• The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust’s Winter literary events

    Posted on 9 July 2026

        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

    Posted on 9 July 2026

    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

    Posted on 6 July 2026

    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

    Posted on 6 July 2026

      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

    Posted on 2 July 2026

    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

    Posted on 22 June 2026

    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  

    Posted on 19 June 2026

    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

    Posted on 18 June 2026

    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

    Posted on 12 June 2026

    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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  • Call for judges of the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

    Posted on 10 June 2026

    As the positive impact of the mid-May announcement of winners at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards continues to be felt nationwide, the awards’ organisers are now on the search for judges for the 2027 awards. The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa has opened the call for […]

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  • EMERGING VOICES RECOGNISED ALONGSIDE ESTABLISHED WRITERS IN 2026 CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST  

    Posted on 10 June 2026

     6am, Wednesday 10 June   The shortlist for the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced today, recognises a generation of writers who are drawing confidently on culture, language and identity to tell stories and create books that feel unmistakably of current-day Aotearoa. That’s evident in distinct ways across the shortlist, […]

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  • Michael King Writers Centre Announces Recipients of International Exchange

    Posted on 9 June 2026

    9 June 2026   New Zealand writer Hazel Phillips and Australian writer Nam Le have been announced as the recipients of the 2026 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency programme held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland. The three-week residency exchange will take […]

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