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Seven of our dazzling international festival stars come out for the night, introduced by John Campbell, book lover and tireless champion for Christchurch. Sample morsels of the weekend literary feast to come and be entertained, delighted and moved as our writers speak, read, sing and perform on the topic of brightness.

Eleanor Catton (NZ) Novelist, The Luminaries

Diane Setterfield (UK) Novelist, The Thirteenth Tale and Bellman & Black

Damon Young (AU) Philosopher, author of How to Think About Exercise and Philosophy in the Garden

NoViolet Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) Novelist, We Need New Names

Anis Mojgani (USA) Performance poet, author of Songs From Under the River

Meg Wolitzer (USA) Novelist, The Interestings

Kristin Hersh (USA) Singer, songwriter, author of Paradoxical Undressing