Mysteries by the Mountain - Stratford MITL

The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the Stratford Library and Visitor Information Centre, invites Taranaki booklovers to a thrilling evening of criminally good conversation with three talented Kiwi storytellers.

Ngaio Marsh Awards winner and New Plymouth novelist Jacqueline Bublitz is joined by fellow award-winning Taranaki author Steph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa), and Melbourne-based sports columnist turned debut author Geoff Parkes, who grew up in the King Country, to discuss how they create memorable characters and page-turning stories, the impact of people and place, and what inspires them as writers.

WHEN: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
WHERE: Stratford Library and Visitor Information Centre, Prospero Place, Stratford
WHEN: 6pm

Refreshments will be provided.
Free event, but please RSVP.

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