School kids given taste of life as authors

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English - August 25, 2022 20:26 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Thousands of school kids are getting a taste of literary life and what it takes to be an author at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.
The festival's school programme is a mainstay with two-thousand students a day sitting in on author talks, meeting the writers and getting books signed.
Festival organisers are hoping to capture a younger market - and keep it coming back.
Amy Williams went along.