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Planting Red Beech, 29th October 1998
Backstage
September 19, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Planting Red Beech, 29th October 1998

The counter-tops at 57 Willis Street are made from Red Beech. In order to mitigate the effects of using this timber, Unity planted some new Red Beech trees.

Card from Sue Harris, Christmas 1993
Backstage
September 18, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Card from Sue Harris, Christmas 1993

A card from Sue Harris acknowledging the chaos of Unity at Christmas and asking “Is Tilly still there”? She’s still here now, Sue! Although there have been gaps in her…

Transworld Christmas card, 1995
Backstage
September 18, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Transworld Christmas card, 1995

An example of why publishers should maybe stick to publishing books and not take up the re-writing of Christmas Carols.

Letter of Support, 26th March 1998
Awards & Compliments
September 18, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Letter of Support, 26th March 1998

A letter from Cecilia Johnson to The Readers & Writers committee expressing dismay that the chosen bookseller for the festival was Whitcoulls. She would have preferred it to be Unity…

Margaret Mahy & Big Al’s Tulip, 1990
Backstage
September 18, 2017 posted by Unity Wellington

Margaret Mahy & Big Al’s Tulip, 1990

International Criminal Mastermind and children’s author Margaret Mahy wrote this note on a scrap of envelope to let Unity staff know she’d stolen a copy of her book The Downhill…