NZ Family Reckoning: Family Secrets & Coming Of Age

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 am UTC+11:00

National Portrait Gallery | Canberra

Canberra Writers Festival
Publisher/HostCanberra Writers Festival
NZ Family Reckoning: Family Secrets & Coming Of Age
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Is there something in the NZ water at the moment? We bring you bestselling authors from NZ with fascinating stories of family and place, told through the eyes of the young. Jennifer Trevelyan's A Beautiful Family is one of the most engrossing debuts this year, praised by the likes of Liane Moriarty and Hannah Kent (and she has one of the most exciting journeys to being published ever!). She will be joined by NZ treasure – novelist, poet and playwright, Dominic Hoey - and his latest novel 1985, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs, the disenfranchised and the dreamers. Moderated by Paul Daley.
Dominic Hoey is a poet, author, youth worker, and small dog owner from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. He’s released three best selling novels and written a million love poems. Through his Learn To Write Good program, Dominic has taught thousands of students how to think dyslexic. His third novel, 1985 was released by Penguin books in May and has received rave reviews. He dreams of one day starting an animal rescue farm.
With a background in photography and children’s publishing, Jennifer Trevelyan undertook an MA in creative writing at the Institute of Modern Letters in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2022. She is now a full time writer - A Beautiful Family is her first book. When not at her writing desk, Jennifer can usually be found in the garden.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
Concession 🎟️: $25
Adult 🎟️: $28
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