PUKAPUKA TALKS 2021

From literary legends - like Charlotte Grimshaw and Selina Tusitala Marsh - to thought leaders - like Hinemoa Elder and Kerensa Johnston - to emerging superstars - like Airini Beautrais, Nic Low, Ruby Solly and Tayi Tibble - and exciting newcomers - like Jacqueline Bublitz and Angelique Kasmara - you will hear ‘behind the scenes’ stories about their provocative memoirs, stunning debut novels, riveting true crime, speculative future worlds and stories told from a broad range of perspectives.

Books will be on sale at the festival bookstore thanks to Page & Blackmore. Most authors will be available for book signings after their sessions.

PUKAPUKA PASS: 5 eligible events for $75 (plus service fee). Passes can only be purchased at the Theatre Royal Box Office.

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL:

Writing Home: An Antidote to Feeling Stranded (digital)

FRI 22 OCT:

Selina Tusitala Marsh in school workshops (also Thursday 21 Oct)

10.30am Pure Psychic Automatism (workshop at Elma Turner Library)

1.30pm The Mirror Book

3.30pm Connections & Cultural Obsessions

5.30pm Navigating Space & Time

SAT 23 OCT:

11am: Whaiora: Reimagining Wellbeing

1.30pm: Only A Few Years From Now...

3.30pm: The Mansfield Legacy: Blessing or Curse?

SUN 24 OCT:

10.30am: The Crucial Decade: Responding to the Climate Crisis (Theatre Royal)

1.30pm: Beyond The Headlines: True Crime

3.30pm: Asian Voices in Aotearoa

5.30pm: Wāhine Wahapū (doors open 5pm, Red16)

MON 25 OCT:

11am: Once Were Hippies

1.30pm: Out Here in Whakatū

3.30pm: Sisters Are Doing It (inc drink & nibbles)