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OverviewSince 1996 the Going West Writers Festival has brought together literary voices from around Aotearoa to share a feast of ideas and words. Eminent New Zealand writers and commentators have launched each year with an opening address on the festival's theme, most as part of the Douglas Orator Voices of Aotearoa draws on the Going West Trust's complete sound archive to reproduce addresses about literature, politics, the environment, culture, personal lives and national identity. The stellar line-up of writers is: Dame Christine Cole-Catley . Nigel Cox . Allen Curnow . David Eggleton . Patricia Grace . Charlotte Grimshaw . Stephanie Johnson . Dame Fiona Kidman . Michael King . Elizabeth Knox . James Littlewood . Bernard Makoare . Paula Morris . Rod Oram . Geoff Park . Vincent O'Sullivan . Chris Price . Te Radar . Dame Anne Salmond . Maurice Shadbolt . Tony Simpson . Robert Sullivan . Ngahuia te Awekotuku . Marilyn Waring . Ian Wedde . Peter Wells . Maualaivao Albert Wendt An introduction by Naomi McCleary records the festival's origins and evolution, and a postscript from current festival director James Littlewood takes Going West into the Covid-19 era. This beautifully designed hardback is destined to become a must-have collection from an A-team of New Zealand writers and thinkers, recorded at one of our most distinctive literary festivals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Going West Trust , Carolyn LagahetauPublisher: Oratia Media Imprint: Oratia Books ISBN: 9780947506971ISBN 10: 0947506977 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 16 September 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents PREFACE - Robyn Mason 07 INTRODUCTION - Naomi McCleary 10 1996 BERNARD MAKOARE, NGAHUIA TE AWEKOTUKU, ROBERT SULLIVAN Breathing Words 16 1997 MAURICE SHADBOLT Getting a Word In 32 1998 IAN WEDDE The Nation's Narratives 40 1999 VINCENT O'SULLIVAN Fit to Print 58 2000 DAME FIONA KIDMAN Friends and Lovers 72 2001 MICHAEL KING Never Lost for Words 86 2002 DAME MARILYN WARING Tracking the Vernacular 104 2003 GEOFF PARK Wild New Zealand - Voices from the Landscape 118 2004 DAME CHRISTINE COLE CATLEY Between the Lines: A tribute to Michael King 144 2005 NIGEL COX Word of Mouth 156 2006 PATRICIA GRACE The Truth about Stories 170 2007 TONY SIMPSON Food for Thought 184 2008 CHRIS PRICE Trouble with the Truth 202 2009 TE RADAR By Buy Bye the Book 220 2010 DAME ANNE SALMOND Right Word, Right Place, Right Time 236 2011 ALLEN CURNOW Landfall in Unknown Seas 252 2012 PETER WELLS Almost Always: Never Quite 258 2013 CHARLOTTE GRIMSHAW In Conversation On Conversation 272 2014 ROBERT SULLIVAN 'small islands of meaning' 288 2015 STEPHANIE JOHNSON Holding the Line 302 2016 MAUALAIVAO ALBERT WENDT Writing from the Edge 316 2017 ROD ORAM Between Here and There 326 2018 PAULA MORRIS Spread the Word 338 2019 ELIZABETH KNOX Cutting Through 352 POSTSCRIPT - James Littlewood 368 THE SPEAKERS 371 SELECTED NOTES 378 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 382 PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS 383Reviews'This is much more fun than its title would lead you to expect... It's a writer's festival in a book.' - North and South, October 2021 'This is much more fun than its title would lead you to expect... It's a writer's festival in a book.' – North and South, October 2021 Author InformationThe distinguished authors included are: Dame Christine Cole-Catley • Nigel Cox • Allen Curnow • David Eggleton • Patricia Grace • Charlotte Grimshaw • Stephanie Johnson • Dame Fiona Kidman • Michael King • Elizabeth Knox • James Littlewood • Bernard Makoare • Paula Morris • Rod Oram • Geoff Park • Vincent O’Sullivan • Chris Price • Te Radar • Dame Anne Salmond • Maurice Shadbolt • Tony Simpson • Robert Sullivan • Ngahuia te Awekotuku • Marilyn Waring • Ian Wedde • Peter Wells • Maualaivao Albert Wendt Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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