Airini Beautrais: The Beautiful Afternoon - Workshop and Readings

Sun Dec 07 2025 at 03:00 am to 06:30 am

Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, Carterton, Wairarapa | Clareville

Wairarapa Word
Publisher/HostWairarapa Word
Airini Beautrais: The Beautiful Afternoon - Workshop and Readings
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A two-part programme presented by Wairarapa Word.
Author, science teacher and dancer Airini Beautrais will read from her books and talk about the multiplicity of her writing, and her life.
She will also lead a free workshop on writing the short forms - short story, micro-essay/fiction, prose poem.

WORKSHOP 1-2.30pm - supported by Carterton Library - places are limited - registration required: [email protected].
READING, TALK, Q+A, BOOK SIGNING 3-4.30pm - open to all - free entry - Koha is appreciated.

Airini Beautrais has won several writing prizes. The 'weird, eerie and mordantly funny' stories of 'Bug Week' won NZ's top fiction prize, the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize. 'Secret Heart' won best First Book of Poetry. Beautrais was also awarded the Landfall Essay Prize. Her latest book 'The Beautiful Afternoon' was longlisted for an Ockham; the essays explore sea hags, beauty products, Dante, tarot, swimwear, pole dancing, Quakerism, Star Wars and more.
'Beautrais nails an authentic voice each time
- Kiran Dass, The Guardian

For more information, please email <events.waiword>.
Wairarapa Word has presented a free monthly programme since 2012.
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Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, Carterton, Wairarapa, Carterton Community Courthouse, Holloway St, Carterton 5713, New Zealand, Clareville

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