Conservation pioneer Debbie Stewart will be joined in conversation by friend, fellow falconer and journalist Rachel Stewart.
In our ever more connected world, loneliness is on the rise and people in the developed world crave a sense of belonging that so often eludes them. Jenny Robin Jones, author of Not for Ourselves Alone, converses about loneliness with journalist and reviewer Catherine Woulfe.
In her book The Infinite Game, psychology professor and activist Niki Harré asks us to imagine our world anew. Joined on stage by Laila Harré, Niki’s session will be provocative and interactive.
Lizzie Marvelly, Dame Fiona Kidman, Sandra Coney and Golriz Ghahraman together in conversation with Carol Hirschfeld.
The 2017 Sir James Wallace Master of Creative Writing Prize winner Amy McDaid will read from her prize-winning manuscript.
Prolific writer and national treasure Dame Fiona Kidman has often written about outsiders trying to navigate a conformist society. Her latest novel, This Mortal Boy, mines this same rich vein. Fiona will discuss the story’s moment in New Zealand social history with Karyn Hay.
This year Paula Morris, award-winning novelist, short story writer and essayist, will address the festival theme – spread the word – as our Sir Graeme Douglas Orator.
Celebrate the launch of the going west writers weekend with Curnow Reader Serie Barford, Sir Graeme Douglas Orator Paula Morris, and a breathtaking performance by Tū.
Three smart and sassy characters are navigating their future and traversing the many pitfalls of being young women in today's world. And they're doing it with the help of each other, and the unexpected help of their ancestors.
