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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
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
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
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
Literary Salon
Lynda Chanwai-Earle + Paula Morris with chair
Alice Te Punga Somerville
8:00-9:30pm, Thursday 19 August
The Meteor Theatre, 1 Victoria St
$15 cost, no registration required
Speculative Fiction Workshop
Gary Nelson
9:30-12:30pm, Saturday 21 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
Witi Ihimaera Talk
Witi Ihimaera with chair Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod
6:30-8:00pm, Monday 23 August
The Atrium, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Memoir Writing Workshop
Witi Ihimaera
9:00-12:00pm, Tuesday 24 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
National Poetry Day Open Mic
6:30-8:00pm, Friday 27 August
Long Room, Wintec House, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Poetry Writing Workshop
Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod
9:30-12:30pm, Saturday 28 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration required
Storytelling in the Gallery
10:30-12:00pm, Saturday 28 August
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St
Free event, no registration required
Local Authors
Cate Prestidge facilitator
2:00-4:00pm, Saturday 28 August
Events Room 1, Wintec, Anglesea 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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