2024 is the New Zealand Young Writers Festival's 10th birthday! Join us from 12 - 15 September 2024 to help us celebrate both this exciting milestone and Aotearoa's next generation of literary talent. Follow us on Instagram (@nzyoungwritersfest) to stay updated and we look forward to seeing you in September!
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A heartfelt thank you to our 2023 Guest Curator, Jennifer Cheuk, for her incredible commitment to, and vision for, this year’s festival; and to our 2023 Robert Lord Writers Cottage Young Writer in Residence, Ruby Macomber, for sharing her talents so generously with the Ōtepoti community during her month in the city.
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