Yarns in Barns: Wairarapa Festival of Reading and its off-shoot, Little Yarns Festival of Reading is proudly presented by:
The 2026 Yarns in Barns committee is:
David Hedley, Anna-Louise Hedley, Sue Reid (Hedley’s Books), Tiffany Rawlings, Charlotte Algie (Masterton District Library)
For more information about Yarns in Barns or Little Yarns, please contact:
Hedley’s Books
150 Queen St, Masterton
sales@hedleysbooks.co.nz
06 378 2875
With thanks to our festival sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible.
We also wish to acknowledge the support of the following;
Allen & Unwin NZ / Arrow FM / Bateman Books / Carterton Events Centre / Carterton Library / Cuba Press / Copthorne Solway Park Hotel / Destination Wairarapa / Eastern & Central Community Trust / Featherston Booktown / Featherston Library / Fraser Books / Gareth Winter / Greytown Library / Harper Collins Aotearoa New Zealand / Hachette NZ / Hedley’s Books / James Russell and Dragon Brothers Books / Tanya and Kristjian Klue / Martinborough Library / Masterton Arts Fund / Masterton Creative Communities / Masterton District Council / Masterton District Library / Michael Wilson / MoreFM Wairarapa, Media Works / Noelle McCarthy / Penguin Random House NZ / Carissa and Tim Fairbrother and Pam Blackburn, RIVAL Wealth / Jamie and Marilyn Strang / South Wairarapa Creative Communities / Te Herenga Waka University Press / Trust House Foundation / Upstart Press / Urlar Wines – Tessa Mills / Wairarapa Times Age / White Swan Hotel / Wairarapa Word / Wai Ako Books