The NZ Book Council presents, 5×5 – Five Writers x Five Minutes: five top New Zealand writers talk for five minutes about key areas of their craft, to be made available for download from the Book Council’s website www.bookcouncil.org.nz.

Writers will cover the intricacies of Point of View, Plot, Character; Suspense; Genre writing and/or Illustration. By transmitting this valuable literary knowledge via audio, and making it freely available for distribution within online communities, and giving a human voice to author’s experience, 5×5 will enable readers in communities across New Zealand to engage with, and contribute to a wider understanding of our county’s talent, stories and points of view. The start-up 5×5 project also has the potential to develop into a 5×5 series.