PUKAPUKA TALKS 2021
Join 29 of Aotearoa’s leading authors and change-makers who come together over four days for kōrero about their latest books, the lives that have informed them and how the written word enables them to explore the universal issues that matter to us all.
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 our sponsor Page & Blackmore. Most authors will be available for book signings after their sessions.
EVENTS OCCURING AS OF OCTOBER 2021:
THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL:
Writing Home: An Antidote to Feeling Stranded (digital)
FRI 22 OCT:
10.30am Pure Psychic Automatism (workshop at Elma Turner Library)
1.30pm The Mirror Book [now FREE and DIGITAL - please visit the page for more information!]
MON 25 OCT:
11am: Once Were Hippies [now FREE and DIGITAL - please visit the page for more information!]
PREVIOUS FULL PROGRAMME
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 [now FREE and DIGITAL - please visit the page for more information!]
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 [now FREE and DIGITAL - please visit the page for more information!]
1.30pm: Out Here in Whakatū
3.30pm: Sisters Are Doing It (inc drink & nibbles)
PUKAPUKA PASS: 5 eligible events for $75 (plus service fee). Passes can only be purchased at the Theatre Royal Box Office.
DIGITAL & LIBRARY WORKSHOP ONLY
22 - 25 Oct
FREE