In this episode, join a lively night of quick wits and even quicker verses as 12 contestants battle it out to become the 2021 Otago Poetry Slam Champion. MC’d by National Poetry Slam Champion Jordan Hamel. This event was sponsored by Morning Magpie and Motif Poetry. Content Warning - Mentions of Suicide, Self-Harm, Physical and Emotional Abuse, Eating Disorders and Trauma.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

This NZYWF marks two whirlwind years since the launch of the Ōtepoti Writers Lab – making it high time for a birthday party! In this episode, join the celebration in a showcase extravaganza of writing in different formats, from prose to performance poetry and beyond. This event was sponsored by Ōtepoti Writers Lab.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

How does society place limitations on the way we live in our bodies? How might we resist and refuse this through writing? In this episode, Emma Barnes, Whina Pomana, Hana Pera Aoake, and Kerry Lane share their work and discuss writing, fluidity, gender, and bodies. This event was sponsored by Auckland University Press.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

In this episode, join Starling magazine editor Louise Wallace in conversation with Erin Gourley and Molly Crighton, two writers who undertook Starling micro-residencies in the Otago Museum during the festival. This event was sponsored by Starling Magazine and the Otago Museum.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

What is ‘accessible’ theatre? How do we make work which is genuinely ‘authentic’? In this episode, playwright Dan Goodwin takes us through the ins and outs of writing mental health and disability theatre, deconstructing what it means to weave accessibility into narrative and ground our stories in the communities they emerge from.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

In the face of rising sea levels, how do we engage our writing practice with the world around us? In this episode researcher, Zoë Heine will be joined by Hana Pera Aoake, Jordan Hamel, Robyn Maree Pickens and Kerry Lane to discuss their practice. This event was sponsored by Auckland University Press.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (28th - 31st October 2021) https://youngwritersfest.nz/

This panel discussion, moderated by Fran Kewene, consists of Eva Grace Mullaley and Zac James from Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, and Jess Thompson Carr (aka Maori Mermaid). The topic: How language and culture shapes our story telling.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (3rd - 6th of October 2019)

In this panel discussion and reading, Eliana Gray, Jordan Hamel and a panel of terrified guests discuss what they are really afraid of.

Please Note, this recording includes strong language.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (3rd - 6th of October 2019)

Curated by Isla Thomas, Studio Vignettes was designed as a hub for students and young people to showcase their own and experience each other’s work, including small books or zines.

In this event, we will hear from a few of the artists involved in the exhibition.

This event was part of the New Zealand Young Writers Festival (3rd - 6th of October 2019)

A pre-festival chat with Ōtautahi based playwriter and theatre-maker Nathan Joe - The inaugural NZYWF Writer in Residence throughout September.

New Zealand Young Writers Festival (3rd - 6th of October 2019) visit youngwritersfest.nz for event details