About the Festival

The  Whanganui Literary Festival is a vibrant biennial writers and readers festival with a lifestyle theme.  It was formed by former chairperson Joan Rosier-Jones, and a group of Trustees. As a 'boutique' festival, attending a reading or lecture by one of our guest writers is an up-close experience, giving you the personal contact with writers that the larger festivals don't. 

Previous writers who have appeared at the Festival include Witi Ihimaera, Grant Smithies, Gregory O'Brien, Joe Bennett, Judith White, Elizabeth Knox, Bill Manhire,  Glenn Colquhoun, Gordon McLachlan, Brett McKenzie, Joseph Romanos, Tim Wilson, Paul Thomas, Nalini Singh, Rachael King, Charlotte Grimshaw, and more. Click here to read more about the history of the Festival.

 
Congratulations on putting the whole thing together. I could not have been more warmly and generously looked after. 

Joe Bennett, speaker, 2013

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