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Hamilton Book Month 2020
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Rocket Storytime
Amy Harrop
11:00-12:00pm, Saturday 1 August
Chartwell Library, Lynden Court
Free event
Promote Yourself as an Author!
Kirsten McKenzie
1:00-3:30pm, Saturday 1 August
Trust Waikato, 4 Little London Lane
$25 cost, registration necessary
Strange Goods Pop-Up Shop
10:00-4:00pm, Wednesday-Saturday throughout August
Opening event: 6:00-9:00pm, Saturday 1 August
Never Project Space, Level 2, 123 Commerce St, Frankton
Free event
What are Readers Reading?
Maebh Long facilitator
6:30-8:00pm, Tuesday 4 August
Central Library, Garden Place
$5 cash
Lit Pub Quiz
Richard Swainson quizmaster
6:00-9:00pm, Thursday 6 August
The Londoner, 596 Victoria St
$10 cost, registration needed
Local Authors
Cate Prestidge facilitator
11:30-1:00pm, Saturday 8 August
Events Room 1, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event
Know Your Place
Golriz Ghahraman with chair Kelli Pike
12:00-1:00pm, Monday 10 August
Clarence St Theatre, Clarence St
Free event
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Romance and Crime
Nalini Singh and Bronwyn Sell with chair Nicky Webber
6.30-8.00pm, Monday 12 October
Events Room 1, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event, no registration required
Blokes' Book Club
Mark Caunter facilitator
6:30-8:00pm, Thursday 13 August
Central Library, Garden Place
Free event
Dominic Hoey and essa may ranapiri
Dominic Hoey and essa may ranpiri
6.30-9.30pm, Friday 4 December
Never Project Space, Level 2, 123 Commerce St, Frankton
$10, cash only
Lisala Halapua Illustration Workshop
Lisala Halapua
12.30-1.30pm, Sunday 18 October
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St
Free event
Young Adult Writers Panel
David Hill, Eileen Merriman + Gareth Ward with chair Tina Shaw
6:30-8:00pm, Wednesday 19 August
Concert Chamber, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Waikato University
Free event
Storytelling in the Gallery
10:30-11:00am, Thursday 20 August
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St
Free event
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Flash Fiction Workshop
Tina Shaw
1:00-4:00pm, Thursday 20 August
P Block, Wintec, Anglesea St
$25 cost, registration necessary
Poetry Soiree
RESCHEDULED
6:00-9:00pm, Friday 9 October
Waikato Museum, 1 Grantham St
Free event, registration required
Poetry Writing Workshop
Richard von Sturmer
9:00-12:00pm, Saturday 22 August
REVISED LOCATION
P Block, Wintec, Anglesea St
$25 cost, registration necessary
The Quick and The Dead
Scott Bainbridge + Cynric Temple-Camp with chair Nick Clothier
6:30-8:00pm, Tuesday 25 August
REVISED LOCATION
Wintec Atrium, Wintec House, City Campus, Anglesea St
Free event
Rainbow Storytime
Erika and CoCo Flash
10:30-11:30, 12:00-1:00 & 4:30-6:30pm, Friday 28 August
Central Library, Garden Place
Free events
Waikato Wordsmiths on Show
1:00-3:00pm, Saturday 29 August
REVISED LOCATION
Events Room 1, Wintec, Anglesea St
Free event
Sensory Storytime
RESCHEDULED
Gameedah Jonas, Christie Roberts and Meenu Wadhwa
12:30-2:00pm, 27 September
Central Library, Garden Place
Free event
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Hamilton Book Month in August 2020 celebrates NZ authors and their writing, with 20 fiction and nonfiction events covering different genres. Readers from the Waikato and beyond are invited to meet authors and illustrators, listen to them discuss their work, and ask questions. With activities and events for all ages, all month, this is a local celebration you won't want to miss.
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Thank you to our major sponsors Creative New Zealand, Hamilton City Council, Trust Waikato and University of Waikato.
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