For a PDF of the Literary Festival Brochure click on front or back. Go to the News page to read about 'Books by the River' where writers will read from their childrens books at the Riverside Market. Go to the Events page to read the profiles of featured authors at 2009 festival or find background on the festival director, Joan Rosier-Jones. On this site you can also check out the programme from the 2007 Literary Festival.
Tickets now on sale at the Royal Wanganui Opera House
Congratulations
to our winners of tickets to 'Eat My Words' lunch with Kevin Ireland and Glenn Colquhoun reading their poetry. They are Viv & Jim McGregor, A & P Judd of Auckland and Kath Blair of Wellington.
Wanganui Literary Festival 2009
PRICES
Fringe Festival
Saturday 12 September
10.30 Reviewing seminar Peter Ireland entrance gold coin
2.00 A Book in the Hand self publishing seminar entrance gold coin
5.00 The Language of Wine entrance $10
Sunday 13
10.30 Literary Walk - entrance gold coin
2.00 Baxter Stories entrance gold coin
Book at Community Education Service (CES) 19 Taupo Quay; Tel: 345 4717,
e-mail: wanganuices@xtra.co.nz
Repertory programme two new one-act plays by Wanganui playwrights.
The Venetian Bride by Robert Tripe and Prelude in C Sharp Minor by Trish Summers.
Book at Royal Wanganui Opera House, tickets $20.
Main Festival
Friday 18 September
10.00 Childrens events Kate De Goldi primary schools gold coin
Dylan Horrocks - secondary schools gold coin
2.00 Graphic artist UCOL & general public Dylan Horrocks - gold coin
6.00 Chris Finlayson, Minister for the Arts opens entrance free no booking required.
Saturday 19 September
10.00 Books by the River - entrance free
11.00 Ray McVinnie and Alexa Johnston talk food entrance $10
1.00 Popular fiction Nicky Pellegrino entrance $10
2.30 Kevin Ireland poet, novelist, memoirist entrance $10
4.00 Memoir Fiona Kidman entrance $10
5.30 Hamish McDouall Sports Quiz entrance free
7.00 Dinner with the Stars enjoy a meal with stars of the festival entrance $40
Sunday 20 September
10.15 Journalist - Steve Braunias entrance $10
12.00 Eat My Words lunch with poets Kevin Ireland & Glenn Colquhoun entrance $20
1.30 David Young - entrance $10
2.45 Cold case - Joan Rosier-Jones & Felicity Campbell entrance $10
4.00 New media Alan Clay a look at digital options for literature entrance - $10
Excludes Schools, fringe and catered events
All bookings for Main Festival to be made at Royal Wanganui Opera House
75 St Hill Street
P O Box 257
Wanganui
Tel: (06) 349 0511
E-mail: rwoh@royaloperahouse.co.nz
www.royaloperahouse.co.nz
Please ensure that you send the following information:
- Name *Address * Contact phone number
- Event/s
- Number of tickets
- Ticket price/s + one only transaction fee $3
- Credit card number and expiry date
- Signature
All programme details, dates, times and ticket prices are correct at the time of print. The Literary Festival committee reserves the right to change any of these without notice.
For further details please contact:
Joan Rosier-Jones, P O Box 4135 Wanganui
Tel: (06) 3484791 Mob: 021 1402202
E-mail: info@writersfest.co.nz
For a PDF of the Literary Festival Brochure click on front or back. Go to the News page to read about the Poetry Luncheon with Glenn Colquhoun and Kevin Ireland being hosted by Poppies Bookshop at the 2009 Wanganui Literary Festival. Go to the Events page to read the profiles of featured authors at 2009 festival or find background on the festival director, Joan Rosier-Jones. On this site you can also check out the programme from the 2007 Literary Festival.
This page was last updated 01/09/2009