"Kapiti Writes" Celebrates Authors on the Kapiti Coast

Back in 2008, Kapiti Coast Friends of the Library ran a literary festival with invited authors holding sessions on their works at the Kapiti Coast District Libraries.  Many of the authors participating resided on the Kapiti Coast and it was a revelation to find just how many writers there were in the community.

It was decided to celebrate this fact and a Kapiti Writes Collection was created.  Once a month, a local author is featured with a special display on their work.  The Kapiti Writes Collection is housed at Paraparaumu Library and includes authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s and teens’ works, local histories and screen writes.  The collection is offered in alphabetical order by author.

So far, over 100 authors have been identified!  A project for next year is to detail the authors’ lives and work on the Kapiti Coast District Libraries web site: www.kapiticoastlibraries.govt.nz.