Going West Books & Writers Festival

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Going West Books & Writers is the annual literary festival that takes place in Waitakere, Auckland City each September.

The festival celebrates its 16th anniversary in 2011. Its original inspiration came from the train journey described by Maurice Gee in his novel "Going West". The festival incorporates a variety of word-based events including: a literary weekend that brings writers and performers from around the country to discuss writing and the world of ideas; a NZ theatre season; a poetry slam; second-hand and rare book market; exhibitions; and events for youth.

Contact Details

Organisation name: Going West Books and Writers Festival
Email: going.west@waitakere.govt.nz
Phone: 09 836 8000 x 8168
Organisation Website URL: http://www.goingwest.co.nz
Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Going-West-Books-and-Writers-Festival/166366910097551
Twitter URL: https://twitter.com/#!/GoingWestFest

History

Member for: 5 years 39 weeks

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Going West Books and Writers Festival

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Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland)

Videos

Flipbacks - Giving the electronic book a run for its money?
The Going West literary weekend will feature the Flipback on September 10 in one of the popular “Miscellany” sessions “Flipbacks: Don’t flip your lid"

Illustrations & Cartoons

Going West | part of our history
For sale
National Radio's David Steemson interviews author Maurice Gee, Marilyn Duckworth and Maurice Shadbolt, Going West steam train journey, 1997.

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