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A world class UNESCO Creative City

by Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature

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DUNEDIN WRITERS SALON

by Damien Gibson

If you’re keen to hear some of Dunedin’s newest stories, then you might want to pop along to the Dunedin’s Writers’ Salon. 

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Who Cared? Otago Nurses in WWI

by Otago Museum

This immersive and interactive exhibition tells the story of three nurses as they care for wounded soldiers during the Great War. Watch the nurses at work, pick up and read their letters, touch their few possessions and discover their most private thoughts. 

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READERS OF DUNEDIN

by Vibhuti Patel

Readers of Dunedin, was conceived by with a photo-blog in mind: a mash-up between the widely popular Humans of New York photo-blog and public book reviews, to get an idea of what people in our newly honoured City of Literature are reading. Here is our first Readers of Dunedin Reader! 

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OUT AND ABOUT IN PRAGUE

by Prague City of Literature

Prague, a fellow UNESCO City of Literature, have Dunedin up in lights - and we like it  lot!

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The Toji Cultural Foundation International Writers’ and Artists’ Residency Program

by Toji Cultural Foundation

Programme for Supporting Creative Works and Cultural Exchanges by Foreign Writers, Artists and Scholars. 

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Community Read. UNESCO City of Literature booklist

by UNESCO Cities of Literature

This Summer we invite you to work your way through this recommended list of great reads from the 11 UNESCO Cities of Literature.   

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SPEED DATE AN AUTHOR

by Lynette Hartgill, New Zealand Book Council

Imagine spending four hours picking the brains of some of New Zealand’s best poets, authors, illustrators, journalists and playwrights, to inspire and develop your own skills. Sounds good?

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Events coming your way from Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature

by Dunedin City of Literature

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