Other literary events include the writers' section of the Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival (held in February and March), the Verb Wellington writers and readers programme at the New Zealand Festival (held every two years in March), the Aspiring Conversations with authors at the Festival of Colour (held in April in Wānaka), the New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival focusing on adventurous sports and lifestyles (held every two years in Queenstown in July), the readers and writers' week at the Taranaki Arts Festival (held every two years in July and August), the readers and writers programme at the Tauranga Arts Festival (held every two years in October), the Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival (held annually in conjunction with the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival, usually in mid to late October) and the Nelson Arts Festival Readers and Writers week (held annually in October). In 2020 and 2021 many literary festivals were disrupted or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
other literary events include the writers' section of the hamilton gardens summer festival (held in february and march) the verb wellington writers and readers programme at the new zealand festival (held every two years in march) the aspiring conversations with authors at the festival of colour (held in april in wānaka) the new zealand mountain film & book festival focusing on adventurous sports and lifestyles (held every two years in queenstown in july) the readers and writers' week at the taranaki arts festival (held every two years in july and august) the readers and writers programme at the tauranga arts festival (held every two years in october) the hawke’s bay readers and writers festival (held annually in conjunction with the hawke’s bay arts festival usually in mid to late october) and the nelson arts festival readers and writers week (held annually in october) in 2020 and 2021 many literary festivals were disrupted or cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic