Wellington Branch

Wellington branch is lively and engaged. Our 350-plus members range from renowned authors and emerging literary stars to aspiring writers, producing all kinds of work: non-fiction, literary through to speculative fiction, work for children and young adults, short stories, flash fiction, poetry and more. We enjoy our close connection with the Wellington Writers Walk. Our region includes the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Kāpiti Coast, and we welcome everyone who’s interested in writing and in our local writing community.

Branch Chair: Gigi Fenster
Secretary: Maya Cohen-Ronen
Treasurer: Tracy Farr
Regional Delegate: Emily Broadmore

Meetings and events

We hold in-person and online branch events through the year. Please check out our Facebook page for event news.

Upcoming events:

NZSA Wellington Open Mic, 17 March 2026

We’re kicking off our 2026 programme with an Open Mic event on Tuesday 17 March at 6pm. There is no theme and no genre restrictions, but readings are limited to 5 minutes each – and we will be ruthless with timing! Join us at two/fiftyseven (Level 2, 57 Willis + 70 Victoria Streets) to sign up from 5.30pm, for a 6.00pm start. All welcome! Read more …

Wairarapa meet-ups resume in 2026

A warm welcome to writers in Wairarapa – or with a Wairarapa connection – to our Wairarapa branch meet-ups. At these informal meet-ups, we share writing challenges and successes. Our next Wairarapa meet-up is scheduled for Saturday 11 April 2026, and we plan to meet every two months. Email us if you’d like to be added to our Wairarapa mailing list.

Connect with NZSA Wellington

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Instagram @nzsauthorswgtn

And we’re on Bluesky now, too @nzsauthorswgtn

Email nzsawellington@gmail.com

Contact Wellington Branch

Banner Image: Wellington Writers Walk.
Quote from Denis Glover (1912-1980)
From ‘Wellington Harbour is a Laundry’ in Come High Water, Dunmore Press, 1977

The harbour is an ironing board;
Flat iron tugs dash smoothing toward
Any shirt of a ship, any pillowslip
Of a freighter they decree
Must be ironed flat as washing from the sea.