# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 12:15 pm – Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 01:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Two fresh new immigrant voices burst onto Aotearoa’s literary scene this year, offering rich, delicious, challenging, and vibrant tales. 

At the launch of his short story collection, Childish Palate, Shariff Burke said: “It is through the emotional truth of outsiders in this city that we glimpse... who we might want to be, of freedom, of possibility, and of the things that get in its way—what we hold in, what we give up.” 

Those words are also apt for Joseph Trinidad’s essay collection, (Lucky Creatures), winner of the 2023 Adam Foundation Prize and the inaugural Sarabande Prize. 

They join Tina Makereti in a conversation about food, memory, belonging, love, and quiet revolutions.

Writers on Mondays is presented by the International Institute of Modern Letters and The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The 2026 series will run from 12.15—1.15 pm each Monday from 6 July to 28 September at Te Papa and Circa Theatre, with two special evening sessions at Meow. Admission is free and all are welcome. The series is supported by the Letteri family.

The full programme can be viewed here: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/events/writers-mondays 

Come celebrate Aotearoa writers with us at Writers on Mondays – we look forward to seeing you there.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/lucky-creatures-and-childish-palates-joseph-trinidad-and-shariff-burke/200030256691533
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- **lat**: -41.290230725137
- **long**: 174.78152342554
- **full address**: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Red Gates te Papa, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, Wellington

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE being held?
  - **A:** LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE takes place on Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 12:15 pm to Mon, 06 Jul, 2026 at 01:15 pm at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Red Gates te Papa, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, Wellington.
- **Q**: Who is organizing LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE?
  - **A:** LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE is organized by Writers on Mondays.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wellington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If LUCKY CREATURES AND CHILDISH PALATES: JOSEPH TRINIDAD AND SHARIFF BURKE sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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