Hans Christian Andersen award winner Cao Wenxuan will be at Storylines Auckland
<h3>Storylines, the national festival celebrating children’s literature, has confirmed its dates for Family Days throughout the country.</h3>
<p>The six free days are being held in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Kataia, South Auckland and Auckland, from August 20 to August 28.</p>
<p>Guests include this year’s Hans Christian Andersen award winner Cao Wenxuan from China (Auckland), author and martial arts instructor Tim Tipene (Kaitaia), and children’s author Leonie Agnew (Dunedin).</p>
<h4>Dates are as follows:</h4>
<p><strong>South Auckland</strong> – Saturday, August 20, Mangere Arts Centre. Meet award-winning authors, including the 2016 Margaret Mahy Medal winner, Barbara Else, and hear performers including Pacifica Mamas and Apirana Taylor.</p>
<p><strong>Auckland</strong> &#8211; Sunday August 21, Aotea Centre. Celebrate Joy Cowley&#8217;s 80th birthday with her, and meet New Zealand and international guests including Leigh Hobbs, Australian Children&#8217;s Laureate. Performance include Tim Bray’s production of Witi Ihimaera&#8217;s The Whale Rider.</p>
<p><strong>Northland</strong> – Saturday, August 27. Te Ahu and Kaitaia Library, Kaitaia.</p>
<p>Tim Tipene and Maria Gill join other authors and storytellers at the Northland Family Day.</p>
<p><strong>Wellington</strong> – Saturday, August 27, Michael Fowler Centre. Mandy Hager, Glyn Harper and Ruth Paul are included in the line-up of writers and illustrators, with storytellers and performances throughout the day.</p>
<p><strong>Dunedin</strong> – Saturday, August 27, Dunedin City Library. Leonie Agnew, Fifi Colston and GIllian Candler will join Otago-based writers, illustrators and performers.</p>
<p><strong>Christchurch</strong> – Sunday, August 28, Upper Riccarton Library. Fifi, Leonie and Gillian move north to Christchurch, where they are joined by other writers, illustrators, a storyteller and a performance poet.</p>

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