Robert Lord would have turned 80 this year – to mark the occasion, the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust and Friends of the Cottage are throwing a party on his birthday.

Friday, July 18, 2025
5:30 PM

Dunningham Suite,
Dunedin City Library,
230 Moray Place
Dunedin

A line-up of special guests will read from works by and about Robert, followed by a celebration of his life and legacy with drinks and nibbles.

Tickets are $20 and include refreshments.

Book tickets here

All proceeds go to the Writers Cottage Trust to help keep the residency programme running in the way Robert intended.

If you can’t attend the celebration but would like to support the Writers Cottage Trust, donations of any size are welcomed here.