Capital Crimes: Karori Mystery in the Library Event, Thursday 1 May
Join us for our second sensational Ngaio Marsh Awards event of the year, featuring a panel of acclaimed Aotearoa New Zealand authors at Te Māhanga | Karori Library!
Details
When: Thursday 1st May, 6pm
Where: Te Māhanga library | Karori Library
Panellists: Dame Fiona Kidman, Tina Makereti, David White, Claire Baylis, Branavan Gnanalingam
This is a free event. Please note we expect this event to be very popular and seating will be on a first come first served basis.
The evening promises to be a totally unmissable treat and is sure to feature wide-ranging conversations on a whole host of topics and subjects, with a quintet of award-winning Kiwi storytellers, ranging across page and screen, fiction and non-fiction, short stories and novels.
About our Panellists
We feel very lucky to be host to this wonderful panel:
- Dame Fiona Kidman is a Pōneke literary gem, aclaimed author and past Ngaio's Best Novel and Ockhams / Acorn Prize winner
- Tina Makereti is a Commonwealth Short Story Prize winning writer and novelist, and 2025 Ockhams longlisted author
- David White is an award-winning filmmaker and true crime writer
- Claire Baylis is the 2024 recipient of the Ngaio's award for Best First Novel
This event will be chaired by Ngaio's Best Novel winner and Ockham's shortlisted author Brannavan Gnanalingam.
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