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
Events and News
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
Creative Writing Workshop with Catherine Chidgey
SOLD OUT! Don't miss out completely - join us for our exclusive, live Q&A with Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp or our free literary picnic. Saturday 16th February - Creative Writing Workshop - Oamaru - 10 - 4pm Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced writers. This is a one-day creative writing workshop with author … Continue reading Creative Writing Workshop with Catherine Chidgey
Literary Picnic with Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp
Sunday 18th February - Literary Picnic - 56 Eden St Oamaru - 10 - 12pm This is a 56 Eden Street Picnic Party – with Catherine Chidgey, Kate Camp AND ‘open mic’. Janet Frame grew up in Oamaru and the Janet Frame Eden Street Trust cares for her childhood home. The home receives visitors from … Continue reading Literary Picnic with Catherine Chidgey and Kate Camp
Words from our writers
The Janet Frame Eden Street Trust hosts an annual creative writing workshop in Oamaru. These workshops are run by leading New Zealand writers and are open to writers of all stages. In preparing our new website I have been reviewing some of the kind words they have written supporting the Trust and adding so excerpts … Continue reading Words from our writers
The Janet Frame House 