Re/Imagining this place: Elaine Feeney with Noelle McCarthy

Irish poet and novelist Elaine Feeney’s novel How to Build a Boat—about one boy’s unique and transformative mission—was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2023. Feeney joins Noelle McCarthy to talk Irish writing, the politics in poetry, and what she’s working on next.

A discounted ‘Ticket + book’ bundle is available for a copy of How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney. If purchased, your book can be collected from Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington in advance of the festival, or at the event from Unity's book table.