Welcome to the 2022 Verb Readers & Writers Festival!

Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 November

Featured
Verb After-Hours: Beyond a Joke
Nov 3
Meow
Verb After-Hours: Beyond a Joke
Meow
Meow
The Radical Possibility of Craft
Nov 3
Naumi Studio Hotel
The Radical Possibility of Craft
Naumi Studio Hotel
Naumi Studio Hotel
Toi Te Kupu
Nov 2
Rongomaraeroa Te Marae Te Papa
Toi Te Kupu
Rongomaraeroa Te Marae Te Papa
Rongomaraeroa Te Marae Te Papa

Friday 4 November

Featured
Show Ponies
Nov 4
Meow
Show Ponies
Meow
Meow
Show Ponies
Nov 4
Meow
Show Ponies
Meow
Meow
The Radical Possibility of Loitering: Coco Solid
Nov 4
Naumi Hotel
The Radical Possibility of Loitering: Coco Solid
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Foodie at Large: Albert Cho
Nov 4
Meow
Foodie at Large: Albert Cho
Meow
Meow
Civilisation’s Discontents: Vincent O’Sullivan
Nov 4
Naumi Studio Hotel
Civilisation’s Discontents: Vincent O’Sullivan
Naumi Studio Hotel
Naumi Studio Hotel
The Essential Past: Dame Fiona Kidman
Nov 4
Field & Green
The Essential Past: Dame Fiona Kidman
Field & Green
Field & Green
Gaylene’s Take
Nov 4
Naumi Studio Hotel
Gaylene’s Take
Naumi Studio Hotel
Naumi Studio Hotel
Takatāpuitanga kōrero (Writing beyond the binary)
Nov 4
Meow
Takatāpuitanga kōrero (Writing beyond the binary)
Meow
Meow
Wawata: Moon Dreaming with Hinemoa Elder
Nov 4
Naumi Studio Hotel
Wawata: Moon Dreaming with Hinemoa Elder
Naumi Studio Hotel
Naumi Studio Hotel
Possibilities of the Past: Jenny Pattrick
Nov 4
Naumi Studio Hotel
Possibilities of the Past: Jenny Pattrick
Naumi Studio Hotel
Naumi Studio Hotel

Saturday 5 November

Featured
LitCrawl Wellington 2022
Nov 5
LitCrawl Wellington 2022
Radically Honest: Emily Writes
Nov 5
Bedlam & Squalor
Radically Honest: Emily Writes
Bedlam & Squalor
Bedlam & Squalor
Cartographies of the Future: Gina Cole
Nov 5
Naumi Hotel
Cartographies of the Future: Gina Cole
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Mothers and Metamorphosis: Noelle McCarthy
Nov 5
Meow
Mothers and Metamorphosis: Noelle McCarthy
Meow
Meow
Remembering the Radicals: Nick Bollinger
Nov 5
Meow
Remembering the Radicals: Nick Bollinger
Meow
Meow
Kate Mildenhall: On Edge
Nov 5
Naumi Hotel
Kate Mildenhall: On Edge
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Poetry With Brownies
Nov 5
Pātaka Art + Museum, The Courtyard
Poetry With Brownies
Pātaka Art + Museum, The Courtyard
Pātaka Art + Museum, The Courtyard
Letters to Keri Hulme
Nov 5
St Peter's on Willis
Letters to Keri Hulme
St Peter's on Willis
St Peter's on Willis
Yes, Minister: Chris Finlayson
Nov 5
Meow
Yes, Minister: Chris Finlayson
Meow
Meow
What we make, makes us: Brad Smeele
Nov 5
Naumi Hotel
What we make, makes us: Brad Smeele
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Verb Readers & Writers Festival for Families
Nov 5
City Gallery Wellington
Verb Readers & Writers Festival for Families
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington
Wheke Art Life: Coco Solid + Nicole Titihuia Hawkins
Nov 5
Pātaka Art + Museum, Helen Smith room
Wheke Art Life: Coco Solid + Nicole Titihuia Hawkins
Pātaka Art + Museum, Helen Smith room
Pātaka Art + Museum, Helen Smith room
Te Paepae Rangatahi (Youth Panel)
Nov 5
Meow
Te Paepae Rangatahi (Youth Panel)
Meow
Meow
The Possibilities of Return: Laurence Fearnley
Nov 5
Naumi Hotel
The Possibilities of Return: Laurence Fearnley
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel

