Published on August 4th, 2016 | by Booknotes Administrator
0WORD Christchurch giveaway
The NZ Book Council is proud to partner with WORD Christchurch to bring you CAN BOOKS CHANGE THE
WORLD?
To celebrate, we are giving away a double pass to this event, plus a copy of panelist Nadia Hashimi’s latest book A House Without Windows.
To enter the draw, simply email [email protected] with “WORD CHCH” in the subject line by 12pm, Sunday 14th August. Terms and conditions apply*.
Celebrate the opening night of the festival with a session that embraces the ‘planet and its people’ theme by looking at the impact literature can have on a world in turmoil. What responsibilities, if any, do writers have to engage with the issues that trouble us? Can fiction and poetry make a difference in people’s lives?
John Freeman includes work of a political bent in his journal Freeman’s; Nadia Hashimi writes of refugees and issues facing Afghan women; Victor Rodger’s plays explore themes of race and sexuality; Kate De Goldi champions complex writing for children. Chaired by Peter Biggs.
WHEN:Thursday, 25 August 6pm - 7.15pm
VENUE:Concert Hall, The Piano
PRICE:$19/ $17
BUY TICKETS: Click here
Nadia Hashimi, born in the United States to Afghan parents, has degrees in Middle Eastern studies and biology, and is a trained paediatrician. Her fiction is based in the country and culture of her parents. Her 2014 debut novel, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, was followed, in 2015, by When the Moon is Low and A House Without Windows in 2016.
Photo credit: Chris Carter
nadiahashimi.com
Nadia Hashimi appears in:
Can Books Change the World?, Thurs 25 Aug, 6pm
Read the World, Sat 27 Aug, 12.15pm
An Hour with Nadia Hashimi, Sun 28 Aug, 3.30pm
*Terms and Conditions
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Information on how to enter this competition forms part of these Conditions of Entry. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry.
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Only entries complying with all the Terms and Conditions are valid.
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In order to be eligible to enter the this competition, a entrants must be a New Zealand resident.
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The Promotional Period commences on 4/08/2016 and closes 14/08/2016. All entries must be received by 12pm on 14/08/2016. The prize will be drawn on Monday 15/08/2016. The winner will be notified by no later than the 15/08/2016. The winner will be notified by email with the email address provided in the first instance.
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The New Zealand Book Council (the ‘Promoter’) and its employees and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any person for tampering with the entry process.
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Prize consists of one double pass to CAN BOOKS CHANGE THE WORLD? event on Thursday 25/08/2016 and one copy of A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi.
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If the Prize winner does not respond to prize notification within three working days of being notified, they will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and another winner will be drawn.
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Neither the Promoter nor any other person or party associated with the promotional competition shall be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with either participation in the promotional competition or with any prizes offered.
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Acceptance of the Prize is deemed consent for the Promoter to use the Winner's details and photographs for promotional and media purposes.
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All entries become the property of the New Zealand Book Council and following the draw will be destroyed in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.
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All entries must be completed online. Online entrants are identified by the email address used to submit the entry. Any prize won by drawing a participant whose entry was received by email will be awarded to the holder of the email address from which the entry was submitted. The Promoter takes no responsibility for disputes arising as a result of entries submitted by entrants using an email address belonging to any other person.
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The Promoter of this competition is The New Zealand Book Council, Level 4, Stephenson & Turner House, 156-158 Victoria St, Wellington.
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