The Creative Cities Southern Hui will bring together members of Unesco's cities of creativity, an international network of
cities known for creative endeavours including design, gastronomy and music.
It is being organised by Dunedin City of Literature director Nicky Page, who said her plan was for it to prompt collaborative projects between members.
The creative cities network has 116 members in 54 countries.
Dunedin was added to that network in 2014 when it gained City of Literature status.
The hui will run from November 28 to December 2.
Ms Page said it was unusual for the City of Literature to put on such an event. It had been made possible through a grant from the New Zealand National Commission for Unesco.
The commission represents New Zealand at Unesco, and uses its resources and networks to benefit New Zealand and create opportunities for people to gather.
Ms Page described it as ''a one-off opportunity to bring creative cities together, no matter what their field of interest, to share their experiences about working in the creative field''.
Her plan was for delegates to come up with collaborative projects across the arts.
''The opportunity to use our literary base to bring in all the other creative streams and also then to come up with joint projects seems like a really exciting opportunity.''
Speakers from Papua New Guinea, Italy and Melbourne are already lined up for the event, which is being run in partnership with the University of Otago's Centre for the Book.
The Centre for the Book Symposium would be part of the event.
Ms Page said the hui would give delegates the opportunity to meet others who work in the creative sphere and share ideas and experiences, but also come up with tangible projects to work on.
It would bring ''exceptional creative voices'' to Dunedin and consolidate the city's status as a significant voice.
