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✨ We kick off tomorrow, so here’s some key information about our events over the next few days ✨

We’re at a different venue each day, so check out the details here to make sure you’re joining us in the right location! Any questions, comment below or send us a message. See you very soon 🏳️‍🌈📚

Here is is: the details for our final event next Saturday! We are so so thrilled to have Laura Vincent, author of the brilliant Hoods Landing, as our keynote speaker. Laura will close out the festival Basement Theatre, although we welcome you to stick around for a drink afterwards with us!

All our events are free to attend - no registration is required for Saturday’s events, so just come on down to Basement and hang out ❤️‍🔥

The third of our Saturday events is Monsters, Robots and the Fascist State - a panel about q***r writing in a scary future! Totally free to attend, we know this is going to be a fascinating discussion.

Spend the whole afternoon with us Basement Theatre! Panels, coffee, snacks, books, and community at our cozy winter fest 🔥

Our second event on Saturday 8 August Basement Theatre is He Whānau Kotahi Tātou: We Are All Family! We’re so excited to hear from Alison, Tāwhanga and Tangaroa.

All the events are free to attend! Join us for the whole day, enjoy some snacks on us in between the panels and check out our book stall 📚

Here come the details for our Saturday events at Basement Theatre! Starting strong with our Making Space for Q***r Writing panel.

All the events are free to attend, and we’ll have some snacks and coffee for in between, as well as our bookstall to peruse. Fill in our feedback form and you might even score an exclusive piece of Samesame 2026 merch 🔥

What is Q***r food to you? Drawing on John Birdsall’s ‘What is Q***r Food?’, author and food storyteller SAM LOW - Food & Beverage invites us to gather for an exploration of the stories we carry through food.

Supported by the brilliant Chye-Ling Huang, we can’t wait to welcome you to this new offering as part of our 2026 festival.

Free to attend but registration is required and spots are limited! Secure yours now via the link in our bio.

Light kai and tea will be provided.

Our 2026 festival will open with our annual gala, a chance to come together and celebrate the winners of the Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest and hear readings from a number of artists from Wheke Fortress! ✨

Join us at the Grey Lynn Community Centre on Thursday 6 August. Totally free to attend and we’ll even provide some snacks and drinks on arrival. We’ll also have our festival bookstall in partnership with The Women's Bookshop 📚

See you next month!

❤️‍🔥 GIVEAWAY ❤️‍🔥

While you eagerly await our festival programme, we’ve got a giveaway treat.

If you are a q***r author interested in support with publishing or publicising your work - this is for you!! Elizabeth Heritage is kindly donating her time to provide three authors with a one-hour consultation session each.

To enter: Just make sure you’re following us and comment your favourite bookish emoji below! Entries close Sunday 12 July and we will then select three people at random.

Good luck!! 📚✍️📖

Announcing our 2026 festival theme 🔥

For our first winter festival, we’re investigating the overlapping and conflicting ideas of rest vs resistance. Fire serves dual uses as both a hearth for our community to gather around and the spark needed for our continued fight in an ever shifting climate.

Programme coming next week - don’t go anywhere!!

The 2026 Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest is now open 🎉🎉

This year we’re asking for stories of nourishment and rest, renewal, readiness and resilience. The winners will be announced at our festival gala in August!

Swipe for details on how to enter or find all the details on our website via the link in our bio.