Queenstown Writers Festival

Queenstown Writers Festival

Queenstown Writers and Readers Festival Charitable Trust

Queenstown, New Zealand

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Profile last updated: May 4, 2026

About

Queenstown Writers Festival is a charity based in Queenstown, New Zealand working on arts & culture, education.

Queenstown Writers Festival is a literary festival run by a charitable trust in Queenstown, New Zealand, with the support of volunteers, patrons and sponsors. It brings writers and readers together to celebrate books, literature and storytelling in many forms, featuring author conversations, workshops, panels, performances and writing competitions for the people of the Queenstown-Lakes district and beyond. The festival takes place each year in early November at Te Atamira in Remarkables Park Town Centre, and has run since 2018.

Location

Queenstown, New Zealand

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Queenstown Writers and Readers Festival Charitable Trust

Focus areas

literary festivalbookswritersreadersstorytellingQueenstown

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducation

Works for

Communities

How they work

Community programmesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Writing Competition

Arts & Culture · New Zealand

Annual open writing competition run by the festival, with winners and highly commended entries announced publicly.

Countries of operation

New Zealand

Funding & support

Funded by

Corporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Queenstown Lakes District Libraries, Te Atamira

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