Christchurch fundraiser – writers’ read-in
1pm or 6pm, 25 March
Entry via gold coin donation
Come hear some of Auckland's most acclaimed authors read from their published works. Proceeds go directly to the New Zealand Government Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
Auckland Libraries and the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) are proud to host two reading sessions by authors on Friday 25 March to raise funds for the people of Christchurch.
See below for details of the 140 writers who will be reading at 32 of our libraries.
For library addresses, please check the Auckland Libraries map.
1pm sessions
Birkenhead - Karen Goa, Roy Vaughan, Shauna Bickley, Diana Harris, Gabrielle McDonald-Rothwell
Central City - John Goodman, Emily Perkins, Sue Orr, Robina Adamson, Paul Shannon, Louise Tu’u
Howick - Alan La Roche, Linley Jones, Anna Rugis, Tessa Duder
Massey - Ken Grace, Mihera Paterson, Melinda Szymanik, Nicky Pellegrino, Bronwyn Elsmore, Brennan Rigby
Pukekohe - Linda Dawley, Jewel Dell, Janet Pates, Evelyn Scanlon, Michael Botur, Peter Blakeborough
Waitakere Central - Andrea Jutson, Paula Green, Nick Marsden, Kate Waterhouse, Raewyn Alexander
Waiuku - Joyce Irving, Debbie Newman, Charmaine Pountney , Colin Peel, Peter Blakeborough
6pm sessions
Avondale - Ila Selwyn, Michael Morrissey, Rose Hollins, Tracey Tawhiao, Tru Paraha
Botany - Adam Kirby, Lalita Kirby, Debbie Newman, Georgia O'Connor,Ya Wen Ho, Dylan Horrocks
Devonport - Nelson Wattie, Terri Kessell, Sonja Yelich, Elaine King, Dee Pigneguy, Julia Brannigan
East Coast Bays (children's) - Jean Louise Allen, Pam Laird, Meemee Phipps, John Parker, Leah Jacobson
Epsom (children's) - Tessa Duder, Anna Gowan, Lyn Loates-de Roles, Leonie Agnew
Grey Lynn - Fionna Hill, Paula Green, Orchid Tierney, Vivienne Plumb, Deborah Shepard, Anne Kennedy
Highland Park - Ngaire Vakaruru, Grant Stone, Barry Southon, David Howard, Stuart Devenie
Leys Institute - Pip Hall, Stephanie Johnson, Ian Wedde, Juliet Batten, Brian Hannam, Brennan Rigby
Mt Albert (children's) - Jonathan Harvey, Elena de Roo, Robyn Murray
Mt Roskill (children's) - Melinda Szymanik, Robina Adamson, Maggie Tarver, Renee Liang (TBC)
New Lynn - Tina Shaw, Janet Charman, Maryam Arif, Serie Barford, Anne Stubbings, Ines Helberg
Onehunga - Diana Tormey, Glenn Barclay, Neil Coleman
Orewa - Joyce Irving, Janette Wood, Evan Andrew, Karina Kayes
Pakuranga - John Adams, K-T Harrison, Dawn Grant, Robert Sullivan
Panmure - Catherine Chidgey, Michelanne Forster
Papakura - Peter Durney, Jocelyn Watkin, Althea Barr, Bev Jones, June Dally
Papatoetoe - Maris O’Rourke, Pauline Young, Suzanne Laidlaw (TBC)
Parnell - Barbara Unkovic, Siobhan Harvey, Edwina Pio, Mike Johnson
Pt Chevalier - Julie Helean, Cliff Sanderson, Coralie Fennell, Naila Fanene, Thea Gilich
Remuera - Jacqueline Carter, Jeremy Donnell, Sarah Munn, James George, Ann Gluckman, Sheila Taylor
St Heliers - Rae McGregor, Rob Elliott, Anne Laidlaw, Susan Ronn, Kiri Rodwell (reader S Ronn), Charles Hadfield
Takapuna - Chris Cole Catley, Elizabeth Nannestad, Johanna Emeney, Kevin Ireland, Pam Laird, Di Jones
Waiheke Island - Chris Curtis, Kayla Mackenzie, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Sue Fitchett, Liz Jamieson-Hastings, Joanna Orwin
Warkworth - Maria Gill, Kelly Ana Morey, Stephen Barker, Lorraine Orman, Ann Smith
Whangaparaoa - Jenny Harrison, Robert Bolton, Jack Ross