The ambiguity of the 2012 festival theme, "Always Almost: Never Quite", opens
the door to the sometimes strange and quirky thinking that is so very "Going
West". Does it refer to the traditional imperative for Kiwis to emulate the
godwit's migration to northern shores? For from these still remote islands, New
Zealand authors can access and seduce an international audience, so why do they
still leave and return? What is the exchange that makes the overseas experience
enriching and how has that changed in the age of the internet? And are there
other fragile and uncertain dichotomies in the fabric of New Zealand
culture?
Going West Festival 2012 Books and Writers Weekend will explore this through discussion with a cast of writers who have chosen to write and publish both here and abroad. The confirmed authors are Mirranda Burton, Sacha de Bazin, Mary Edmond-Paul, Marianne Elliott, Jacqueline Fahey, Tina Grenville, David Howard, Stephanie Johnson, Sid Marsh, Kirstine Moffatt, Emily Perkins, Nalini Singh, Monty Soutar, CK Stead, Paul Thomas, Ian Wedde, Peter Wells, Lani Wendt Young and Tim Wilson.
Expect serious discourse, tantalising readings and insights into the life and art of our much-loved authors, leavened with the absurd and the entertaining. A nod to our lyricists will erupt on Saturday evening with "Snow on the Desert Road" - iconic rocker and blues singer Rick Bryant and The Windy City Strugglers will take to the stage.
"Always Almost: Never Quite" succinctly sums up the Going West weekend - wide-ranging, unexpected, intimate and challenging. It is an experience to be shared between writers and audience in a village atmosphere on the edge of the Waitakere rain forest. It is, above all, a celebration of the word in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Download the full programme for the Going West
Festival 2012 Books and Writers Weekend (2.7mb).
Going West Festival 2012 Books and Writers Weekend will explore this through discussion with a cast of writers who have chosen to write and publish both here and abroad. The confirmed authors are Mirranda Burton, Sacha de Bazin, Mary Edmond-Paul, Marianne Elliott, Jacqueline Fahey, Tina Grenville, David Howard, Stephanie Johnson, Sid Marsh, Kirstine Moffatt, Emily Perkins, Nalini Singh, Monty Soutar, CK Stead, Paul Thomas, Ian Wedde, Peter Wells, Lani Wendt Young and Tim Wilson.
Expect serious discourse, tantalising readings and insights into the life and art of our much-loved authors, leavened with the absurd and the entertaining. A nod to our lyricists will erupt on Saturday evening with "Snow on the Desert Road" - iconic rocker and blues singer Rick Bryant and The Windy City Strugglers will take to the stage.
"Always Almost: Never Quite" succinctly sums up the Going West weekend - wide-ranging, unexpected, intimate and challenging. It is an experience to be shared between writers and audience in a village atmosphere on the edge of the Waitakere rain forest. It is, above all, a celebration of the word in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Download the full programme for the Going West
Festival 2012 Books and Writers Weekend (2.7mb).
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| When |
14-16 September 14 September, 7pm-10.30pm 15 September 9am-10pm 16 September 9am-5pm |
| Where | 500 South Titirangi Road, Titirangi |
| Cost |
Full weekend pass $200, concession $175 (includes Friday night wine and
supper, two lunches, four morning and afternoon teas and 16 sessions) Friday gala night $40 (includes supper and wine, and three sessions) Day pass $100, concession $80 (includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea, and eight sessions) Single session $20, concession $15 |
| Booking details |
Book online at Eventfinder (service fees apply) Tickets are also available by calling Auckland Council on 09 301 0101 ext 42 8617 or emailing Going West . |
| Contact | Email Going West or call Anna Fomison, Going West Books and Writers Festival project manager, on 09 301 0101 extn 42 8168 |
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