Sharing the voices of Aotearoa
Ensuring writers are discovered, heard and read for over 25 years
Going West is excited to welcome Dominic Hoey—bestselling author, poet, and experienced writing teacher—to Shadbolt House for a new series of weekly creative writing workshops on Tuesday evenings.
We're thrilled to welcome Richard back for another Creative Nonfiction workshop at Shadbolt House, 14 June 2025, 10am - 12pm.
In 2024, we completed approximately a third of the work required to restore the property’s structural integrity. We are now preparing to launch the next significant stage of work needed to establish the house as a full writers’ residency.
Join us in the glade at Piha for a poetry writing exploration and then make your mark in The Listening Sand on Sunday 6 April 2025
The Going West Trust and the Shadbolt family celebrate Shadbolt house receiving a Category 1 historic place listing.
Our dedicated archivist, with support from the Auckland Library Heritage Trust and Lotteries Heritage, has completed the marathon effort of archiving the Going West festival audio collection for 1996 – 2019.