Lunchtime Reading: Short | Poto: The big book of small stories | Iti te kupu, nui te kōrero

About the event
We're delighted to host this session to celebrate Short | Poto, edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong, published by Massey University Press.
You will hear from Kiri Piahana-Wong and the lead translator, Hone Morris about the many interesting insights that come from the translation process.
Six contributors will then read their pieces in English and the translation will be read in te reo Māori.
The contributors reading are:
Vivienne Plumb
Arihia Latham
Cadence Chung
Linda Jane Keegan
Madeleine Slavick
Tim Jones
Book signing to follow.
We hope to see you at this event!
Buy the book: Short | Poto edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong
Tuesday July 8th, 12.30pm
in-store at Unity Books Wellington
Lunchtime Reading: Short | Poto: The big book of small stories | Iti te kupu, nui te kōrero
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