The Writers Read series, founded in Palmerston North 2006 by Massey senior lecturer Bryan Walpert, supports creative writing and introduces the public to some of the country’s finest writing. It has since grown to include Massey’s Albany and Wellington campuses, where it is coordinated by Jack Ross and Ingrid Horrocks respectively.
The 2013 the series has included some of New Zealand’s finest writers, including CK Stead, Emily Perkins, Sue Orr, Anna Jackson, Helen Lehndorf, Robert Sullivan, and Jo Randerson. Other notable writers who have taken part in events over the years include Witi Ihimaera, Jenny Bornholdt, Karlo Mila, Bill Manhire, Elizabeth Knox, Vincent O’Sullivan, James George, Laurence Fearnley, James Norcliffe and Elizabeth Smither, as well as a number of Massey’s teaching staff.
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