Writers and readers

With more than 30 individual and panel events, Writers Upfront brings the world of words to Wellington for six days of fiction, fantasy, history, politics, and poetry. Whatever your passion, Writers Upfront delivers the very best in contemporary writing, be it biography, memoir, travel, literature in translation, or mysteries and drama.

Join the very best writers and thinkers from New Zealand and abroad as they share their ideas, debate the contemporary issues and read from their work. Guest writers include: Neil Gaiman, Sarah Waters, Simon Schama, Richard Dawkins, Geoff Dyer, Geoff Cochrane,  Kevin Connolly, Charlotte Grimshaw , Ilija Trojanow, Kate Camp, Glyn Maxwell, Judith Binney, Gil Adamson, Susanna Moore, Briar Grace-Smith, Joan London, Emily Perkins, Charlotte Grimshaw, Neil Cross, Audrey Niffenegger, Peter Singer, Daniel Kehlmann, Kamila Shamsie, Chloe Hooper, Bill Manhire, Lisa Moore, James Belich, Margo Lanagan, Philip Hoare, Rod Oram, Derek Johns, Ian Wedde,  Sam Elworthy, Laurie Chittenden, Michael Heyward, Fariba Hachtroudi, Anna Taylor.

• Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger's debut novel, made its author a literary superstar read on

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• Bad Girls? Susanna Moore, Gil Adamson and Lisa Moore with Ingrid Horrocks on why we call women bad girls read on

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• Bill Manhire Influential anthologist, essayist, broadcaster Bill Manhire in conversation with Steve Braunias. read on

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• But Beautiful Join two of the best creative non-fiction practitioners in conversation with Harry Ricketts read on

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• Charlotte Grimshaw This acclaimed novelist and short story writer enjoys both critical acclaim and a huge readership read on

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• Chloe Hooper Chloe Hooper, one of Australia's most promising young writers, is in conversation with Paul Diamond read on

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• Collecting Worlds Kamila Shamsie and Ilija Trojanow on history, colonialism and what it means to be a global citizen read on

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• Coming of Age Join Joan London and Derek Johns as they share their perceptions of family and coming of age read on

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• Daniel Kehlmann Daniel Kehlmann is the author of eight novels, and a leading figure in contemporary German fiction read on

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• Derek Johns Derek Johns talks to Noel Murphy in discussion of Johns' fiction and his life in letters. read on

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• Emily Perkins Emily Perkins is a New Zealand writer with an international reputation read on

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• Geoff Dyer - Anglo-English Attitudes Geoff Dyer has been called a "counter tourist", a "restless polymath" and a prolific slacker read on

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• Geoff Dyer - The Ongoing Moment Geoff Dyer is an essayist, travel writer and novelist whose range of subject matter is idiosyncratic read on

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• Gil Adamson Gil Adamson discusses her haunting debut novel The Outlander with Jenny Pattrick read on

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• Glyn Maxwell Glyn Maxwell has the knack of combining ordinary speech with extraordinary mastery of complex forms read on

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