The Press Christchurch Writers' Festival, scheduled to be held this weekend at the Christchurch Town Hall (9-12 September 2010) has been cancelled.
The biennial event was due to bring hundreds of international and New Zealand writers and book lovers to Christchurch this weekend.
Christchurch Book Festival Trust, Chair, Brian Phillips said that trustees felt they had no option but to cancel the event given the impact of the earthquake on the people of Christchurch, the damage sustained in the central city and the aftershocks which were continuing to affect the city's infrastructure.
“We've received a number of messages of support from writers, publishers and other international festivals, together with all our funders, sponsors and volunteers. Our thanks in particular to major sponsor, The Press, for all their fantastic support in the lead up to the festival. We hope to be able to stage the festival in some shape or form next year so keep an eye on our website for an update.†Brian said.
All tickets will be refunded. This may take a couple of weeks, as the Festival office is out of bounds, and we ask people to be patient.
Refunds
Refunds will be made on all tickets purchased for The Press Christchurch Writers Festival 2010.
For all ticket refunds, please post your tickets and include a note stating the method you used to pay for the tickets.
For credit cards – please list your card number, and name on the card. Your refund will be credited to this account.
For cheques – we will post a refund cheque. We would appreciate a stamped self addressed envelope included with the tickets
For eftpos transactions – we will post a refund cheque. We would appreciate a stamped self addressed envelope included with the tickets
Please post the tickets to:
Christchurch Writers Festival
P O Box 845
Christchurch 8140
If you have any further queries, you can email: admin@chchwritersfest.co.nz
Or ring Marianne on 027 2298741