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WORD Christchurch gets the city buzzing! Join us at the festival 27-31 August 2025.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Joined November 2010
Thanks to everyone @radionz for making me so welcome down here and of course my wonderful hosts in Christchurch @WORDChCh Here's the interview I did with @radionz on Money 👇 https://t.co/TuMoKDJ1up
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Plus an added special Teen Edition of Book (Fight) Club, just for teens. Details: https://t.co/C8ukdrKg5D
@WORDChCh @ArtsCentreChCh #booktok #bookclubs #comedy #ōtautahi #nzcomedy #books #bookcomedy
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A very timely event coming up at @WORDChCh on "State of the Nation's Media", featuring RNZ boss Paul Thompson.
wordchristchurch.co.nz
Where is our media landscape at right now? Where it is heading next? A high powered panel in discussion.
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The theme for WORD this year is JOY. Listen to Duncan Sarkies talking here about the joy of discovery then catch him in three sessions at the festival.
'Developing a project can feel like being lost in the middle of the ocean.' Here's Duncan Sarkies on Culture101, talking about the joy of discovery. https://t.co/drerd7ZvxL
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We are excited to host Charlotte Wood in three events at WORD this month. Her first festival appearance in Christchurch and with her post-Booker shortlist status. Don’t miss out! Great interview in The Press this weekend.
I talked with Charlotte Wood, whose book Stone Yard Devotional I really loved. She's coming to @WORDChCh. And sorry, she's also a Nick Cave fan.
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A real joy to join the divine Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes on @radionz's Saturday Morning for Playing Favourites where I selected and chatted about 7 of my favourite songs and talked about the @WORDChCh programme. https://t.co/pJGbwlWXkq
rnz.co.nz
Literary festival director and music aficionado Kiran Dass plays some favourite tunes and shares what it's like running WORD Christchurch.
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I had a chat with Kate De Goldi about moving back to Chch, being a reading ambassador, @WORDChCh and who's better: Maurice Gee or Margaret Mahy?
thepress.co.nz
Screen addiction has taken up much of the time that used to be spent reading, says Kate De Goldi. As NZ’s newest reading ambassador she hopes to inspire more people to read through “a combination of...
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Big news reveal! El Jaguar & Meegwai Productions at @WORDChCh with 3 Book (Fight) Clubs. One of which is for teens! So much JOY! Tix: https://t.co/2I2BlPREJ2
#thejoyofwords #bookclubsoftwitter #booktwitter #comedy #ōtautahi #christchurchnz
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A @WORDChCh preview Guilt, murder and laughs at WORD Christchurch | The Press
thepress.co.nz
The signing queue went out the door when Catherine Chidgey appeared at the Auckland Writers’ Festival in May. Expect similar scenes in Christchurch next month.
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The 2025 WORD programme has been launched! And we're thrilled to announce that the theme this year is JOY! Dive in, start planning your festival schedule, and join us to share #TheJoyOfWords 27-31 August. https://t.co/yKdy8dpC1C
wordchristchurch.co.nz
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Please join us 6-8pm this Wednesday 9 July at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū to celebrate the launch of the WORD Christchurch 2025 festival programme! Grab your copy of the brochure, raise a glass with us and start panning your festival experience! All welcome.
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RIP to one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s great writers - Maurice Gee who has died aged 93. Plumb (1978) one of his best novels, also The Burning Boy . Previously published in the UK by @FaberBooks - & also a brilliant writer for children (The World Around the Corner) etc
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@WORDChCh @MBennettBooks Canterbury readers/viewers can meet Michael next week at a special autumn @WORDChCh event with bestselling Irish-Australian crime writer @DervlaMcTiernan at Turanga on Tues 13 May: https://t.co/zNJIn2svxF
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Terrific pic! And we can’t wait to have Michael Bennett with us again with @DervlaMcTiernan on Tuesday for An Evening In Crime! https://t.co/jP1n3zkboS
wordchristchurch.co.nz
What makes Kiwi and Irish crime writing so good? Dervla McTiernan and Michael Bennett discuss this and more.
Inspired by Teina's story, Michael taught himself to write prose, along with his screenwriting/directing. He's now written award-winning non-fiction and fiction, graphic novels and crime novels. We first met Michael via his superb true crime IN DARK PLACES #yeahnoir @WORDChCh
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International Fiction judge @georginacgodwin's takes on this year's shortlisted books. “...writers who are really, creative, and who are moved by such different subjects and themes, but who are all coming out with this noteworthy work.” #theockhams
https://t.co/jEnSv8LzTY
thepost.co.nz
“When you read the book, I think you’ll see why we’re so proud of ourselves. We feel so smug and clever.”
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The 2025 Ockham NZ Book Awards finalists are announced! Congratulations to you all. Full story here: https://t.co/9Cqeh9ojaf
#theockhams
@PenguinBooks_NZ @masseyunipress @AUPBooks @OtagoUniPress @spoorbooks @harpercollinsnz @tepapapress @thwupbooks
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Let's hear it for the 2025 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction nominees! https://t.co/O8RTQAmwQQ
@OtagoUniPress @thwupbooks @PenguinBooks_NZ @MakaroPress @ultimopress @Moapress #theockhams
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Give it up for the 2025 Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry longlistees! @thwupbooks @TheCubaPress @OtagoUniPress @AUPBooks @spoorbooks @CompoundPress #theockhams
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