Auckland Writers Festival News

IN THIS ISSUE:   SS-T Short Story Awards Ford and the Festival Julia Gillard video available Concession Passes Writer Opportunities Support the Festival 2015 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME Here in the AWF office, we are getting very excited about the 2015 Festival, with a host of amazing international writers confirmed to appear. The full programme including 120+ events will be launched in March so request a programme now, and don't miss out. SUNDAY STAR-TIMES SHORT STORY AWARDS Congratulations to Wellington writer Tracy Farr who won with her story, Once Had Me. Her winning entry beat more than 600 other entries in this year's open division. The winner of the secondary school division was Amelia Kendall for The Rose Garden. Suzanne Takiwa won the non-fiction essay, for her story Cherubs in the Garden. The winning short stories will be published in full in upcoming editions of the Sunday Star-Times. FORD TO SPONSOR THE 2015 FESTIVAL We are thrilled to announce that once again Ford New Zealand will be partnering with us to deliver the 2015 Auckland Writers Festival. Thanks to Ford, the Festival will be out on the streets of Auckland in style in the All-New Mondeo. For more information, please visit Ford New Zealand. JULIA GILLARD IN CONVERSATION - VIDEO AVAILABLE Thank you to Julia Gillard, Jennifer Curtin and everyone who joined us for this sold-out event last week. Some wonderful insights into Ms Gillard's term as Prime Minister of Australia and an informative discussion of politics and gender issues.  For those who missed out, the video is now live on our site, view it here.

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