WORD - Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival Update

Going, going, gone! Only two days until kick-off and we couldn’t be more pleased with the response to the festival. Here’s a run-down of the sessions that have sold out already, and the ones we don’t want you to miss out on! SOLD OUT Meg Wolitzer Fiction Workshop (but tickets are still available for her session, The Interesting) PechaKucha The Stars Are Out Tonight (but you can still see Diane Setterfield, Damon Young, NoViolet Bulawayo, Kristin Hersh, Anis Mojgani and Eleanor Catton in their other sessions)

SELLING FAST We expect the following sessions to sell out ahead of time, some in the next couple of days:                  Heritage Afternoon Tea with Rosie Belton and Dot Smith (bookings close Monday) Foreign Correspondence with Luke Harding Secrets, Spies & Free Speech with Nicky Hager, Luke Harding and Richard King Lessons From Adversity: Life in New Orleans and Detroit with Reed Kroloff               We Need New Names with NoViolet Bulawayo The Luminary with Eleanor Catton The Great New Zealand Crime Debate   FOOD SESSIONS BOOKINGS CLOSE SOON Monday - last day to book for                                             Brunch with Simon Gault Delicious: Morning Tea with Ruth Reichl and Nicky Pellegrino   Don't miss out!   SPREAD THE WORD