http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Auckland Writers & Readers Festival en-nz Copyright 2009 APN HOLDINGS NZ Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:21 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1500897 Epsom Girls Grammar School's budding wordsmiths - who often hold bylines in the College Herald and win national writing prizes - were given a lesson by writer Brigid Lowry yesterday. Lowry, a guest speaker at the Auckland Writers... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10573106&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 +1200 It was a small, nerdy thrill to read Hendrik Hertzberg's blog last week. The political commentator, who by virtue of being a New Yorker staffer and Jimmy Carter's former speechwriter is somewhat of a journalistic god, was part of... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10573082&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 +1200 Saturday's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival started strongly in the morning with a well-attended hour with Australian writer David Malouf, who charmed his near-full capacity audience at the Aotea Centre with an effortless series... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572963&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 18 May 2009 08:01:05 +1200 There were no spare seats to be had at Saturday's An Hour with Richard Holloway , the former bishop of Edinburgh who quit the job and now describes himself as a Christian Agnostic. It was pleasing to see a diverse mix in the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572857&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 17 May 2009 12:04:24 +1200 Another Australian writer, Christos Tsiolkas, followed David Malouf in a Saturday session skilfully chaired by Charlotte Grimshaw. Tsiolkas, who went on to win the Commonwealth Writers Prize later that night, said his novel, The... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572841&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 17 May 2009 10:05:25 +1200 American global intelligence expert George Friedman was paired with a formidable chair in talkback host Leighton Smith - his brother-in-law. "That doesn¹t mean we like each other," quipped Smith before going on to grill Friedman... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572839&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 17 May 2009 09:59:33 +1200 Australian David Malouf and New Zealander Owen Marshall have completely different writing styles but one thing they do have in common is drawers full of unfinished stories. In a panel chaired by Sue Orr, the short story masters... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572693&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 16 May 2009 11:08:18 +1200 Former Auckland mayor Sir Dove Myer-Robinson once described Ranginui Walker as "the most dangerous man in Auckland". How times and perceptions, have changed. The most dangerous man in Auckland looked quite relaxed in his hour-long... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572652&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 16 May 2009 04:00:00 +1200 New Zealand writer Kirsty Gunn has had to pull out of today's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival and return to Edinburgh because of an emergency. Ticket holders should contact the Edge on (09) 357-3355 or go to the Aotea Centre... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572400&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 15 May 2009 06:00:00 +1200 It's not hard to conclude there are other things that Tash Aw would prefer to be doing on a chilly London lunchtime than sitting in a hotel bar talking about himself. Indeed, the 37-year-old hasn't even taken off his coat before... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10572301&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 +1200 Judith Thurman is sitting in her New York home sharing a glass of wine and discussing Buddhism with a friend when I ring. They've just been to a four-hour teaching by the Dalai Lama, "A truly extraordinary experience just to be in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-writers-readers-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500897&objectid=10571874&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 +1200