Wayne Youle, a multi-media artist; James Norcliffe, a children’s writer, poet, educator and literary editor; and Helen Moran, playwright, actor and educator, will attend the October 15 event.
His artistic journey began when he was a boy - tagging local post boxes.
Now he is a leading contemporary New Zealand artist who employs text, typographs and words in his artworks in order to tell stories.
Norcliffe, a leading children’s writer, specialises in junior fantasy.
He is also a novelist and an award-winning poet.
For years he has been a major force in the Canterbury Poets Collective and the local literary scene.
Moran has built up a major reputation in theatre circles in Christchurch.
Hall is an author and poet and will cheer the event, which she says is delightfully informal and will provide wonderful interaction between guests and the audience in the intimate setting of the children’s section of the library.
"They love coming here. The audience is close.
"It is really lovely, and there is a real interconnection," says Bernie.
"It is more like a discussion when it’s opened up for question time after each guest has spoken for 25 minutes each.
"And what I love the most is everyone mixes and mingles over a cuppa, and a luscious afternoon tea put on by the Friends of the Hurunui District Libraries," says Hall.
She has chaired every Tea Party since 2008, except for 2019 when Covid-19 prevented it from happening.
People come in and pick up a bag.
"They make great presents, or Christmas presents, or are wonderful holiday reading.
"For $10 people can pick up a bag of crime books, romance, children’s books and more.
"It all helps Hurunui libraries."
Tickets to The Writers’ Tea Party, which runs from 2pm to 4pm, are $5 per person, and include afternoon tea.
