"The word around us" is on this weekend. It's the literary weekend programme in the Going West festival. The festival exclusively celebrates New Zealand writers. The organisers say "Each year there seems to be more to profile; more stars, more diversity, more challenging ideas." The festival has been on since 17 August and goes until the end of book month."The word around us" starts on Friday night with a powhiri at 7pm. There are 3 sessions after that including "Polynation" - a dynamic one-hour show telling the stories of Pacific people. Saturday and Sunday are filled with a diverse range of events. On Saturday you can hear about climate change, Chinese history in New Zealand, moko and about being a fiction writer in New zealand. On Sunday you can hear about how words change meaning, writing when you have a family, poetry and the 'Fish of the Week'. Actually, it's all a bit much to discuss here so pop on over to the website and have a look.
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