Dear WCBA members,
We are delighted to spread the news
that our Patron, Jack Lasenby, has been awarded the Prime Minister's Award for
Literary Achievement in the Fiction section. You can read more on Beattie's book blog here.
Jack will be presented with this award at a ceremony at Premier House on Thursday.
This Friday (24th), Unity Bookshop in
Wellington is having a lunchtime event to celebrate the three winners of the
Prime Minister's Awards as well as the winner of the Michael King Fellowship, Elizabeth Knox. (See details below.)
We thought that members might like
to come along to support and celebrate our Patron, and possibly go out to lunch
afterwards.
Please RSVP to us by Thursday
morning if
you are interested in going out for lunch. Email: the.wcba@gmail.com
Creative New Zealand
and Unity Books invite you to a free literary event
Four of New Zealand’s
finest writers: Jack Lasenby, Ian Wedde, Jock Phillips and Elizabeth Knox, will
read and discuss their work with writer, broadcast journalist and historian,
Paul Diamond.
This is a free event
at Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington on Friday 24th October, 12-12.45 pm. All welcome.
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