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Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki Board of Trustees welcomes Sam Elworthy as Nicola Legat steps down
28 August 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki has appointed leading New Zealand publisher Sam Elworthy to its Board, as long-serving Board member Nicola Legat ONZM steps down after eighteen and a half years. During her tenure, Nicola has brought a wealth of publishing and sector expertise to the Festival, drawing on her leadership […]
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Winners of the Inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Speculative Fiction Awards 2025 announced
22 August 2026 The Te Pae Tawhiti Award winners were announced tonight at an Awards Gala as part of Hamilton Book Month. Held at Te Whare Taapere Iti, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, the evening featured a keynote by Pip Adam and a panel discussion moderated by Lee Murray, with Pip Adam, David Hair, Jade […]
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NZCYP: Picture Book Duo Claim Top Prize at Children’s Book Awards for Second Time
19 Aug 2026 Popular picture book author and illustrator team Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) have claimed the top prize at the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for the second time in their careers. Their vibrantly illustrated A Guide to Rocks, which deals with difficult feelings and was […]
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essa may ranapiri Writer in Residence Randall Cottage
The Randell Cottage Trust is delighted to advise that author essa may ranapiri has now taken up their writer-in-residence position at Wellington’s historic Randell Cottage, where they will be working on their first novel, Te Rama Tuna | Eeling by Torchlight, a coming of age story about two young trans Maaori friends/lovers. essa may ranapiri (Ngaati […]
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Patron Saints of Roadkill & Other Stories
by Susanna Ellis Winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize publishes September 2026 A ghost moves into a woman’s apartment and begins to cough up teeth. A town keeps building as the sea prepares to take it back. A daughter inherits hunger like an heirloom. In this collection of short stories set […]
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Witi Ihimaera Smiler receives 2026 Whakamana Hiranga Icon Award
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi welcomes Ann Robinson, Darcy Nicholas, The Topp Twins and Witi Ihimaera Smiler into a living circle of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant artists. Established in 2003, the Icon Awards Whakamana Hiranga are the Arts Foundation’s highest honour, recognising the remarkable impact each artist has had on their practice, community, and […]
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Coalition for Books 2026 Hui series: We Are Better Together
The Coalition for Books presents its 2026 Professional Development Hui programme 2026 Book Sector Professional Development FREE to Coalition members (and members of organisations with full Coalition membership) All others welcome at a small fee ·Includes a special symposium held over two part-days for children’s publishing professionals in support of Children’s Book Week ·Seven […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2026 Winners’ Announcement
Schrödinger’s Books in Petone has won the NielsenIQ BookData Bookshop of the Year at the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards for its skilful curation of books catering to diverse community interests and excellence in showcasing local and international authors in a year-long series of in-store events. The award was presented to the […]
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Election 2026 – WeCreate launch Manifesto
Jul 2026 As we get closer to the 2026 general election, WeCreate is actively engaging with all political parties to secure support for our priorities for the sector. In particular, we’re asking for a cross-government approach to developing and implementing a Creative Export Growth Plan. You can read the We Create election manifesto here
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2026 Programme Announcement
WORD Christchurch Festival returns with a vibrant six-day programme of bold ideas, memorable evenings, compelling stories and unforgettable performances for readers and culture lovers of all ages from 1– 6 September. For the full WORD programme and tickets go to: www.wordchristchurch.co.nz More than 100 writers, thinkers and performers will fill venues across the city, presenting the […]
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The Taranaki Arts Festival Trust’s Winter literary events
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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2026 Winter Reading Guide
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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