This event has been cancelled.
New curator for the Janet Frame House
The Trust is delighted to have Rachel Fenton as our new house curator. You can read more about our new curator in this article https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/janet-frame-house-curator-moving
Becky Manawatu is our guest author for 2021
Our writing workshop with Becky Manawatu is now sold out. You can still enjoy our two other events, the picnic at 56 Eden Street on April 10, Saturday at 1pm and the talk with Becky Manawatu and Kate Camp on April 11, Sunday at 1pm at the Business Hive on Ribble Street.
Janet Frame House Writers and Readers Weekend 2021
Over the weekend of April 10 and 11 we have our annual Writers and Readers Weekend. Details of the programme will be released shortly.
Tour Janet Frame’s Oamaru
Explore the Oamaru that writer Janet Frame knew in the 1930s and 1940s. You’ll visit some of the iconic places of her childhood and learn about her own incredible life story. Pick up a free brochure from the Oamaru i-SITE and enjoy a self-guided tour at your leisure.
JFEST 2019 readers and writers weekend
The Janet Frame Eden Street Trust is delighted to announce our Readers and Writers weekend for 25 to 27 January 2019. The weekend involves a public talk at the Oamaru Library on Friday evening, two writing workshops on the Saturday and a picnic on the Sunday. Our literary guests this year are Barbara Else and Chris Else. This weekend … Continue reading JFEST 2019 readers and writers weekend
Writing workshops for 2019
We are delighted to be offering two writers workshops in 2019 with support from a Creative Communities grant. Both workshops are on Saturday 26 January between 10am and 4pm in Oamaru. Please contact the Janet Frame Eden Street Trust to book. $35 for the day. Places are limited jfestrust@gmail.com Workshop with Barbara Else. Shaping and … Continue reading Writing workshops for 2019
Welcome to our 2018/2019 season
The Janet Frame childhood home is now open for another season. If you are in Oamaru you are welcome to visit this special place between 2 and 4pm, 7 days a week from November 1st until April 30th. We look forward to sharing 56 Eden Street with you. We will be releasing more details about … Continue reading Welcome to our 2018/2019 season
Writers and Readers Weekend 2018
We are beyond excited to announce that this year's Writers and Readers Weekend bring two of New Zealand's leading writers to Oamaru. We have secured multi-award winning authors; Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp in an incredible weekend line up of events. Friday 16th February - That 'Inviolate Place' - The Inkbox Oamaru - 6.30 - … Continue reading Writers and Readers Weekend 2018
That ‘Inviolate Place’; with Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp
Friday 16th February – That ‘Inviolate Place’ – The Inkbox Oamaru – 6.30 – 8.15pm Janet Frame wrote, “…there must be an inviolate place where the choices and decisions, however imperfect, are the writer’s own, where the decision must be as individual and solitary as birth or death.” We get an exclusive glimpse behind the … Continue reading That ‘Inviolate Place’; with Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp
The Janet Frame House 