Auckland Writers Festival Tour Dates

55. Maria Reva: Creating Character Networks

55. Maria Reva: Creating Character Networks

Auckland

May 15, 2026

58. If This Be Magic: Shakespeare in Translation

58. If This Be Magic: Shakespeare in Translation

Auckland

May 15, 2026

57. Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse

57. Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse

Auckland

May 15, 2026

60. Betsy Balloon

60. Betsy Balloon

Auckland

May 15, 2026

59. Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples & Racism in Aotearoa

59. Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples & Racism in Aotearoa

Auckland

May 15, 2026

61. Barbara Demick: Covering Repressive Regimes

61. Barbara Demick: Covering Repressive Regimes

Auckland

May 15, 2026

62. Empire of AI

62. Empire of AI

Auckland

May 15, 2026

64. Retelling Female Histories

64. Retelling Female Histories

Auckland

May 15, 2026

63. Fail Again. Fail Better?

63. Fail Again. Fail Better?

Auckland

May 15, 2026

65. Between Dreams: Resistance and Representation in Asian Aotearoa

65. Between Dreams: Resistance and Representation in Asian Aotearoa

Auckland

May 15, 2026

70. The Chief and The Empire

70. The Chief and The Empire

Auckland

May 16, 2026

69. Maria Reva

69. Maria Reva

Auckland

May 16, 2026

67. Writing in Today's America

67. Writing in Today's America

Auckland

May 16, 2026

71. A Waiata in an Hour

71. A Waiata in an Hour

Auckland

May 16, 2026

66. Noelle McCarthy: Shaping Your Story, Adding Voices to Your Own

66. Noelle McCarthy: Shaping Your Story, Adding Voices to Your Own

Auckland

May 16, 2026

68. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

68. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

Auckland

May 16, 2026

75. Deepa Bhasthi: Translating with an Accent

75. Deepa Bhasthi: Translating with an Accent

Auckland

May 16, 2026

73. How to be a Good Ancestor

73. How to be a Good Ancestor

Auckland

May 16, 2026

72. R. F. Kuang

72. R. F. Kuang

Auckland

May 16, 2026

76. Tony Tulathimutte: Clean Writing

76. Tony Tulathimutte: Clean Writing

Auckland

May 16, 2026

77. Amitav Ghosh

77. Amitav Ghosh

Auckland

May 16, 2026

78. S. A. Cosby

78. S. A. Cosby

Auckland

May 16, 2026

79. Hope in the Machine

79. Hope in the Machine

Auckland

May 16, 2026

82. Elizabeth Knox: Plausibility, Tone and Truth

82. Elizabeth Knox: Plausibility, Tone and Truth

Auckland

May 16, 2026

83. Tayari Jones

83. Tayari Jones

Auckland

May 16, 2026

84. Who Gets to Tell the Story?

84. Who Gets to Tell the Story?

Auckland

May 16, 2026

86. Bora Chung

86. Bora Chung

Auckland

May 16, 2026

85. Art in the Time of War

85. Art in the Time of War

Auckland

May 16, 2026

87. Pax Assadi: Mortified

87. Pax Assadi: Mortified

Auckland

May 16, 2026

88. Helen Garner: How to End a Story

88. Helen Garner: How to End a Story

Auckland

May 16, 2026

90. Grieving Together: Tusiata Avia and Nafanua Purcell Kersel

90. Grieving Together: Tusiata Avia and Nafanua Purcell Kersel

Auckland

May 16, 2026

89. Tame Iti: Mana

89. Tame Iti: Mana

Auckland

May 16, 2026

88. Charlotte McConaghy

88. Charlotte McConaghy

Auckland

May 16, 2026

91. Roddy Doyle

91. Roddy Doyle

Auckland

May 16, 2026

92. The Spice Salon

92. The Spice Salon

Auckland

May 16, 2026

98. Breton Dukes: Writing Fact into Fiction

98. Breton Dukes: Writing Fact into Fiction

Auckland

May 16, 2026

102. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

102. Polkinghorne: Inside the Trial of the Century

Auckland

May 16, 2026

100. David Moscrop: Canada at a Crossroads

100. David Moscrop: Canada at a Crossroads

Auckland

May 16, 2026

103. Betsy Balloon

103. Betsy Balloon

Auckland

May 16, 2026

99. Lily King: Heart the Lover

99. Lily King: Heart the Lover

