BRINGING THE FESTIVAL TO YOU EVERY SUNDAY
3 MAY - 26 JULY 2020
9:00-10:00AM
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Every Sunday morning, our free 13-week WINTER SERIES features three writers selected from the 2020 programme, with some extra surprise guest additions. They chat live with our host, read from their work and answer audience questions. We look forward to seeing you again this coming Sunday.
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EPISODE 10: LIVE SUNDAY 5 JULY
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This Episode 10 special event showcases guests from our 2020 Onāianei Series: playwright, novelist, poet, memoirist, Renée, Canadian First Nations poet and novelist, Joshua Whitehead and writer and musician Ruby Mae Hinepunui Solly. Hosted by Tina Makereti.
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RENÉE: Playwright, novelist, poet, memoirist, and blogger Renée (Ngāti Kahungunu), has documented NZ’s social history in work that includes Wednesday To Come, Setting The Table, and memoir These Two Hands. She has recently written her first crime novel, The Wild Card.
JOSHUA WHITEHEAD: Two-spirit Canadian First Nations poet and novelist Joshua Whitehead, is the author of the poetry collection Full-Metal Indigiqueer and the novel Jonny Appleseed, which won a Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction. He is currently working towards a doctorate in Indigenous literatures and cultures.
RUBY MAE HINEPUNUI SOLLY: Writer and musician, Ruby Mae Hinepunui Solly (Kāi Tahu) has been published in journals such as Landfall, Minarets, and Starling. She recently released her debut album Pōneke, featuring cello, nga taonga puoro and accompanying poems. Her debut poetry collection Tōku Pāpā, will be published in 2021.
HOSTED BY TINA MAKERETI: Tina Makereti is the Onāianei Series programmer for our 2020 Festival. Her work includes the novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke, and 2016 Commonwealth Pacific Prizewinning short story Black Milk. She co-edited Black Marks on the White Page with Witi Ihimaera and was a contributor to Pūrākau – Māori Myths Retold.
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As we enter July, and the final month of our Winter Series season, make sure you mark your diaries for our final guest appearances, it's quite a line up! In the final three episodes, we will be joined by: Neil Gaiman, Ann Patchett, Patrick Gale, Leanne Shapton, Maggie O'Farrell, Colin Thubron, Michelle Leggott, Rose Lu, Julia Ebner, Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai and our series host Paula Morris. Dates and details online.
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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT & BUY THE BOOKS
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This series provides an opportunity to champion books and writers from our cancelled May Festival. We encourage you to buy featured books directly from our partner bookshop, and please continue to support NZ writers, publishers and booksellers in these tough times.
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CATCH UP ON EARLIER EPISODES
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Our first nine episodes have featured: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, diplomat and war correspondent Samantha Power with The Education of an Idealist, legal and behavioral economics scholar Cass Sunstein discussing How Change Happens, former NZ Poet Laureate, performer and teacher Selina Tusitala Marsh with Mophead, iconic American novelist and short story writer Richard Ford discussing latest collection Sorry for Your Trouble, Booker Prize joint winner Bernardine Evaristo on Girl, Woman, Other, barrister and professor Philippe Sands on his new book The Ratline, Elizabeth Knox with her acclaimed epic novel The Absolute Book, former Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard with Economists At War, Lisa Taddeo on her non-fiction bestseller Three Women, Ockham New Zealand Book Awards fiction winner Becky Manawatu discussing Auē, bestselling UK writer Robert Macfarlane with his latest book Underland: A Deep Time Journey, Time Next 100 honoree Chanel Miller with her moving memoir Know My Name, art critic Anthony Byrt on The Mirror Steamed Over, Helon Habila, considered one of Africa’s finest literary voices, with his latest novel Travellers, Chinese debut writer An Yu with Braised Pork, actor and writer Barbara Ewing with her about-to-be-published memoir One Minute Crying Time, Olivia Hayfield on Wife After Wife a humorous modern take on the life and marriages of Henry VIII, philanthropist and collector Christine Fernhough discusses Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection, English journalist Peter Stanford with latest book Angels: A Visible and Invisible Mystery, debut NZ author and intensive care nurse Amy McDaid with novel Fake Baby, English food writer and broadcaster Yasmin Khan on Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen, American short story writer Deborah Eisenberg discussing her latest collection Your Duck is My Duck, writer and actor Wallace Shawn with essay collection Night Thoughts, Philippa Swan talks secrets and Edith Wharton in The Night of All Souls, Freya Daly Sadgrove discusses her confronting new collection of poetry Head Girl, debut author Caroline Barron with Ripiro Beach: A Memoir of Life After Near Death and former NZ Poet Laureate Ian Wedde discussing The Reed Warbler.
If you missed these episodes, you can catch up as a video or a podcast on our website.
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If you would like further suggestions for your reading list from the 2020 Auckland Writers Festival programme, drop us a line and we will pop a copy in the post.
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OUR WINTER SERIES IS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
 
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