Booktown | Bookten Gala Night: Ten Out of Ten

About this episode

The episode celebrates the 10th anniversary of Featherston Booktown with readings from ten notable writers.

For 10 years, Featherston Booktown has featured the best of this country’s literary talent. Our gala night birthday party gathered 10 of the hundreds of writers who’ve yarned and shared with us so generously. Each one read from work – published or unpublished – that they think best expresses them and what they want to say to the world. Anything goes! The 10 out of 10 were: Noelle McCarthy • Chris Tse • Carl Shuker • Shayne P Carter (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) • Dame Fiona Kidman • Victor Rodger • Roge...

People in this episode

Guests: Noelle McCarthy, Chris Tse, Carl Shuker, Shayne P Carter, Dame Fiona Kidman, Victor Rodger, Roge

Topics covered

• literary talent
• gala night
• writer readings
• published work
• unpublished work
• celebration

Keywords

• Featherston Booktown
• gala night
• literary talent
• writer readings
• New Zealand authors
• published work
• unpublished work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Featherston Booktown

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