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View the 2017 Programme (PDF) OUR PARTNERS of Spectator columnist A.N. Wilson and CONTENTS THE AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL IS ENORMOUSLY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF: Miranda Carter. 12 What’s On WELCOME Looking to past and future, Lloyd Platinum 13 Saturday April 29 Geering recaps his 99 years; scientist 13 Tuesday May 16 Lawrence Krauss pushes forward the 14 Wednesday May 17 TO THE 2017 Doomsday Clock; Chaos science writer 16 Thursday May 18 James Gleick explores literary notions 17 Friday May 19 of time travel; and Mpho Tutu van 25 Saturday May 20 AUCKLAND Furth, daughter of Desmond, leads a 34 Sunday May 21 timely examination of forgiveness. Gold 41 Family Day WRITERS Amongst it all, art in all forms 43 Workshops consoles: we celebrate two of 59 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards American’s contemporary fiction 67 Biographies FESTIVAL greats: the Raymond Carver-tutored 102 Timetable Denis Johnson and MacArthur 105 Booking Information Fellow George Saunders; Shakespeare 106 Booking Form comes alive with James Shapiro; Ian 108 Festival Information Rankin leads the crime pack 109 Index alongside Stella Duffy and David Silver A WORD FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Schmid; Irish fiction laureateAnne FESTIVAL TEAM Enright, Chinese expat Ha Jin, Canadian Booker shortlister Anne O’Brien Madeleine Thien, and contemporary Festival Director US ‘it’ girl Chris Kraus line up, Tessa Yeoman alongside Apirana Taylor and our Marketing & Development Manager 2017 Honouree Dame Fiona Kidman. Roger Christensen Carol Ann Duffy returns in Programme Co-ordinator Bronze performance, and locals Hera Lindsay Susanna Andrew Bird, Andrew Johnston and Bill Programme Co-ordinator Manhire talk poetry. We welcome Irish Claire Mabey In a year when the unexpected became jazz singer and memoirist Mary Contract Programmer the norm, writers were to the fore, Coughlan; dine with restaurant critic Catherine Braoudakis exercising their craft to explore our Jay Rayner; explore art and photography Festival Administrator rapidly changing world. In a one-off with New York Times writer Teju Cole and Nik Janiurek event in April, and six great days in local Anthony Byrt; and hear new songs Production Manager May, we celebrate their brilliance. inspired by 2017 Festival books with Penny Hartill Other Partners Steve Abel, Anna Coddington, Reb Publicity Manager From the defiant New York Times comes Fountain and Francis Kora. Olivia Boyle Thomas Friedman, and from Britain Marketing Assistant polymath John Lanchester and Lauren Child and Harry Potter comedic genius Armando Iannucci Hijinks head up our family-friendly (our April guest), to unravel matters, events; there’s the High Street mini- CONTACT DETAILS foreign, financial and political. festival Walk on High; a Town Hall Best of the Best spoken word showcase; Suite 9A, Wellesley Centre, Exploring questions of gender and a sail around the Hauraki Gulf; and 44-52 Wellesley Street, Auckland 1010 identity, with candour and skill, are Aotea Square comes alive with pop-up PO Box 6038, Wellesley Street, Pulitzer Prize winning Susan Faludi, venue the Heartland Festival Room Auckland 1141 feminist powerhouse Roxane Gay, and and its nightly salons, and Pop Poetry Phone (09) 376 8074 Canadian storyteller Ivan Coyote. projections each evening. [email protected] Italian Embassy – Wellington Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty’s The writersfestival.co.nz Sellout looks at race through a satirical And that’s only the beginning. @AklWritersFest lense and Australian Stan Grant Extraordinary times call for #AWF17 through moving memoir. extraordinary people and we’re privileged and proud to present more than 170 of Closely linking non-fiction and fictional them in this year’s programme. worlds are Libyan Hisham Matar, Swede Steve Sem-Sandberg, and New You’ve got to LOVE STORY. Zealand’s Catherine Chidgey. History Design & Production and biography also resound in the work Anne O’Brien Programme designed by Hawkins&Co. Printed by MHP Group on Sumo Offset from BJ Ball Papers, an environmentally responsible paper produced using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF), FSC® certified Mixed Source pulp from Responsible Sources, and manufactured under the strict ISO14001 Environmental Management System. 