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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-October 2018

Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 16 to October 1. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]
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February 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #200 – Bug Lab, Te Papa, Wellington, 2017

You’ve got until April of this year to get along to this Bug Lab exhibition at Wellington’s Te Papa and it’s worth it – for locals and out-of-towners. A great thing for the kids. I loved it at least as much as Oscar, though to be fair he’d already seen it when I went along […]
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June 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-September 2016

Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 11 to September 26. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]
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May 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 79 – Woman Far Walking, Wellington, 2000

It was the “World Premiere” of a new play by Witi Ihimaera – and it was the Arts Festival. I was studying a paper at Vic Uni, one that I actually was quite into – drama department, but it was about theatre as texts more than the acting side. It was really an English paper. […]
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July 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: Geoff Cochrane

Writers on Mondays: Geoff Cochrane Te Papa Marae Monday, July 28 The Writers on Mondays series features some of Wellington’s best, most important and interesting writers in conversation and reading from their work in a lunch-hour slot, free entry. This week (“The Astonishing”) Geoff Cochrane was in conversation with friend and publisher Fergus Barrowman, ostensibly […]
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July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-September 2014

Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters starts its popular Writers on Mondays series for 2014 tomorrow, July 14. It concludes Monday, September 29. The events take place each week at Te Papa Marae, Level 4, Te Papa from 12.15-1.15pm and feature a range of writers discussing their recent work. Tomorrow’s event will see Tim […]
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