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.
Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Peter Graham and Te Maire Tau on when local stories turn in to history
How did a former Wallabies rugby player come to be a public historian, playing his part in writing the Australian narrative?
Celebrated artist and songwriter Theia masterfully straddles the worlds of alt-pop and her reo Māori project TE KAAHU. The two projects come together on stage for the first time, live.
Pasifika and Māori excellence, on stage in Ōtautahi and styling up for a celebration of island connections. Hosted and curated by Daisy Speaks.
To celebrate 50 years in publishing, join Witi Ihimaera, rangatira of Aotearoa stories, for a Sunday kōrero with Arihia Latham.
Climate change is here and it’s real. What are the challenges and responsibilities of writers to tell stories in a climate-changed world? MahMah Timoteo, Bronwyn Hayward and Erik Kennedy discussed the role of writers in the face of climate change with Melanie Dixon.
RISK! The WORD Gala with dazzling featured guests Gabriel Krauze (UK), Kevin Jared Hosein (Trinidad and Tobago), David Keenan (Scotland), Meg Mason (Australia/New Zealand) and DaisySpeaks (New Zealand/Samoa) sharing moments when they’ve taken a risk and lived to tell the tale.
To mark 150 years of the University of Canterbury, a richly illustrated history of the institution is being published. A fascinating insight into the process of writing A New History: The University of Canterbury 1873–2023.
Emily Perkins, Carl Nixon and Fiona Farrell all have new novels. They join Morrin Rout in conversation.
Australian-based New Zealand born writer Meg Mason’s smash hit, Sorrow and Bliss, was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction last year. In conversation with Noelle McCarthy.
Set in the 1940s, Trinidad and Tobago writer Kevin Jared Hosein's Hungry Ghosts is an atmospheric gothic historical novel raved about by Hilary Mantel and Bernadine Evaristo.
Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted author Emily Perkins in conversation with Julie Hill about her life, work, and new novel Lioness.
The return of one of our most popular storytelling events.
Catherine Chidgey, two-time winner of New Zealand’s richest literary prize, the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, in-conversation with Liz Grant.
David Vass was one of New Zealand's leading mountaineers, until an accident in Fiordland in 2015 ended his climbing life. His memoir, Not Set in Stone, charts how his world has changed.
Meet the Tūranga Pou Kohikohinga Māori – Māori Collection Specialists
International prize-winner and South Island storyteller Eleanor Catton makes her long awaited return to Ōtautahi Christchurch to celebrate her eco-thriller novel Birnam Wood. Expect a wide-ranging conversation as Catton chats with former WORD Programme Director Nic Low (Ngāi Tahu) for one special night at The Aurora Centre, 7pm Wednesday 24 May.
An essential event for lovers of gripping tales of espionage, military history and breathtaking WWII nonfiction. WORD Christchurch is thrilled to present multimillion-copy bestselling author, journalist, and acclaimed historian Ben Macintyre live in conversation for one night only.
(and to launch his book with Jason Gunn)
A book launch and in conversation event with Behrouz Boochani and Tina Makereti
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