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Queenstown Writers Festival

The Queenstown Writers Festival brings writers and readers together to celebrate the magic of storytelling.

Nationally acclaimed writers join us for author conversations, workshops, a book launch, theatre and discussion panels. The Festival aims to delight and inspire with a range of events held over four days.

Join us as we enjoy a weekend of stories, poetry, and the joy of words.

Please note some of these events have special offers applied for bulk purchases:

You can buy 5 tickets from each of the below events at the special price of $95.

You can also select 5 events from the list below and the same discount price of $95 applies:

These events are included in the offer

  • True Stories of Survival: Steve Braunias
  • Feijoa Fixation with Kate Evans - note edits to timing
  • Unbelievable Bravery: The Last Secret Agent with Jude Dobson
  • The Cost of Telling the f***G news
  • Are things getting better?
  • Generational Shift and Cultural Clash with Saraid de Silva
  • The future of media in NZ
  • Justice: A Roll of the Dice with Claire Baylis
  • Mother or Other?
  • Adventure for Middle Grade Readers with Rachel King & Sonya Wilson
  • Patea Boy: Life in Small Town Aotearoa
  • Weird As: Pip Adam's Science Fiction
  • True Crime and Cold Cases
  • Idealism, Hippies and Life in a Commune with Olive Jones
  • Writing Aotearoa with Gavin Bishop
  • Excommunicated - Craig Hoyle and Nikki McDonald
  • Eye Candy with Holly Dunn & Jane Shearer
  • Surviving Bigotry and Central Otago Winters with Kyle Mewburn
  • The Writer's Notebook with Karyn Hay

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