Sunday 6 November

Featured
Fact and Fiction: Christine Leunens
Nov 6
Meow
Fact and Fiction: Christine Leunens
Meow
Meow
Kreutzer Sonata
Nov 6
Naumi Hotel
Kreutzer Sonata
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
The Possibility of the Personal: Sarah Jane Barnett
Nov 6
City Gallery Wellington
The Possibility of the Personal: Sarah Jane Barnett
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington
To bear witness: Kate Camp
Nov 6
Meow
To bear witness: Kate Camp
Meow
Meow
Breaking the mould: acts of writerly sabotage
Nov 6
Naumi Hotel
Breaking the mould: acts of writerly sabotage
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Birds, Fables, Carnivals: Catherine Chidgey
Nov 6
City Gallery Wellington
Birds, Fables, Carnivals: Catherine Chidgey
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington
The Radical Possibility of Domestic Mess
Nov 6
Bowen Galleries
The Radical Possibility of Domestic Mess
Bowen Galleries
Bowen Galleries
How to Hook a Reluctant Reader
Nov 6
City Gallery Wellington
How to Hook a Reluctant Reader
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington
Cult Trip: Anke Richter
Nov 6
Naumi Hotel
Cult Trip: Anke Richter
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Newtown Sunday Stroll
Nov 6
Newtown
Newtown Sunday Stroll
Newtown
Newtown
Menopause with Mimosas: Nicky Pellegrino + Niki Bezzant
Nov 6
Meow
Menopause with Mimosas: Nicky Pellegrino + Niki Bezzant
Meow
Meow
Eddy, Eddy: Kate De Goldi
Nov 6
Naumi Hotel
Eddy, Eddy: Kate De Goldi
Naumi Hotel
Naumi Hotel
Verb Readers & Writers Festival for Families
Nov 5
City Gallery Wellington
Verb Readers & Writers Festival for Families
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington

Workshops

Featured
World Building for Speculative Fiction with Gina Cole
Nov 6
World Building for Speculative Fiction with Gina Cole
Te Kaha o te Kōrero (Story Sovereignty workshop)
Nov 6
Meow
Te Kaha o te Kōrero (Story Sovereignty workshop)
Meow
Meow
Attention seeking behaviour: How the five senses can enrich your writing, with Laurence Fearnley
Nov 6
Attention seeking behaviour: How the five senses can enrich your writing, with Laurence Fearnley
Losing the plot: with Pip Adam
Nov 5
Losing the plot: with Pip Adam
Masterclass: Short Stories with Colleen Maria Lenihan
Nov 5
Masterclass: Short Stories with Colleen Maria Lenihan

Rūbarū Digital Series (available till 23 Dec, 2022)

Featured
Rūbarū Digital Series: Claudia Durastanti with Michelle Rahurahu
Oct 11
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Claudia Durastanti with Michelle Rahurahu
Online
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Ling Ma with Rosabel Tan
Oct 11
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Ling Ma with Rosabel Tan
Online
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Trent Dalton with Melody Thomas
Oct 11
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Trent Dalton with Melody Thomas
Online
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Sara Baume with Catherine Chidgey
Oct 11
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Sara Baume with Catherine Chidgey
Online
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Paige Clark with Emma Sidnam
Oct 11
Online
Rūbarū Digital Series: Paige Clark with Emma Sidnam
Online
Online

Exhibition

Featured
Exhibition: Like a Heart
Oct 30
Bowen Galleries
Exhibition: Like a Heart
Bowen Galleries

An exhibition of paintings by Anna Perry, responding to new poems from Louise Wallace at Bowen Galleries.

Bowen Galleries