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2026 Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award to Claire Mabey
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is thrilled to announce the 2026 recipient of the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award: Claire Mabey. Wellington-based author Claire is known for her richly imagined junior fiction and picture books, and for her wider contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s literary community. Her debut novel, The Raven’s Eye Runaways, is […]
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Votes surge for local authors and new books in Whitcoulls Top 100 2026 List
Whitcoulls reveal that 26 New Zealand writers have made this year’s Top 100 – the highest level of local representation in the list’s nearly 30-year history. The results also point to a major shift in readers’ tastes, with an unusually high number of new titles entering the list for the first time, suggesting Kiwi readers […]
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Election 2026 – WeCreate launch Manifesto
Jul 2026 As we get closer to the 2026 general election, WeCreate is actively engaging with all political parties to secure support for our priorities for the sector. In particular, we’re asking for a cross-government approach to developing and implementing a Creative Export Growth Plan. You can read the We Create election manifesto here
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The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust’s Winter literary events
The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust’s Winter events in Nga Motu/ New Plymouth have a way of leavening the spirit in the coldest and windiest of weather, especially in a ‘15-minute city ’where venues are never far away, ticket prices are reasonable and parking is no problem. In another event, Taranaki Taonga David Hill, Lauren Keenan and […]
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Janet Frame Prize for 2026 goes to Hinemoana Baker
The trustees of the Janet Frame Literary Trust are delighted to announce that the Janet Frame Prize for 2026, worth $10,000, goes to Wellingtonian Hinemoana Baker (Ngāti Tupaia ki Te Aro, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Kāi Tahu, Germany, England). A celebrated poet, musician, performer and educator, Hinemoana Baker […]
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2026 Winter Reading Guide
The Coalition For Books Winter Reading Guide is out, curating the best recent Aotearoa New Zealand fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s books. Since 2022 the Coalition has worked with Aotearoa New Zealand publishers to promote local books each winter. Coalition For Books Chair, and Managing Director of publishing house Allen and Unwin Aotearoa […]
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Puke Ariki NZ Children’s Book Week Writer in Residence Steph Julian
In celebration of the first New Zealand Children’s Book Week, Puke Ariki and Community Libraries in Taranaki are hosting a Writer in Residence Programme celebrating storytelling, creativity and the joy of reading for pleasure among tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau. For 2026, Puke Ariki is delighted to welcome local author Steph Julian as our […]
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Wellington Writers Walk brings te reo Māori sculpture to Wellington waterfront in time for Matariki
WELLINGTON WRITERS WALK RELEASE 2 July 2026 The sound of conch and pūkaea rang out across the Wellington waterfront on Thursday 25 June to welcome a group of writers, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke Trustees, representatives of local arts and literary organisations and friends and supporters of the Wellington Writers Walk, gathered for the unveiling of […]
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Academy of NZ Literary – Southern Hemisphere Top 100
The Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100 The rest of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’ Read on The Academy of NZ Literature website HERE In May, the Guardian newspaper in the U.K. published a list of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’, AKA ‘The 100 best novels of all time’, depending on which page heading […]
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New Voices of Aotearoa 2026 Announced: Meet the writers shaping the future of New Zealand literature
FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 Eight standout authors set to define the next chapter of New Zealand writing have secured places on the 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa list. Selected by an expert judging panel and administered by the Coalition for Books, New Voices of Aotearoa is an annual initiative shining a spotlight on […]
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New Zealand Publishing Market Size Report highlights
From: Eboni Waitere, President, Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu The New Zealand Publishing Market Size Report, now in its seventh year, provides valuable insight into the performance, resilience and contribution of New Zealand’s publishing sector. The 2025 results provide encouraging evidence of the sector’s strength and adaptability. Total publishing revenue increased […]
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WRITERS ON MONDAYS 2026: IIML July 6-Sept 28
WRITERS ON MONDAYS: save the date Writers on Mondays 2026 provides a season of acclaimed authors and bold new literary talent Winter is here, and so is Writers on Mondays! From 6 July to 28 September 2026, Writers on Mondays is celebrating Aotearoa’s literary culture with a series of free lunchtime events. This free event […]
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