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Web: https://www.writersfestival.co.nz/

Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o T?maki is the largest annual literary festival in Aotearoa New Zealand since 1999. It has about 200 public events each year featuring local and international writers as guests.

Where:

Wellesley Centre
Auckland,
NZ

When:

May 13 to May 18, 2025

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