Tuesday, September 04, 2007

FESTIVAL OF MAORI WRITERS 2007

12—16 September
Wellington
Aotearoa New Zealand

Panel discussion and book launch:

Island of Shattered Dreams
Huia Publishers is proud to present Island of Shattered Dreams the moving and lyrical family saga and doomed love story set in French Polynesia in the lead up to the first nuclear tests written by Chantal Spitz.
Complimenting the launch of this exciting book will be a panel discussion on the impact of the colonisation of the Pacific with participants Alice Te Punga Somerville, Teresia Teaiwa, Moana Jackson and Jean Anderson facilitating.
All welcome, but seats are limited. Free entry.

Main foyer, Archives New Zealand, 10 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Wednesday 12 September
6.00 – 7.30pm

Film script writers’ workshop
Hosted by acclaimed director Barry Barclay, this workshop will give emerging film writers an understanding of the film industry along with maintaining rangatiratanga in their storytelling.

No charge, but spaces are limited; call Huia Publishers for more details.
NZ Film Commission
L3, 119 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
Friday 14 September
10.00 – 3.00pm

Emerge
Isabel Waiti-Mulholland (Inna Furey) and Tulia Thompson (Josefa and the Vu) present a workshop on writing young adult fiction. Entry by koha but bookings required, contact events@bookcouncil.org.nz or phone 04 499 1569.
Community Room, Pataka Museum and Art Gallery,

Cnr Norrie and Parumoana St, Porirua City.
Friday 14 September
1.00 - 1.45pm
2.00 - 2.45pm

Telling our stories on screen
Film producer and presenter Ainsley Gardiner and director and presenter Te Arepa Kahi host a panel discussion on Māori in film and television. This includes a small presentation of short films. All welcome, but seats are limited. Free entry.
City Gallery Theatre, City Gallery Wellington, Civic Square, Wellington
Friday 14 September
6.00 - 8.00pm

Short story writers’ workshop
Isabel Waiti-Mulholland and Kelly Ana Morey facilitate a workshop for first time and emerging writers. People are encouraged to bring their stories for discussion and development. There will also be a presentation on how to get from your first draft to a published story.
No charge, but spaces are limited; call Huia Publishers for more details.
Community Room, Mezzanine Floor, Wellington City Library, Wakefield Street, Wellington
Saturday 15 September
10.00 - 3.00pm



Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers
The announcement of the winners of the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers competition held earlier this year. Winners and finalists are published in Huia Short Stories 7 and Ngā Pakiwaitara a Huia 4, both of which will be launched on the night. Entry by invite only.
Te Marae, Te Papa Tongarewa
Cable Street
Saturday 15 September
6.30 - 9.30pm



The Grumble Rumble Mumbler
Friends and whānau are welcome to this lively performance by students of Toi Whakaari National Drama School of the children’s book The Grumble Rumble Mumbler, which introduces a cast of Māori monsters – not just the taniwha, but also the maero, taipō, and the ngārara - who help children see the funny side of the things that go bump in the night.

Proceeds of the gold coin entry will go to the Jigsaw Family Services and Women’s Refuge.
All welcome.
Capital E, Civic Square, Wellington
Sunday 16 September
11.00 - 11.30am
12.00 - 12.30pm

Te hā tarapepe - The resonating breath of our Tīpuna

A reading of three extracts in te reo Māori complimenting the current exhibition at City Gallery Wellington - Te Huringa/Turning Points: Pākehā Colonisation and Māori Empowerment. The exhibition contains a range of works devoted to the representation of Māori and Māori subject matter by Pākehā and the way in which Māori art practitioners have reflected their own ideas and concerns. The three extracts will be from Eruera Mānuera by Te Onehou Phillis, ‘Te Huia’ an early 20th century newspaper article from Māori newspaper Te Toa Takitini about the importance of huia feathers and from the soon-to-be released Māori edition of Potiki by Patricia Grace.

City Gallery, City Gallery Wellington, Civic Square, Wellington
Sunday 16 September
3.00 - 4.00pm

For further information about the Festival of Māori Writers 2007
visit www.huia.co.nz, or phone 04 473 9262

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