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: Currently vacant

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:

Supporting NFFD Wellington celebration, Monday 22 June 2026

In lieu of a stand-alone branch event this month, NZSA Wellington Branch is supporting the National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) celebration in Wellington. Held at Newtown Library, 13 Constable Street, from 6.00–7.45pm on Monday 22 June, the event will feature guest reader Ingrid Horrocks (Adult Category judge), Tim Saunders (Micro Madness judge) and Gigi Fenster (Chair, NZSA Wellington). Find more details at NFFD website.

Wairarapa meet-ups – watch this space

We’ve pressed pause for now on our informal meet-ups for writers in Wairarapa, or with a Wairarapa connection. Email us if you’d like to be added to our Wairarapa mailing list, for news about upcoming events and get-togethers.

Connect with NZSA Wellington

Facebook NZSA Wellington Writers

Instagram @nzsauthorswgtn

And we’re on Bluesky now, too @nzsauthorswgtn

Email nzsawellington@gmail.com

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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.