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Writers on Mondays series

The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

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    Writers on Mondays – High Tide: Jennifer Trevelyan and Jenny Pattrick

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    A seasoned novelist and debut author discuss coastal communities under pressure in their latest works about change and survival.

    Mon 11 Aug 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Eight headshots of people all looking at the camera.

    Writers on Mondays – Ōrongohau: Best New Zealand Poems 2024

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    Editor Nick Ascroft introduces a selection of excellent New Zealand poets to read their work in a warm-up for National Poetry Day.

    Mon 18 Aug 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Two people sitting in green bushes. the person on the right has a speckled hen pecking at the ground next to them.

    Writers on Mondays – Writing off the Map: Anna Jackson and Rachel O'Neill

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    Two adventurous writers discuss their genre-defying works that blend poetry, essays, music, and queer joy in uncharted literary territory.

    Mon 25 Aug 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Two head and shoulders photos of two men. One black man with no hair in a tshirt against a cream wall, and one white man with a beard in a cap and glasses against a wall with postcards on it.

    Writers on Mondays – The Satire We Deserve: Brannavan Gnanalingam and Duncan Sarkies

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.

    Two satirical novelists diagnose life in Aotearoa through hilarious and dangerous fiction that prods our political and social wounds.

    Mon 8 Sep 2025, 12.15–1.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake