Kiwi scriptwriters and writers will have a chance to hear from top local and international names at two New Zealand Book Month events that aim to further the skills of the local industry.

Neil Cross, celebrated novelist and New Zealand import, will be speaking at public forums in Auckland and Wellington. Cross was nominated for a Man Booker Prize with his 2004 book Always The Sun and is a writer for the BBC drama Spooks. Kiwi scriptwriters and writers will have a chance to hear from top local and international names at two New Zealand Book Month events that aim to further the skills of the local industry.

Neil Cross, celebrated novelist and New Zealand import, will be speaking at public forums in Auckland and Wellington. Cross was nominated for a Man Booker Prize with his 2004 book Always The Sun and is a writer for the BBC drama Spooks. Organised by New Zealand Book Month and Script to Screen this series is for those serious about up skilling and gaining insight into international methodology.

Sessions will be chaired in Auckland by acclaimed creative producer Phillipa Campbell, and in Wellington by award winning writer David Geary.

The sessions will look to uncover what makes good screenwriting, how the process of translating a book to screen works, how to spot a good novel with film rights potential and the minefield of film rights selling.

For more information on these events and other specific events, including a programme for kids, culinary practitioners and sports writers, visit NZ Book Month and Script to Screen

17 September
Auckland event
The Classic
Queen Street
Door and bar open at 7pm
Koha entry

18 September
Wellington Event
NZ Film and TV Archives auditorium
84 Taranaki St
Door and bar opens at 6.30pm.
Koha entry

02/09/09