Memoir Events at WORD Christchurch Festival

MELANI ANAE: FIFTY YEARS OF THE POLYNESIAN PANTHERS

Dr Melani Anae and Rev Alec Toleafoa reflect on the apology for the Dawn Raids, and five decades spent in peaceful resistance, educating New Zealand about ongoing racism, and Pasifika empowerment.

DAME FIONA KIDMAN: SO FAR, FOR NOW

01 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 4:00 pm

Join Dame Fiona Kidman in conversation with Morrin Rout about her memoir So Far, For Now.

CLEMENTINE FORD: HOW WE LOVE

Thursday, 1 September 6:00 pm

Fearless contemporary feminist Clementine Ford turns from manifesto to memoir, using her own life to reflect on the nature of love itself.

WHOSE LIFE IS IT, ANYWAY?

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 10:00 am

Join three remarkable authors Ruth Shaw, Megan Dunn and Clementine Ford for a discussion on the complexities, challenges and joys of writing memoir.

NATURE UNSEEN: A CONVERSATION WITH ANNETTE LEES

02 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 12:00 pm

Annette Lees on a life spent walking at night, and the pleasures of trying to capture the natural world through words.

HOW TO BE (A BAD) MUSLIM

Friday, 2 September 3:30 pm

Journalist, poet and observer of human behaviour Mohamed Hassan asks what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century.

A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: TINY LECTURES ON THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

Friday, 2 September 7:30 pm

Tiny lectures which celebrate the weird and wonderful!

FOUNDATION POP-UP FESTIVAL

Saturday, 3 September 5:00 pm

Our festival-within-a-festival is back for another marathon of stunning performances and outrageous gimmicks.

NUKU: 100 KICKASS INDIGENOUS WOMEN

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 3:00 pm

Join NUKU founder Qiane Matata-Sipu for kōrero and kai with three dynamic women from the NUKU book: broadcaster and te reo champion Stacey Morrison, 15-year-old CEO and author Georgia Latu and poet and leadership executive Dr Karlo Mila.

ADVENTUROUS WOMEN

03 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 5:30 pm

One of our most popular storytelling sessions returns with a bang. Prepare to be inspired and moved as five extraordinary but very different women tell powerful stories of bravery and risk from their own adventurous lives.

CHRIS FINLAYSON: THE INNER CIRCLE

04 Sep - 19 Sep 2022 2:00 pm

Christopher Finlayson was in the engine room of the John Key-led National government. He speaks with Kim Hill about his remarkable career, and getting to know the real John Key.

DAME FIONA KIDMAN: WRITING MEMOIR MASTERCLASS

Friday, 2 September 3:00 pm

Learn about the art and craft of writing memoir in this masterclass by Dame Fiona Kidman.

MEGAN DUNN: WRITING FROM LIFE MASTERCLASS

Saturday, 3 September 10:00 am

Join Megan Dunn for a masterclass exploring how writing from life is an active fiction.

MOHAMED HASSAN: PERSONAL ESSAYS MASTERCLASS

Saturday, 3 September 3:00 pm

Join Mohamed Hassan in this masterclass that weaves together storytelling, journalism and memoir to explore how a personal essay can help you tell your story.