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Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ Fiction Prize
The Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ Fiction Prize has been created to support New Zealand writers and to give our readers fantastic, home-grown stories that resonate. The winner will be awarded a publishing contract with an advance against royalties of $NZD 10,000. The competition will be open to all unpublished full-length commercial fiction manuscripts between 70,000 […]
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NZSA member Anna Cleary wins Allen & Unwin NZ 2025 Fiction Prize
October 6, 2025 Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand is pleased to announce that the winner of our 2025 Fiction Prize is Tauranga writer, Anne Cleary. Her winning entry, Apple Man, is a hugely engaging psychological thriller about a young boy who goes missing while on a fishing trip with his father. We received more […]
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The Commonwealth Short Story Prize opens for entries
The prize is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 18 and over. Submissions should be made via the online entry form, which is available via the link above. The eligibility requirements and entry rules can be found here. Writers have until 11.59pm GMT on 1 November 2025 to enter […]
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Winners of The Surrey Hotel Writers Residency Announced
Ōtaki writer Joanna Cho has won the $3000 first prize in the 2025 Surrey Hotel writer residency award, announced live on air just before 2pm today by Jesse Mulligan on his RNZ Afternoons show. And Lord of the Rings actor Bruce Hopkins, who captured the public imagination these past few weeks of the contest when […]
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2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards
Enter by February 26, 2026 to be a part of the 2026 awards program If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your short stories, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards. Calling all short story writers, even first time authors, in […]
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Ngaio Marsh Award winners 2025
Announced in a ceremony in Christchurch September 25, the 2025 winners are: The 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel went to Otago-based academic turned author Wendy Parkins, for THE DEFIANCE OF FRANCES DICKINSON (Affirm Press), based on a true 1830s story, a young heiress has a daring plan to escape her abusive, gaslighting […]
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KUPU Festival – full programme announced
Link to Full Programme for Kupu and ticket sales for the Pikihuia awards
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ARA Historical Novel Prize: Shortlists Announced
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the shortlists for the richest individual literary prize in Australasia with prize monies of $150,000 across the Adult and the Children & Young Adult categories. HNSA Chair, Elisabeth Storrs, says,“This year’s shortlists are a compelling mix of […]
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2025 Keri Hulme Award Finalists (Pikihuia Awards update)
Te Waka Taki Kōrero – Māori Literature Trust is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Keri Hulme Award recognising the contributions of mid-career Māori writers who exemplify the values of perseverance and experimentation through their storytelling. The finalists for the 2025 Keri Hulme Award are: Becky Manawatu (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha) for Kataraina Steph Matuku (Ngāti […]
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2025 Te Tauihu Short Story Awards Shortlist
We are delighted to announce shortlisted stories for English entries in the 2025 awards. The decision of our te reo Māori judge Nuki Takao will be given at our prize-giving event (details below). Please note it is a condition of entry that authors’ names must remain confidential. Your story will be disqualified if you publicise your success before […]
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Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards
Calling All New Zealand Speculative Authors. Have you published a speculative work in 2025? Then this is your time to shine! For the first time ever, Aotearoa has a nationally judged book award dedicated solely to speculative fiction — and we want to see your work in the spotlight. All genres welcome — from science […]
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Show-Stopping Celebration of Women Artists in Aotearoa Judged Best-Designed Book
PANZ DESIGN AWARDS 2025 A show-stopping celebration of women and their art has been deemed the supreme winner at the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards. Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker (Auckland University Press), designed by Katie Kerr (Studio Katie Kerr) was awarded the Gerard Reid Award for Best Book […]
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