Man Booker winner Eleanor
Catton is heading south this spring for the WORD Christchurch Writers &
Readers Festival 2014.
Following her record-breaking
2100-seat sell-out session at the Auckland Writers Festival, the author of The Luminaries will appear before Christchurch audiences in the suitably
luminous Transitional Cathedral, which will be the setting for other special events
during the five-day festival, 27–31 August, together with Rydges Hotel Latimer
Square.
The
biennial festival, last held in the Hagley Park Dome in 2012, was formerly
known as the Christchurch Writers’ Festival. It has a new name, a new look and
new creative leadership.
“We are
thrilled to have Eleanor Catton join us for what we promise will be an exciting
festival in the heart of Christchurch, with top writers and thinkers from all
around New Zealand and the world,” says Literary Director Rachael King, who was
appointed to the role in September last year.
The
name change, to WORD Christchurch, reflects the organisation’s new approach in
presenting quality standalone literary events throughout the year, such as Jung
Chang in March and Alexander McCall Smith in May. In the future, one-off
literary events will be branded as WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Events
with only the biennial festival in August bearing the title ‘festival’.
“The
name change will avoid confusion that has arisen in the past when we have
presented events that tie in with authors travelling to other festivals, such
as Auckland in May and Wellington in March,” explains Rachael. “This way, there
will be no question about when the main festival is on: August.”
More
line-up announcements will be made in June, with the full programme released in
early July when bookings open.
WORD Christchurch
Writers & Readers Festival, 27-31 August 2014, in association with The Press.
For more information please contact:
Rachael King
Literary Director
03 377 5313
021 815117
litdirector@chchwritersfest.co.nz
www.chchwritersfest.co.nz
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