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Copyright Licensing NZ Announce 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants.
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: 05 December 2025 Copyright Licensing New Zealand are Pleased to Announce the Recipients of the 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received […]
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing, writers and the literary […]
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2025 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa is delighted to announce the 2025 Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adults published in the last twelve months. The Storylines Notable Book Awards celebrate excellence in Aotearoa New Zealand children’s and young adult literature, recognising outstanding books that reflect […]
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Charity Urges Kiwis to Buy Local this Christmas
A Kiwi Christmas with a Difference: Local Stories, Reo Māori, and the Gift of Reading This Christmas, Kiwi Christmas Books is calling on New Zealanders to give a gift that lasts far beyond the holidays: a brand-new book, written and illustrated here at home. The children’s book-gifting charity — which has donated more than 54,000 […]
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The Children’s Booker Prize
The prize, to be awarded annually from 2027 and supported by AKO Foundation, will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old. The inaugural £50,000 award for children’s fiction will open for submissions in spring 2026, with the shortlist of eight books announced in November 2026. The winner, to be […]
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Two NZ books receive 2025 White Ravens
Two NZ books will be awarded a 2025 White Raven Award at a ceremony at the Frankfurt Book Fair, with their books accessioned to the International Youth Library. Congratulations to NZSA member Mandy Hager for her young adult novel Gracehopper (One Tree House) and to Elizabeth Gray for her picture book Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro (Huia Publishers). […]
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Bob Docherty wins 2025 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award
Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Winner Announced Retired Christchurch librarian and passionate children’s books advocate Bob Docherty has been named the winner of the 2025 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award, which is given annually for distinguished long-term service to children’s and young adult literature at a regional or national level. “Bob represents the very best of the unsung heroes of […]
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Call for judges of the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are calling for expressions of interest from members and followers of the children’s literature community who are keen to be considered as judges of the 2026 awards. Awards are presented in six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration […]
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2026 Scholastic Asian Book Award
Application Closing Date: 31 Oct, 5:00pm (SGT) Calling all children’s book writers! Submissions are now open for the Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA). A joint initiative between SBC and Scholastic Asia, this award seeks to reward unpublished manuscripts by children’s authors of Asian origin that capture the unique spirit, experiences and ideas of Asia. The […]
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The ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Award 2025 Winners Announced
Graphic Novel Ghost Book by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin) Non-Fiction The Trees by Victor Steffensen and illustrated by Sandra Steffensen (Hardie Grand Explore) Poetry Pasifika Navigators by 52 Pasifika Student Authors (Mila’s Books) Young Adult Catch a Falling Star by Eileen Merriman (Penguin Random House New Zealand) ***** At a glamorous and glittering awards […]
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VERB WELLINGTON ANNOUNCES THREE WRITERS RESIDENCIES
Verb Wellington is delighted to announce a new Children’s Writers Residency and a Home-Based Residency to run in 2025. Applications open for both residencies on 28 April, as well for the Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Writers Residency which has been running annually since 2020. “We are thrilled to offer two new opportunities for […]
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Books Alive expands to Palmerston North in 2025
Books Alive is expanding to Palmerston North this year, making it the fourth regional centre to host large-scale events for school children with finalist authors in the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA). The expansion comes thanks to a second year of funding from literature-sector supporter Mātātuhi Foundation. Palmerston North […]
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