North Island Writers Conference

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Explore the rich history of our past conferences through the celebrated authors, poets, and industry experts who have graced our stage.

2026 NIWC Program

Keynote speaker, Friday, January 16, 2026

Susan Juby – The Importance of Writing Fiction During Revolution.

Diana Kolpak – Electric Elocution: Breathing life into Your Work

Keynote speaker, Friday, January 17, 2025

Keynote speaker: Ian Ferguson – How to be a Humour Being

Keynote speaker, Friday, January 19, 2024

Keynote speaker: Dr. Tilar Mazzeo – The Nonfiction Contract: Fact-based Writing and the Limits of the Imagination

Keynote speaker, Friday, January 20, 2023

Keynote speaker: Andrea Routley, 2022/2023 Haig-Brown Writer in Residence – On Growing Stories: What the rainforest taught me about writing