3 WORD FROM THE CHAIR Christine & Derek Nolan BRONZE SPONSORSHIP Maria Renhart SUPPORT OUR Gretchen Albrecht & James Ross The Auckland Writers Festival is one of Judith Shea & Keryn Smith Brenda & Stephen Allen this country’s premiere cultural events Jenny & Andrew Smith Raynor Asher and its largest and most successful Fiona & William Stevens THE SUPPORTERS Lisa Bates & Douglas Hawkins literary event, hosting world-leading Lady Tait Katherine Burson commentators and writers in Auckland Tiare Tolks & Michael Robinson Louise & Robert Clark every year. The Festival is a highlight of Susan & Gavin Walker FESTIVAL Amber Coulter & Andrew Lewis New Zealand’s cultural calendar, with Prue Wallis Nicola & Julius Fox annual attendances of more than 65,000 Shan Wilson & Gavin Scott Sue Francis & Chris Bridgeman Nau mai ki te Hui Taurima Kaituhi at over 150 events and it continues to Fran Wyborn Jenny Freedman & Huw Turner o Ta¯maki Makaurau. grow. Based on your company’s current FOUNDING TRUSTEES Anna Friis & Wayne Schuler objectives, we can work with you to We are delighted to bring you the SILVER Jane & Kevin Glover tailor a sponsorship package that Stephanie Johnson & Peter Wells 2017 Auckland Writers Festival. Due Clare Gordon WORD FROM THE MAYOR provides maximum benefit. David Appleby to growing demand on tickets, we are Danielle Guitard & Andrew Ferrier CURRENT TRUSTEES Libby & Andrew Barrett expanding into the Aotea Square this Bridget Hackshaw & Michael Savage Ewa & David Bigio year, with our new Festival venue, The Carole Beu Anne Hargreaves JOIN AS A FRIEND AND MAKE THE MOST Clare Bradley & Brian Carter Heartland Festival Room. We hope OF THE FESTIVAL Josephine Green Katie Jacobs you will join us for the events in this Pip Greenwood Rosie Brown & Graham Wall Deborah & Allen Jowitt exciting new space. Membership is $100 (inc. GST). Nicola Legat Michael Connor Kathy Kane & Nigel Harrison You’ll receive: Pip Muir (Chair) Deborah Chambers Elizabeth & Heath Lees We are continuing with a key Mark Russell Maria Dew & Mark Parris Jean & Paul Lochore strategic initiative of investing in reserved seating at all ticketed events Delina Shields Rebecca Ellis Elaine & Dennis Lunken youth education and school literacy priority booking and a dedicated Robert Sullivan Cathy & Alice McKay programmes – particularly for low Sarah Fay Welcome to the 17th Auckland booking line (no fees) Malcolm Middleton decile schools. To this end, our Antonia Fisher & Stuart Grieve Writers Festival, a celebration of local FOUNDING DONORS Geraldine O’Sullivan Beere three-day Schools Programme at the invitations to Festival Programme Tana and Charles Fishman and global literature here in the heart Frank Olsson start of the Festival has been further Launch Erika & Robin Congreve Christine Fernyhough of Auckland. Amanda Parker & Richard Williams expanded to include one full day for Nan & John Fogarty news of visiting authors, events and Jane Parlane year 5-6 students. Overall, up to 7,000 The festival has become a popular CURRENT PATRONS Friedlander Foundation special offers year-round. Karen Pedersen & David Findlow students will have the opportunity fixture on Auckland’s cultural Annie Gascoigne Caroline & Paul Restall to attend the Schools Programme. calendar with record attendance last Please note numbers are limited. PLATINUM Bridget Hanley & Mike Allen Nadine Rubin Nathan & Paul Nathan This will be followed by a diverse and year as people of all ages flocked to see Frances & Bill Bell Catherine & Michael Hapgood Nicky Ryan & John Dixon exciting three-day main programme a great line-up of international and BECOME A PATRON, Betsy & Michael Benjamin Anne & Peter Hinton Meagan & Nelson Schick that we hope will inform, entertain local writers. CHAMPION THE FESTIVAL AND Mary Biggs & Peter Biggs CNZM Linda Holloway Miranda Spary and challenge you. This year the festival is moving HELP SECURE ITS FUTURE Adrian Burr & Peter Tatham Kate & Ant Howard Anonymous (4) I'm privileged to work with a talented beyond our shoreline with a literary Carol & Gerard Curry Lauraine & Murray Jacobs Join as a Patron before you book your group of trustees on the Festival Board. boat trip on the Waitemata¯ Harbour, Josephine & Ross Green Judy Jordan & Trevor Bayly DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS tickets to make the most of your We are a not-for-profit charitable trust exploring the history of the Hauraki Dame Rosie & Michael Horton membership and help ensure the Carol-Ann & Max Lamb We are a small organisation with a big and as such the trustees bring skill and Gulf, and taking to our footpaths The Wallace Foundation future of the Festival. Jenny & Robert Loosley task. We need your help to keep doing dedication to the governance of the with a walking tour through one of Shelley McMeeken what we do and to present the Festival Festival, on a voluntary basis. My deep our city’s historic precincts. To thank them for their crucial GOLD Jillian Macdonald you love. appreciation also goes to our small, support, our Patrons: I am a firm believer in the power John Barnett Peter Macky & Yuri Opeshko but wonderful staff, led so capably If literacy, books and ideas are of books. Whether through the enjoy free access to many Festival events * Julienne Brown Dayle & Chris Mace by Festival Director, Anne O'Brien. important to you, please consider sharing of knowledge, new ideas
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