News and Media Releases

2019

Kidman speaks at festival

Playwright Albert Belz will talk stage and screen at Whanganui Literary Festival

Authors line up for festival

Crime writer attending Whanganui LitFest

Biographer Joanne Drayton keynote speaker at Whanganui Literary Festival
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Literary festival's winning lineup
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Whanganui Literary Festival promises exciting, diverse line-up of writers

2018
Turia biographer to speak at Winter Wonderfest

​2017
Weekend of words a hit for Whanganui Literary Festival organisers - Oct 2017
Whanganui Literary Festival gets crafty for school hols- Oct 2017

2015
Whanganui Literary Festival early bird tickets take off - July 2015

Kelly Scarrow: Not everything is learnt from a book - July 2015

Literary Luminaries to shine in Whanganui - May 2015

2014
Change of guard as literary festival trust founder retires - June 2014

It was so great to meet the other writers and it was an engaging and inspiring weekend, for which I am very grateful for your inviting me to take part.

Christine Leunens, speaker, 2013