Rotorua's Book Shops, ongoing during March

Idle Hour Book Inn

Ailsa and Neal Hawes operate a secondhand book shop and book exchange. They invite the public to bring in any books by Rotorua writers or about Rotorua that they’d like to sell so that the bookstore can mount a window display promoting Rotorua writers.

The Hawes would like to include in the display independently and/or privately published memoirs, wartime tales and family stories.
If you’ve got anything suitable, call in to discuss it with Neal and Ailsa.
We know there are dozens of family stories out there

Take Note                 

i           Window display featuring New Zealand writers and books about New Zealand and if  there are books by local authors in stock Heather will feature those authors,  including self- published. Authors who’d like to be part of the display need to contact Heather asap regarding supplying some copies (on S/R basis) to sell.

ii          Event, Saturday 16: Festival of Children’s Books*****! (Details to follow)

Books Alive

Greg will feature his small selection of secondhand and new books by New Zealand authors and several by Rotorua authors, such as Rotorua 1880 – 1980, considered a rare and historical book, edited by Don Stafford, Roger Steele and Joan Boyd. This is a limited edition and one copy is signed.

McLeods Booksellers

Will display, in-store, Rotorua authors’ books which are there for sale. The manager suggests the display includes authors’ bios plus pics, and asks authors to supply both their books and their bio-pics. Authors, please discuss with manager Fraser Newman. Fraser may refer to this programme in his weekly Weekender opinion column.

Sonshine BookShop

Will feature what few NZ authors it has and display the Rotorua’s WriteUp Here in 2013 posters in thewindow.

Ngongotaha Books

Will display the Rotorua’s WriteUp Here in 2013 poster in window and sell books about Rotorua by Rotorua authors on a S/R basis.

 

Paper Plus     
Will be concentrating on literacy.

Wha's Happening In March?

Well, throughout March, many of our local bookstores will be displaying books by Rotorua's authors.
These book stores will be: Mcleods Booksellers, Take Note, Books Alive, Idle Hour Book Inn, and Ngongotaha Books all have window and/or in-store displays featuring N Z and Rotorua authors. (More details in a following post.)
                       The Rotorua Library's programme of events throughout
                           March will include a focus on local authors.

Saturday 9th March:
Rotorua’s Write Up Here in 2013 – QuickWrite Writers’ Forum, City Focus, 10am -12.30pm

Saturday 16th March:
Take Note will be featuring a Festival of Children's Books by NZ, maybe local, authors,

Thursday 21st March:
Books ‘n’ Baths at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 4.30pm – 7pm.

Saturday 23rd March:

Jenny Argante’s Memoir Writing Workshop, hosted by Rotorua Writers Group. At RAVE. Pre-bookings essential.

Exact dates/times not known at time of writing, but for Rotorua Write Up Here 2K13, the Rotorua Library is planning ...

*          Children's department holds a competition featuring NZ authors

*          A crossword competition of NZ authors with the prize being a selected book

*          Displays to do with NZ books and authors –
            possibly including screenings of Rotorua interviews on DVDs by Kerry Fowler

*          Library-Live sessions in March: Detailed in a separate Post.

March hasn't been such fun for years!

Wha's Happening - Pre Book Month Programme

Rotorua’s WriteUp Here in 2013 ~

 Pre-programme - Through February and March

We'll continue bringing you on-going publicity about the actual coming events, and raising awareness of the aims of the programme as well as encouraging discussion within Rotorua's communities, leading to widespread participation in March.

February – mid March

 

Waiariki’s Creative Writing challenge starts any moment you're ready, and ends at WriteUp Writers’ Forum at City Focus on March 9th. Write 500 words to demonstrate their flair, imagination and emerging talent in their preferred genre – fiction or nonfiction, on any topic and in any style, except poetry.

             

 

 

 

Raison d'être

March is the New Zealand BOOK MONTH.
In 2K13, Ali decided to focus on Rotorua and her authors, writers, poets, and publishers, by creating a programme of activities and events unique to Rotorua.

For the events which involve members of the public joining in a writing session or activity (or the competition), their works will be published in this blog.

We will also keep you posted on how each event goes, with photographs wherever possible.

For quick access to notice of events check our facebook page Rotorua Write Up 2K13
To send us messages or read our twitterings, pop over to us @RotoruaWriteUp

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