

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mysterious Manawatū - Palmerston North MITL
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Palmerston North City Library, invites booklovers to a thrilling free event featuring four talented Kiwi storytellers. 

Local librarian and mystery writer Bing Turkby welcomes fellow Manawatū writers Patricia Dunmore and GB Ralph, along with visiting author Kim Hunt, a past Ngaios Best First Novel finalist, for a criminally good korero about the art and craft of storytelling and creating memorable characters, the impact and evocation of setting and real-life issues, and what drew each of them to mystery and thriller writing. 

WHEN: Thursday 30 April 2025
WHERE: Central Library, 4 The Square, Palmerston North
WHEN: 6pm for a 6.15pm panel

FREE entry, refreshments provided.

Patricia is a Feilding author who has spent a lifetime in publishing, and has personally written more than 15 books across many genres, fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults. Patricia has worked for a variety of publishers, including Harlequin Mills &amp; Boon, was a co-founder of Dunmore Press and Upstart Press, and is currently the owner of Heritage Press. She has taught writing in both schools and the community. Her latest novel, published in 2025, is the thriller HUMAN ERROR. 

Kim is a Kapiti Coast writer whose short stories have been published in a variety of anthologies and literary journals. She has a Masters in Creative Writing and previously worked as a band roadie, DJ, tiler, horticulturalist and women’s refuge worker. Her debut THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD introduced NSW park ranger Cal Nyx and became a Ngaios Best First Novel finalist. The sequel was longlisted for Best Novel. Kim's latest novel is THE CORRECTOR.

GB Ralph is an engineering consultant in Palmerston North and author of cosy mysteries and gay romcoms. The second novel in his Milverton Mysteries series, POISON AT PENSHAW HALL, was a #1 Audible category bestseller, and was nominated for Best Overall Mystery/Thriller in the 2023 Queer Indie Awards. His latest novel is FRIGHT ON STAGE RIGHT, with a fifth mystery starring Addison Harper coming out later in 2026.

Bing is a Manawatū writer, librarian, and musician. He is the author of the 'Guitar Store Mysteries' series of cosy crime novels, set in a fictionalized version of Palmerston North. Bing writes stories with a 95% chance of guitars and a 45% chance of cats. The latest in his mystery series is AGAINST THE GRAIN.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/mysterious-manawatū-palmerston-north-mitl/200029771252837
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Palmerston North
- **state**: MW
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Palmerston North City Library
- **lat**: -40.356225926583
- **long**: 175.60903340967
- **full address**: Palmerston North City Library, 37 George St, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand, Palmerston North

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Ngaio Marsh Awards (https://allevents.in/org/ngaio-marsh-awards/7191435)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am (+12:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Palmerston North City Library, 37 George St, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand, Palmerston North
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ngaio Marsh Awards
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, music, entertainment, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mysterious Manawatū - Palmerston North MITL ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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