ISSUE 1 JULY 2015
We are writing our own future and it's a great future as we launch our first online digital magazine in Dunedin, New Zealand's only UNESCO Creative City of Literature.
This issue features a collection of stories telling tales about:
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Dunedin is well known as a creative literary city that treasures its past, celebrates its present and looks forward to its future. It is a city whose vision is to be one of the world's great small cities that highly values arts, culture and nurtures an outstanding bunch of incredibly talented people.
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In May a slice of Dunedin editor and writer Emma Neale’s poetry featured on a wall, at a corner of the Main Square and Bracka St, Krakow, Poland as part of a collaboration between the successful poetry project eMultipoetry and the UNESCO Cities of Literature.
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Dunedin joined 68 other UNESCO Creative Cities in the UNESCO Craft and Art City of Kanazawa, Japan on 25 May.
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At the UNESCO Creative Cities Network meeting in Kanazawa, Japan, the music of Flying Nun and Xpressway provided a creative connection between Dunedin, Iowa City and Mannheim.
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The date has been set for the return of the popular Vogel Street Party and preparations are well underway for the event that will be held on Saturday 10th October.
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The first ever New Zealand Young Writers Festival was held in Dunedin in June, and the critically acclaimed weekend has laid great foundations for this exciting new annual event.
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Prague is currently looking for applications from writers connected to the UNESCO City of Literature network, with an interest in Prague and Czech literature, who would like to spend around two months in Prague.
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built on the success of the inaugural festival in 2014 and has secured its place on the Dunedin events calendar.
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A new and exciting creative arts initiative by Dunedin's very own Blue Oyster Art Project Space.
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At Macandrew Bay primary school on the beautiful Otago Peninsula, they take creativity seriously! Students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of artistic endeavour and creative writing is a cornerstone of their engaging and learning.
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A lot of happenings are a-happening in our beloved and great small city. If you have any events you would like published on our site, please email us on CityofLiterature@oa.dcc.govt.nz as we'd love to hear from you. In the meanwhile, for a taste of what's on, please click on the link below:
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