Auckland Writers Festival at Beresford Square

On 26 August, as part of Auckland Writers Festival Waihuhi O Tāmaki, eight locations around Beresford Square and Samoa House Lane will play host to more than 50 brilliant writers and musicians, all free of charge.

As part of the STREETSIDE: BERESFORD programme, you can hear a range of writers at the Northern Line reveal their dream destinations or put your creative juices to work at GILT Hair by making your very own found poem. You can even drop into the pop-up festival bookshop at our Karanga a Hape Station (Karangahape) information hub to buy the books of the writers on the programme.

How it works is there will be 4 x 15-minute simultaneous sessions taking place in bespoke locations at 6.15-6.30pm, 6.40-6.55pm, 7.05-7.20pm, 7.30-7.45pm. A 10-minute break between sessions will allow enough time for people to race off to the next venue.

Head to the STREETSIDE: BERESFORD page to find out what is happening and where, and you can download the event map and print out ahead of time.