Writers on Mondays – High Tide: Jennifer Trevelyan and Jenny Pattrick
Victoria University Press presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.
A seasoned novelist and debut author discuss coastal communities under pressure in their latest works about change and survival.
Mon 11 Aug 2025, 12.15–1.15pm
Rongomaraeroa, the marae, Level 4
Free event with museum entry
Two authors at different career stages explore communities facing dramatic change in their latest novels set by the sea.
Seasoned Wellington writer Jenny Pattrick’s latest novel, Sea Change, digs into the developing tensions within a small Kāpiti Coast community forced to negotiate a managed retreat after a rupture in the Alpine fault generates a devastating tsunami.
Tensions of a different kind propel debut author Jennifer Trevelyan’s A Beautiful Family. This suspenseful coming-of-age novel turns around a summer holiday on the coast and the search for a missing girl.
Kate Duignan chairs the conversation as these writers discuss their work, the challenges facing coastal communities, and how different life experiences shape storytelling approaches.
Left to right: Jenny Pattrick and Jennifer Trevelyan