Have you booked your tickets for the New Zealand Young Writers Festival?

Posted: Friday Aug 25, 2023

Events are almost at capacity so Book Now!!

There’s one month to go before young writers converge in Ōtepoti for the 2023 New Zealand Young Writers Festival. This year over 40 artists from Dunedin and across Aotearoa are taking part.

There are 17 free events to enjoy from 21-24 September 2023. Some events are almost at capacity already, so if you’ve got your eye on something, book it today!

Check out the programme to plan your festival experience: youngwritersfest.nz/programme/

Ōtepoti musical talent joins the festival schedule

One exciting event is a special Saturday night gig with Ōtepoti’s own Lucy Pollock. Lucy will mix her original music with wisdom about the art of songwriting in a solo set. Come along, grab a drink from the bar and enjoy the music.

Lucy is a multifaceted musician who performs as the alter-egos beet-wix and sir queen. beet-wix is an electronic project consisting of songs written on a Nintendo DS, contrasted with sir queen where Lucy presents a more typical songwriting approach, merging elements of classical piano and folk guitar. Lucy has also been on two nationwide tours fronting the bands Porpoise and RIOT GULL, whose music you can listen to on bandcamp or Spotify.

Check out Lucy’s music online, and book your free tickets now to see Lucy on Saturday 23 September. Get in quick - this one’s going to be popular!