-
NZSA member receive King’s Birthday Honours
King’s Birthday Honours to NZSA members Congratulations to NZSA Past President Joan Rosier-Jones, and to Robyn Hunt and Adrienne Jansen who received Kings Birthday Honours. Here are their citations: Joan Rosier-Jones MNZM Adrienne Anne Jansen ONZM Robyn Hunt ONZM Article: Whanganui Chronicle – Joan Rosier-Jones
Continue reading -
DANZ announce the 2026 shortlisted books
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 […]
Continue reading -
The 2026 NFFD Long Lists – Adult and Youth Comps
2026 NFFD Longlisted entries are posted here. Watch for the short list coming soon! The 2026 Micro Madness Long List Follow Micro Madness with a micro a day, beginning today, June 01, here. From June 01 to June 22 FFNZ will post a micro a day, leading up to the top stories and our celebration of National Flash […]
Continue reading -
2026 Book Industry Awards Finalists
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 […]
Continue reading -
Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle
Get together with fellow poetry lovers to sit and share poems and chat about them. You can bring a poem of your own or read a favourite from a journal or book (the library has an excellent selection of poetry books!). Facilitated by local poet Jackson. FREE Every Friday, starting 5 June 2026 | 5.15–7.15pm […]
Continue reading -
A NEW CHAPTER: AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI IS A RECORD BREAKER
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki 2026 (AWF26) has broken all ticket records, making it the biggest event ever in the Festival’s 27 year history. Booklovers streamed through the Aotea Centre and surrounding venues between 12 – 17 May. Ticket sales were over 15% up on 2025 with two more events still to come […]
Continue reading -
‘Outrageously good’ debut takes top fiction honours at 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Poet, memoirist and scholar Ingrid Horrocks has won the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her fiction debut, All Her Lives, a story collection that follows nine different women across nine different life stages as they resist, nurture and transform. It is the first time in five […]
Continue reading -
Wellington Writers Walk – new sculpture in te reo Māori coming to Wellington waterfront
Wellington Writers Walk is excited to announce that a new sculpture with text in te reo Māori is to be installed on Wellington waterfront. The plan is to have the sculpture installed in time for Matariki 2026, and Wellington Writers Walk is running a Boosted Campaign to cover the final installation costs for this […]
Continue reading -
Storylines Award Winners 2026
Tim Tipene, recipient of the 2026 Margaret Mahy Award for services to children’s literature delivered the annual lecture which can be read HERE Congratulations to all winners announced last Sunday: Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for Best Loved Book: Flight of the Fantail – Steph Maketu Storylines Tessa Duder Award: Ten Thousand Pitches – Amy Martin Storylines Joy Cowley Award: Māhuri […]
Continue reading -
THE BIGGEST NAMES IN BOOKS ARE COMING TO AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL WAITUHI O TĀMAKI IN MAY 2026
A star-studded line-up bursting with well-known literary powerhouses, global thinkers and fresh new voices will take to the stage for the 27th Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki from 12 – 17 May. Announced today, the programme features more than 220 artists from across the country and the world in over 170 events, creating a […]
Continue reading -
Iran: PEN International calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities that undermine international peace and security law
Iran 2026 Statement 6 March Written By PEN International ‘We are witnessing grave challenges to world peace and security, with political leaders utterly failing to uphold international law and actively dismantling the rules-based order. The international community has a crucial responsibility to uphold international law and support UN institutions in resolving disputes between states through diplomacy, not […]
Continue reading -
Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week
Read NZ Announces Dates! Saturday 15th August – Friday 21st August Children’s authors and illustrators: More info and please register your interest and regional availability to be involved in bookshops or libraries This year, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura are leading the first ever Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week Sat 15 of August – Friday the 21st of August […]
Continue reading