Sunday Focus August
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaA monthly presentation or workshop conducted by an award-winning local writer focusing on a topic relating to creative writing or being an indie author.
LINES & LYRICS
Mauao Performing Arts Centre 11 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty 3116, TaurangaYou’re invited to Tauranga Writers celebration of local poets and songwriters. Buddy Mikaere, MC begins our evening with mahoia and karakia then introduces our performers and participants. First up, Doctor Archaeo and Captain Houndstooth from BoP Beat Poets. Next, Fiona Sullivan, a stalwart of poetry circles in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Steampunk Tauranga add their own unique take on poetry. Phantom NPD 2021 in Tauranga finishes with our stars of the evening – singers and songwriters with an international reputation. Empowering us with their words and music will be Marion Arts and Mana Farrell. Oh yes! – plus open mike.
SET FREE THE POET IN YOU!
Craniums 28 Grey St, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandOn Friday 27th August it’s Phantom National Poetry Day 2021. Write a poem – and, yes, there will be prizes, thanks to our sponsor, Craniums (for clever kids and clever Mums and Dads) at 28 Grey Street, Tauranga. Open to poets of any age and absolutely free! Please type your poem or write it out neatly by hand. Make sure your name and email, text or telephone number is on it. The rules? Rhymed or unrhymed. Up to 24 lines maximum. Choose your subject from the following: Ghosts. Monsters. Animals. Sport. A Nonsense Poem. Prizegiving Craniums Saturday 28th August 2021 12-2pm.
Sunday Focus September
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaA monthly presentation or workshop conducted by an award-winning local writer focusing on a topic relating to creative writing or being an indie author.
Sunday Focus October
Virtual event online via Microsoft Teams, Tauranga, New ZealandDee Collins - Editor of focus magazine says: As the editor of focus magazine, I’ve received hundreds of press releases, requests for me to interview people, feature a product, run an article, etc. The majority of these I ignore or send a quick ‘thanks, but no thanks’ response. Would you like to know what editors are looking for and how to have more success getting into the media? I’ll share my top tips with you online via Tauranga Writers Sunday Focus
Sunday Focus November
Virtual event online via Microsoft Teams, Tauranga, New ZealandLynne Hansen is a horror artist who specializes in book covers. She loves creating art that tells a story and that helps connect publishers, authors, and readers. Her art has appeared on the cover of the legendary Weird Tales Magazine, and her clients [...]
Sunday Focus February
Virtual event online via Microsoft Teams, Tauranga, New ZealandA guided session to get you underway with your story idea. Homework to bring on the day Jot down a story idea, just two sentences. Don't overthink it. Note it down, then put it aside. Don't bring a well-developed idea or half written [...]
Sunday Focus March
Virtual event online via Microsoft Teams, Tauranga, New ZealandJack is a writer of flash fiction and micro-fiction. He credits these with keeping him sane through trying times and fighting with Facebook’s ad manager. Jack has been published in numerous anthologies and online magazines, and his novella-in-flash ‘Latter Day Saints’ was published in [...]
Sunday Focus April
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaJenny is a word wizard with a magic spell for writers: ”No hocus pocus. Simply focus”. Focus on the idea. Focus on the observation. Focus on the emotion. Focus on the words. Though Jenny doesn’t shirk the serious, it’s the sheer fun of [...]
Sunday Focus May
The Village Cinema The Village Cinema, Historic Village, 17th Avenue, TaurangaDon’t miss our first panel discussion in our Creative Conversations series. To navigate our future, we must first understand our past. This is an invitation to hear how four Bay of Plenty writers and storytellers make history come alive. And whose books and [...]