The Press Christchurch Writers Festival 2008

From 4 to 7 September, Christchurch City Libraries will be getting between the covers at The Press Christchurch Writers Festival 2008. We'll be connecting you to the South Island's biggest ever writers' festival, reporting direct with reviews of events and bringing you daily round-ups and interviews with authors.

The library is also hosting and taking part in Festival events:

• The child that books built: Francis Spufford
  in conversation with the library's former Children's Librarian, Bill Nagelkerke
  Thursday 4 September, 12pm, Central Library - Admission Free

• Going places: Ben Hills
  in conversation with our Online Content Author, Richard Liddicoat
  Friday 5 September, 12pm, Central Library - Admission Free
  
• Not another bloody blog!
  featuring our Online Content Author, Donna Robertson
  Sunday 7 September, 3pm, Christchurch Town Hall - Admission $15/$13
  

Festival coverage

Our rolling coverage from the Festival:

• Reviews, comment and recommendations - all on blog.christchurchcitylibraries.com

Our interviews:

• Paul Cleave
  interview with crime writer Paul Cleave.
• Paddy Austin
  interview with Paddy Austin, Chair of the Christchurch Book Festival Trust.
• Knickers and prejudice
  interview with writer and columnist Joe Bennett.
• Science and the art of journalism
  interview with John McCrone, senior writer at The Press.
• Priestley combines science and history
  interview with writer Rebecca Priestley.
• Vanda Symon: A writer's life
  interview with author Vanda Symon.
• Life-long passion for books
  interview with Morrin Rout - festival programme coordinator for the The Press Christchurch Writers Festival.
• Personal touch keeps heart in Canterbury tales
  interview with Mike Crean, senior writer at The Press.
• Late reader still a great writer
  interview with Christchurch writer Carl Nixon.
• Poet Karlo Mila to visit Christchurch
  interview from this year's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.

Our profiles of writers taking part:

• Kate Atkinson
• Hinemoana Baker
• Mark Billingham
• Steve Braunias
• Paul Cleave
• Glenn Colquhoun
• Norman Doidge
• Joanne Drayton
• Robert Fisk
• Kate Fraser
• Rhian Gallagher
• Ben Hills
• Marion Halligan
• Jeffrey Paparoa Holman
• Lloyd Jones
• Hamish Keith
• Rachael King
• Elizabeth Knox
• Michele Leggott
• Christine Leunens
• Sam Mahon
• Owen Marshall
• James Norcliffe
• Philip Norman
• Hana O'Regan
• Chris Orsman
• Felicity Price
• Rebecca Priestley
• Charlotte Randall
• Mark Sarvas
• Francis Spufford
• Vanda Symon
• Jill Trevelyan
• Anya Ulinich
• David Veart
• Tom Weston
• Arnold Zable

Other useful resources:

• Our Good Reads online resources
• 2008 Programme - from the Festival website