Auckland Writers Festival - FIRST WRITERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 SCHOOLS PROGRAMME

FIRST WRITERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 SCHOOLS PROGRAMME In 2014 over 4,000 intermediate and secondary students filled theatres at the Festival to see their literary heroes in action. In 2015, for the seventh year, the Schools Programme will again feature writers and performers from around the world in two jam-packed days of sessions and workshops to entertain and inspire young audiences. We are delighted to announce just a few of the wonderful writers joining us next year. From the UK, author of the Alex Rider teen spy series and one of the world's most celebrated writers for young people, Anthony Horowitz. Award-winning author of teen and historical fiction, Laurie Halse Anderson,  joins us from the US. From our own shores, we warmly welcome the return of Bernard Beckett with his new novel, Lullaby, and spoken word poet, Grace Taylor, with a new performance. Many more writers will be revealed in February! The full programme will be available, and bookings (which can only be made by schools) will open on 2 February 2015. For enquiries about the Schools Programme, please contact us. More www.writersfestival.co.nz