Thursday 27 July 2023
10:00-11:00AM
via Zoom

Fully subscribed — if you would still like to register, please use the registration button to be placed on a waitlist. Join a discussion on Aotearoa's festival landscape in the post covid context.

Topics for discussion will include programming challenges; funding; finding new audiences and allowing writers from Aotearoa to shine alongside international writers.

This session is also an opportunity to connect with some of the new programming talent leading Aotearoa’s festivals in 2023.

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Tuesday 1 August
2.00—3.00 pm
via Zoom

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Hear from the new Reading Ambassador Alan Dingley.
This hui is focused on children’s books. What role do Aotearoa books and stories have when it comes to inspiring young readers? Join the conversation and share the challenges and opportunities you see currently in the children’s book space.

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Wednesday 2 August
10.00—11.00 am
via Zoom

Fully subscribed — if you would still like to register, please use the registration button to be placed on a waitlist. Join this conversation on digital book promotion. Discuss new and developing opportunities; hear where others have been successful and discuss aspects of digital promotion that are currently working particularly well for books.

The conversation will also gauge participants' views on where there is room for growth and improvement; and where the sector should prioritise development and training.

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Tuesday 8 August
2.00—3.00 pm
via Zoom

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Our final hui session focuses on connecting readers and books.

Discuss the review space; metadata in the book sector and gain a few discoverability insights from Nielsen BookData.