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August 2012
In
association with PechaKucha Night Christchurch, The Press Christchurch
Writers’ Festival is hosting a special “writers only” PechaKucha event.
All the featured
speakers will also be appearing in the festival, but the unique PechaKucha
format gives people the chance to hear from the writers in a fresh, informal
way on whatever subject that takes the fancy.
For human rights
advocate Marianne Elliot it’s “Superheroes and the importance of your origin
story”; for playwright Ross Gumbley it’s “If life were like the movies”.
Other writers
include Rachael King, scientist and Antarctic adventurer Chris Turney and
industrial designer Michael Smythe.
PechaKucha is a
presentation format where speakers are contained to talks that feature 20
images on show for 20 seconds each. The idea was devised in 2003 by architects
in Japan, who wanted to find a way for architects or any creative people to
share their work or passions in public in a relaxed, engaging way. PechaKucha
nights now happen in 500 cities around the world and this event is the
Christchurch chapter’s 15th.
Festival Director
Marianne Hargreaves says it’s an exciting way to introduce people to the
writers and see another side of them. “We thought teaming up with PechaKucha
Night would be a great way to let the writers’ imaginations run wild and kick
off the festival.”
PechaKucha Night
Christchurch 15 takes place on 30 August at the Geo Dome in North Hagley Park.
Tickets are $10 plus booking fee from dashtickets.co.nz
The
Press Christchurch Writers Festival runs from 30 August to
2 September based in the Geo Dome at Hagley Park and tickets are priced at just
$16. Tickets are on sale now. For the full programme and details, visit http://chchwritersfest.co.nz.
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