Big Ideas Events at WORD Christchurch Festival

OUT HERE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TAKATĀPUI AND LGBTQIA+ WRITERS FROM AOTEAROA

Friday, 2 September 4:00 pm

Chris Tse and Emma Barnes host a range of special guests for a deep dive into the brilliance and diversity of Queer writing today.

THE GENTRIFICATION BLUES AND COMEDY HOUR

Saturday, 3 September 12:30 pm

Two gifted satirists, Coco Solid and Murdoch Stephens, tackle housing and gentrification in their recent books. Join them for a sparky conversation about the places we live.

HAPPINESS AND OTHER BAD IDEAS

Sunday, 4 September 12:30 pm

What makes our moods? What do meditation and medication do to our brains? Is it better to be happy or do good?

INFIDELITY, DOMESTIC LIFE & DESIRE

Sunday, 4 September 2:30 pm

Tracey Slaughter, Brannavan Gnanalingam and Murdoch Stephens chat about the harsh realities of domestic life and parenting, desire and rage, loss and sexual politics in their books.

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