Events
Writers on Mondays: Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2025
Monday 24 August, 12.15–1.15pm, Te Papa, Wellington
Celebrate the 2025 edition of Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems with readings from contributors including Nick Ascroft, Tusiata Avia, Jenny Bornholdt, Kate Camp and others. Free entry – all welcome. View the Writers on Mondays programme.
kluge: pip adam and Frances Libeau in conversation
Tuesday 25 August, 6pm, Time Out Bookstore, Auckland
pip adam talks about kluge with Frances Libeau upstairs at Time Out Bookstore. RSVP to books@timeout.co.nz.
kluge: i can’t write without reading
Thursday 27 August, 5.30pm, Lamplight Books, Auckland
pip adam presents an evening connected to kluge and the books, writers and reading practices that feed the work.
The Night Before National Poetry Day
Thursday 27 August, 6pm, Schrödinger’s Books, Petone
Join James Brown, Nick Ascroft and Jordan Hamel for an evening of poetry at Schrödinger’s Books. More info here.
kluge. me
Sunday 30 August, 3pm, The Open Book, Auckland
pip adam presents readings from some of her favourite writers in a special event for kluge.
Writers on Mondays: Uncanny Valley – pip adam, Terri Te Tau and Tim Corballis
Monday 31 August, 12.15–1.15pm, Te Papa, Wellington
pip adam, Terri Te Tau and Tim Corballis discuss strange futures, speculative writing and the uncanny edges of contemporary life. Free entry – all welcome. View the Writers on Mondays programme.
Book launch: Green Sea by John Summers (as part of WORD Christchurch)
Wednesday 2 September, 5.30–7pm, Scorpio Books, Christchurch
Join us to celebrate a stellar new work of nonfiction from John Summers, facing up to his worst fear: getting lost in the NZ bush. All welcome, this is a free event. Refreshments provided. Please RSVP to Scorpio Books.
Book launch: Perfectly Themselves by Abby Letteri
Tuesday 8 September, 6pm, Unity Books Wellington
Join us to celebrate a beautiful new book by Abby Letteri, on horses in the human world. The book will be launched by Damien Wilkins. Free event, all welcome.
Book launch: Green Sea by John Summers (Wellington launch)
Thursday 17 September, 6pm, Unity Books Wellington
Join us to celebrate a stellar new work of nonfiction from John Summers, facing up to his worst fear: getting lost in the NZ bush. Free event, all welcome.