• 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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  • DANZ announce the 2026 shortlisted books 

    Posted on 28 May 2026

      Picture Books: Bapa’s Last Canoe by Maree McCarthy Yoelu and illustrated by Samantha Campbell (Nee Fry) (Magabala Books) The Boab Tree written and illustrated by Helen Milroy (Fremantle Press) The Colours of Home written and illustrated by Sally Soweol Han (Thames & Hudson Australia) Chapter Books: Ava Spark: Hello I’m Here by Alex Field […]

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  • PLR Survey Explainer – NLNZ Survey due June 4

    Posted on 28 May 2026

      If you are registered for PLR you recently received a survey about changes to the regulations that administer the PLR scheme.  NZSA has been lobbying for change to the more outdated aspects of the PLR legislation for almost a decade, and it is fantastic to have some updates on the table this year. Digital Lending […]

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  • 2026 Book Industry Awards Finalists

    Posted on 28 May 2026

    Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshops, publishers, audiobooks and booksellers’ picks: Aotearoa’s book industry celebrates NZ excellence   2026 Book Industry Awards Finalists announced for Bookshop of the Year, Publisher of the Year, the Booksellers Choice Award and Audiobook of the Year. Every book that finds its way into a reader’s hands is the result of countless […]

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  • UPDATED SCAM ADVICE

    Posted on 20 May 2026

    The Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain publish new guidance to help authors protect themselves against scammers. An alarming increase in fraudulent activity targeting authors has led the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) to join together to issue urgent new guidance outlining measures writers can take […]

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