Auckland

May 16, 2026

104. Thammika Songkaeo: Writing Fear, Anger, and Sadness

104. Thammika Songkaeo: Writing Fear, Anger, and Sadness

Auckland

May 16, 2026

107. Tareq Baconi

107. Tareq Baconi

Auckland

May 16, 2026

108. A Heavy History: Girmitiyas in Fiji

108. A Heavy History: Girmitiyas in Fiji

Auckland

May 16, 2026

105. Dav Pilkey: Supercharged Creativity!

105. Dav Pilkey: Supercharged Creativity!

Auckland

May 16, 2026

109. Cards on the Table: Tarot and Writing

109. Cards on the Table: Tarot and Writing

Auckland

May 16, 2026

110. The Rise of Romance

110. The Rise of Romance

Auckland

May 17, 2026

121. Victor Rodger: Putting Your Rage on the Page

121. Victor Rodger: Putting Your Rage on the Page

Auckland

May 17, 2026

124. Hannah Kent: A Love Letter to Iceland

124. Hannah Kent: A Love Letter to Iceland

Auckland

May 17, 2026

122. Frontlines and Headlines

122. Frontlines and Headlines

Auckland

May 17, 2026

123. Elizabeth Knox: Night, Ma

123. Elizabeth Knox: Night, Ma

Auckland

May 17, 2026

126. Zines NZ: From Punk to Present

126. Zines NZ: From Punk to Present

Auckland

May 17, 2026

111. Dreaming for the Ocean In Us: Tangata Moana writers and Desire

111. Dreaming for the Ocean In Us: Tangata Moana writers and Desire

Auckland

May 17, 2026

112. No One Cares About Your Writing the Way You Do

112. No One Cares About Your Writing the Way You Do

Auckland

May 17, 2026

113. To Hell and Back

113. To Hell and Back

Auckland

May 17, 2026

128. The Mushroom Tapes

128. The Mushroom Tapes

Auckland

May 17, 2026

129. No Country for Middle-Aged Men?

129. No Country for Middle-Aged Men?

Auckland

May 17, 2026

130. Barry Soper: One Last Question, Prime Minister

130. Barry Soper: One Last Question, Prime Minister

Auckland

May 17, 2026

127. Louise Erdrich

127. Louise Erdrich

Auckland

May 17, 2026

114. Thinking Differently

114. Thinking Differently

Auckland

May 17, 2026

115. Queer the Page

115. Queer the Page

Auckland

May 17, 2026

131. Bryan Walpert: Digging Sideways into Character

131. Bryan Walpert: Digging Sideways into Character

Auckland

May 17, 2026

116. Weird Girl Lit

116. Weird Girl Lit

Auckland

May 17, 2026

117. Hot Takes, Sharp Lines: A Spoken Word Round Table

117. Hot Takes, Sharp Lines: A Spoken Word Round Table

Auckland

May 17, 2026

133. Sliding Doors

133. Sliding Doors

Auckland

May 17, 2026

135. Secret Art Powers: Achieving Change Through Creative Thinking

135. Secret Art Powers: Achieving Change Through Creative Thinking

Auckland

May 17, 2026

134. Ko au te whenua, ko te whenua ko au I am the land, and the land

134. Ko au te whenua, ko te whenua ko au I am the land, and the land

Auckland

May 17, 2026

132. Lyse Doucet

132. Lyse Doucet

Auckland

May 17, 2026

118. Dystopia as Protest: Write the Future that Fights Back

118. Dystopia as Protest: Write the Future that Fights Back

Auckland

May 17, 2026

120. 95bFM's The Wire: Question Time

120. 95bFM's The Wire: Question Time

Auckland

May 17, 2026

137. Lessons on Living: A Tribute to Nigel Latta

137. Lessons on Living: A Tribute to Nigel Latta

Auckland

May 17, 2026

138. The Dead Speak: A Life in Forensics

138. The Dead Speak: A Life in Forensics

Auckland

May 17, 2026

136. The 2025 Booker Prize Winner: David Szalay

136. The 2025 Booker Prize Winner: David Szalay

Auckland

May 17, 2026

140. Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Power

140. Rt Hon Dame Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Power

Auckland

May 17, 2026

140A. Live Screening of Jacinda Ardern

140A. Live Screening of Jacinda Ardern

Auckland

May 17, 2026

141. An Evening with Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust

141. An Evening with Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust

Auckland

May 25, 2026