Fact and Fiction: Writing History

Name: Fact and Fiction: Writing History
Start: 2024-11-14T18:00:00+13:00
End: 2024-11-14T19:00:00+13:00
Location: Karori Library

Schedule

Thu Nov 14 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Karori Library | Wellington, WG

Ever wondered what it takes to write a bestselling book about Aotearoa’s past? Or how writing fiction differs from nonfiction?
Join us for an insightful event featuring bestselling novelist Kate Mahony and acclaimed nonfiction writer Clare Gleeson. Both require great storytelling, but their approaches to research and writing are unique. Discover what drew them to their subjects, how they researched, and how they crafted their works.
Meet the authors:
Kate Mahony, author of Secrets of the Land, a bestselling novel with rich historical elements, and an MA in Creative Writing.
Clare Gleeson, historian and author of The Fairer Side of Buxton, a gripping history of landscape designer Alfred Buxton.
Our host, Mary McCallum, poet, novelist, and director of The Cuba Press will guide the conversation.
Don't miss this chance to explore the art of storytelling!