Emergence Book Launch

03 September 2026

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Admission: Free

The Chamber

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Join us for the launch of Emergence: New Writing from the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. This lively collection showcases emerging writers from UC’s writing programmes, whose work journeys through suspense, speculation, romance, tragedy, realism and more. Shehan Karunatilaka will launch the book.

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