39. Tayari Jones: Finding Your Voice in a Chaotic World

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC13:00

Location

Waihorotiu | Auckland, AU

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All Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access tickets to your events. For more information visit Ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket Child Policy: Children aged under 1 will be permitted free. Provided they do not occupy a seat. Tayari Jones is the bestselling author of five novels, including the Women's Prize for Fiction-winning An American Marriage, and Kin. She is a hugely respected writing teacher and is currently professor of Creative Writing at Emory University and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. In this masterclass, Jones guides you on how to cut through the noise and chaos of our current world to find your true voice on the page.

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