Writers and Readers Schools Day: Terrific Characters, Dystopian Worlds - Bernard Beckett/Jane Higgins

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Writers and Readers Schools Day: Terrific Characters, Dystopian Worlds - Bernard Beckett/Jane Higgins http://festival.co.nz/new-zealand-post-schoolfest/events/schools-day-terrific-characters-dystopian-worlds/ Young adult writers Bernard Beckett and Jane Higgins discuss their creation of compelling characters and dystopian worlds. Wellington Town Hall 111 Wakefield Street Wellington 2012-03-09T12:30:00+13:00 T0H50M00S http://festival.co.nz/yk-images/cfee23d9d56836c73c76626cb7f5633e/detail/WritersReaders_DystopianWorlds.jpg 8 8
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Bernard Beckett is an award-winning writer of young adult fiction, his books include philosophical thriller Genesis and the mind-bending Jolt. He also teaches secondary school English, drama and mathematics. Jane Higgins is a research fellow in youth studies at Lincoln University. She won the Text Prize for young adult writing for her impressive debut The Bridge, a gritty futuristic adventure. Bernard and Jane discuss the compelling characters and dystopian worlds they create.

Suitability: Yr 10-13

There is a break mid-morning on Writers and Readers Schools Day to give students the opportunity to attend the 10.30am Peter and the Wolf dress rehearsal at the Michael Fowler Centre.