Resistance all the way to dawn and ever more!

A fundraiser for Palestine. Donations also taken on the night.

Multi-disciplinary writers multi-task in this session with Rose Lu and Elizabeth Flux. Joined in conversation by Nathan Joe.

Three Aotearoa music writers share their pinch-me moments; unbelievable encounters with their music idols; and what it’s like reporting on music in 2024.

Pip Adam is back with another episode of Better off Read. Join the conversation with author Olive Nuttall live from LitCrawl!

Ruby Solly, Dani Yorukova and Claudia Jardine talk myth, method and multiplicity in this conversation about heteronormative storytelling.

A multi-generational panel shares their experiences reading and writing female characters in midlife and beyond.

Threads of resistance from the Middle East to the Pacific bind together for collective liberation. An anti-colonial event facilitated by Te Hā o Ngā Pou as a fundraiser for Palestine.

Join Brannavan Gnanalingam for a deep dive into his compelling new satire, in which he lampoons the concept of the model minority with a little help from his leading man.

An All-Star panel of children’s writers joins Claire Mabey for an adventure through the reading experiences that left impressions on their younger selves.

Shilo Kino walks backwards into the digital age in her latest book. Meriana Johnsen joins her in conversation.

Births, homecomings and the end of the world: Join us for readings from eight young authors from the pages of Starling.

Manuia Heinrich and Nicola Andrews discuss Pacific Islanders in publishing and what it means for Aotearoa to be left out of the conversation.

Join hot-blooded local journal Sweet Mammalian at the eleventh hour to launch their latest issue and celebrate their steel anniversary.

Can we find pride in the monstrous, or was ableism the real monster all along? Crip the Lit investigates.

Jenni Fagan (Scotland) and essa may ranapiri reflect on their experience crossing the world and finding themselves on new islands.

We speak our truth, our voices will be heard! Four slam poets speak their minds about the issues facing their generation.

Authors of genre-bending novels, romesh dissanayake and Louise Wallace, reveal how their craft turns up the heat on their characters.

Nick Ascroft and Claudia Jardine attempt to craft a poem from the secrets and shopping lists buried in your notes app.

Arts reviewers and writers Matariki Williams, Arihia Latham and Sinead Overbye discuss craft and community with Nadia Solomon.

The concept of ‘home’ takes many forms. Saraid de Silva and Brannavan Gnanalingam discuss what home means to them.

Join four courageous writers as they read from their unpublished diaries. What happens in salon stays in salon, so don’t miss out!