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Hamilton Book Month 2021
Hamilton Book Month
Fiction Panel
Michalia Arathimos, Deborah Challinor + Catherine Chidgey with chair Maebh Long
6:30-8:00pm, Tuesday 3 August
Concert Chamber, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Waikato University
Free event, refreshments beforehand
Qiane Matata-Sipu Talk
11:00-12:00pm, Wednesday 4 August
Events Room 1, Gallagher Hub, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Simon Farrell-Green Talk
Simon Farrell-Green
9:30-10:30am, Thursday 5 August
Events Room 1, Gallagher Hub, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Ataria Sharman Talk
Ataria Sharman
9:30-10:30am, Friday 6 August
Events Room 1, Gallagher Hub, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Rocket Storytime
Dawn McMillan
11:00-12:00pm, Saturday 7 August
Chartwell Library, Lynden Court
Free event, no registration required
Scriptwriting Workshop
Alex Lodge
1:00-4:00pm, Saturday 7 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
What are Readers Reading?
Shannon Cooper facilitator
6:30-8:00pm, Monday 9 August
Central Library, Garden Place
$5 cash
Free event, no registration required
Blokes' Book Club
Mark Caunter facilitator
6:30-8:00pm, Wednesday 11 August
Central Library, Garden Place
Free event, no registration required
Lit Pub Quiz
Richard + Janine Swainson quizmasters
6:00-9:00pm, Thursday 12 August
The Londoner, 596 Victoria St
$10 cost, registration required
Wild Imagining
Karen McMillan & Melinda Szymanik
10:00-11:30am, Saturday 14 August
Central Library, Garden Place
Free event, no registration required
Writing Children's Fiction Workshop
Melinda Szymanik
1:00-4:00pm, Saturday 14 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
Melissa Guyan Talk
Melissa Guyan
1:30-3:00pm, Sunday 15 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
Free event, no registration required
Wine Writers
Bob Campbell, Michael Cooper, Yvonne Lorkin & Joelle Thomson
6:30-8:30pm, 19 January
VENUE CHANGE: The Atrium, Wintec, Anglesea St
$40 cost, registration required
Literary Salon
Lynda Chanwai-Earle + Paula Morris with chair
Alice Te Punga Somerville
6:30-8:00pm, Sunday 17 October
The Meteor Theatre, 1 Victoria St
$15 cost, no registration required
Speculative Fiction Workshop
Gary Nelson
9:30-12:30pm, Saturday 4 December
P Block, Wintec, Collingwood St
$25 cost, registration required
Witi Ihimaera Talk
Witi Ihimaera with chair Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod
6:30-8:00pm, date to be advised
The Atrium, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Memoir Writing Workshop
Witi Ihimaera
9:00-12:00pm, date to be advised
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
Open Mic
6:30-8:00pm, Friday 10 December
Social Space, R Block, Wintec, Collingwood St
Free event, no registration required
Poetry Writing Workshop
Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod
9:30-12:30pm, Sunday 5 December
P Block, Wintec, Collingwood St
$25 cost, registration required
Storytelling in the Gallery
10:30-12:00pm, date to be advised
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St
Free event, no registration required
Local Authors
Cate Prestidge facilitator
2:00-4:00pm, Sunday 12 December
Events Room 1, Wintec, Collingwood St
Free event, registration required for authors only
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Hamilton Book Month in August 2021 celebrates NZ authors and their writing, with 21 fiction and nonfiction events covering different genres. Readers from the Waikato and beyond are invited to meet authors and illustrators, listen to them discuss their work, and ask questions. With activities and events for all ages, all month, this is a local celebration you won't want to miss.
Thank you to our major sponsors Creative New Zealand, Hamilton City Council, Trust Waikato and University of Waikato.
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