Writers of Marlborough

31/03/2022

Matariki Short short Story Celebration:

Announcing takahē magazines’ inaugural “Matariki Short Short Story Celebration”.

Join us in welcoming the new year with a selection of 7 very special, very short works of fiction.

The writers of the winning stories will receive $150, publication in the August issue, and a year’s subscription to takahē. We welcome submissions, 500 words or less, of previously unpublished work on any theme. Writers must be currently residing in Aotearoa.

For full competition details and to submit your work, go to: https://takahemagazine.submittable.com/submit?fbclid=IwAR0pD-xD5A5akz9doe_N3G-3LxCxaB4L36Wkwx12QBjQPNn_wD9xLgzITos

Entry fee: $3 per story.
Opens: 1 April 2022 Closes: 30 June 2022.

06/06/2021

Marlborough Book Festival 2021 is looking exciting.

Tickets are on sale NOW for the 2021 Marlborough Book Festival which will be held at the ASB Theatre Marlborough from Friday 9 July - Sunday 11 July.

* Anthony Phelps * Becky Manawatu * Brannavan Gnanalingam * Charity Norman * Christine Leunens * Elizabeth Knox * Dame Fiona Kidman * John McCrystal * Jonathan King * Nicolas Dillon * Mike White * Dr Rebecca Priestley * Sharon Murdoch *

Head to our website: www.marlboroughbookfest.co.nz to check out the full programme and to purchase tickets.

Tickets sales and festival programmes are also available over the counter at the ASB Theatre Marlborough.

04/04/2021

Writers of Picton will meet on Monday 12th April (because of tomorrow being Easter Monday) upstairs in the Picton Library 1.30pm. The topic is "Climate Change" 200 - 400 words. New members always welcome...hope to see you there.

23/10/2020

Say it with Flowers (Uber Arts), A poet laureate, a storyteller, and a musician ‘Say it ..., Picton Little Theatre, Picton, Marlborough, 14 November 2020

05/05/2020

The video has had millions of views and impressed people and stars across the globe.

17/04/2020

So, it is okay if we have writer's block at this time... such a great opportunity to actually finish something we have been working on...and yet?

The bestselling author isn't taking a single dose of inspiration from the coronavirus crisis.

04/04/2020

Apologies - this poem was written by Katherine ‘Kitty’ O’Meara of Madison, Wisconsin in March 2020. The photo below is from the time of the Spanish Flu.

And people stayed at home
And read books
And listened
And they rested
And did exercises
And made art and played
And learned new ways of being
And stopped and listened
More deeply
Someone meditated, someone prayed
Someone met their shadow
And people began to think differently
And people healed.
And in the absence of people who
Lived in ignorant ways
Dangerous, meaningless and heartless,
The earth also began to heal
And when the danger ended and
People found themselves
They grieved for the dead
And made new choices
And dreamed of new visions
And created new ways of living
And completely healed the earth
Just as they were healed.

Reprinted during Spanish flu
Pandemic, 1919
Photo taken during Spanish flu

18/03/2020

Featuring top contemporary writers from Aotearoa, the 2025 Marlborough Book Festival is on July 18-20