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Whanganui Literary Festival

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

A vibrant writers and readers’ festival held every second year attracting and hosting national and international guests. Bus tours, writers talks, poetry and book groups and fairs all to satisfy avid readers held in iconic venues throughout the city.

Where:

War Memorial Centre
Whanganui,
NZ

When:

September 27 to September 28, 2025

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