Stories That Define Us: Michelle Duff and Saraid De Silva | Writers on Mondays

Two writers exploring women's lives across different landscapes and generations come together in this special event.

Award-winning journalist Michelle Duff's sharp, eclectic short story collection Surplus Women moves nimbly between realism and comic overdrive, meditating on power, patriarchy, and bad decisions. Saraid de Silva's powerful debut novel Amma, longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, follows three women on different paths against shifting cultural backdrops in Singapore, New Zealand, and London.

See these writers in conversation with Tina Makereti as they discuss the stories that define us.

Writers on Mondays is presented by the International Institute of Modern Letters and Te Papa Tongarewa. The 2025 series will run from 12.15—1.15 pm each Monday from 7 July to 29 September at Te Papa Tongarewa 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.

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