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 or check out the Two One-Act Plays. 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 find a listing of all the events and prices and check out the programme from the 2007 Literary Festival.
Saturday 12 September
10.30am – 12.00noon
The Cosy Literary Parish
Sponsored by Community Education Service (CES)
Reviewing is a craft which is often misused. In this workshop nationally esteemed Wanganui reviewer, Peter Ireland, will discuss C.K. Stead’s remark that in New Zealand we have a ‘cosy literary parish’. He will distinguish for the audience the difference between the crafts of reviewing, and critical enquiry and thus instil cultural confidence and literary professionalism.
Entry – gold coin
2.00 – 3.30pm
A Book in the Hand
Ed Boyd at H & A Printers has worked with many writers to make their dream of a book in print come true. He and his team at H & A are experts in layout, style and binding, and painstakingly guide their writers through the process of getting a manuscript from sheets of paper to a book in the hand. During the Fringe Festival Ed will talk about this process and explain how he and his team can make your dream come true.
Once a book is in print how do you get people to buy and read it? Local author, Alan Clay, is a highly successful self-publisher and he has solutions for successful sales and promotions. He will share the secrets of his success and help you get the book in your hand out into the competitive marketplace.
Entry – gold coin
5.00 – 6.00pm
Wine writer, details to be advised.
Sunday 13 September
10.30 – 11.30am
Literary Legends Walk
Wanganui has been home or played host to many writers starting with the Reverend Richard Taylor in 1855. Mark Twain and George Bernard Shaw were visitors in the late 19th century. Among others Robin Hyde, Janet Frame, Ian Cross and James K Baxter all called Wanganui home at one time. Walk in their footsteps and find out about their Wanganui lives.
Entry – gold coin
2.00 – 3.30pm
Baxter Stories
Many Wanganui people have personal stories to tell about James K Baxter’s time in Wanganui. If you have a Baxter story come along and share it. Or come and listen as history is created before your eyes.
Entry – gold coin
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 or check out the Two One-Act Plays. 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 find a listing of all the events and prices and check out the programme from the 2007 Literary Festival.
This page was last updated 21/07/2009
