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Raise the Roof for Randell Cottage: Live Letters
Media release June 7, 2024 Letters read live in support of historic writer’s cottage The lost art of letter writing and reading will be reignited at Live Letters, a special fundraising event on July 15. Raise the Roof for Randell Cottage: Live Letters brings together an eclectic group of literary luminaries to read aloud poignant, […]
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National Flash Fiction shortlists 2024
The 2024 NFFD Short List! Readers can find the NFFD Short List on our site today. NFFD invites everyone to attend an event near you on June 22 and come hear the best small stories in Aotearoa! All info about this competition is posted at the NFFD site, here. The youth lists are announced and […]
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BIG NAMES FEATURE ON NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD SHORTLIST
For immediate release, Thursday 6 June 2024 Books that will delight and inform – from big names such as Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop, Stacy Gregg, Tessa Duder and Donovan Bixley as well as talented newcomers – have been announced today as finalists in the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. The […]
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Have you published a Māori book between Matariki 2023 and Matariki 2024?
If so, The Māori Literature Trust wants to hear from you! The MLT is compiling a list of Māori Books for an upcoming series, to celebrate the many Māori books that have been brought into te ao Mārama in the past year. Please note that this is not an award or competition, but an opportunity to […]
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Record-breaking attendance signals a new era for Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki
May 20, 2024 The Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki has broken all attendance records, ushering in a bold and exciting new era for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest literary festival. Held at Auckland’s Aotea Centre from 14 – 19 May, attendance reached a record high of more than 85,000. The programme was designed to […]
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024 Winners
‘Disturbing, smart, and funny as hell’ novel wins country’s richest writing prize. Internationally acclaimed New Zealand writer Emily Perkins MNZM has won the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Lioness – a smart, multi-layered, laugh-out-loud novel exploring wealth, class and female mid-life reckoning. Ms […]
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Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Trust Announce Rush Cottage Writers’ Residency
Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Trust, in conjunction with Black Barn Retreats, is excited to announce a brand new residency for Aotearoa writers. Applications are invited from writers who are currently resident in Aotearoa, working on any of the following forms: short stories, the novel, poetry, creative non-fiction, memoir and graphic novels. Applicants will need […]
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PUKAPUKA ADVENTURES Free Family Fun Ak May 18-19
Come and enjoy a free family weekend at the Auckland Writers Festival. From 18 – 19 of May, Pukapuka Adventures will take over the top floor of the Aotea Centre. Expect book readings, dancing, singing, drawing, zine-making, crafting activities and more. The interactive line-up has been inspired by all the wonderful words and illustrations from newly […]
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Defend Press Freedom Amidst Israel’s War on Gaza: World Press Freedom Day 2024
“Amid the mounting death toll, destruction, and reports of harrowing atrocities, journalists in Gaza risk their lives and limbs to cover the war. Deliberately targeting journalists, and indiscriminate attacks that kill or injure journalists, amount to war crimes. All those responsible must be held to account. Protecting press freedom and ensuring the safety of […]
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NZSA Announces Manawatū Regional Roadshow
Manawatū Regional Roadshow 9AM – 4PM, SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2024, TE WHARE WAIRUA MERERIKIRIKI, 140-148 MAXWELLS LINE, AWAPUNI, PALMERSTON NORTH What’s on: Mihi Whakatau and Opening Kōrero with Caroline Barron Workshops: Make ’Em Laugh – Write Funny with Kathryn Burnett; On the Same Page with Sacha Cotter and Joshua Morgan; Create Your Own World with Cassie Hart; Elevate Your Story: Memoir, Caroline Barron; Big Burning World, […]
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Tracey Slaughter wins the Calibre Essay Prize
Tracey Slaughter – from Aotearoa New Zealand – has won the 2024 Calibre Essay Prize. Slaughter becomes the first overseas writer to claim the Calibre Prize. Judges Amy Baillieu, Shannon Burns, and Beejay Silcox chose ‘why your hair is long & your stories short’ from a field of 567 entries from twenty-eight countries. This […]
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Te Kaituhi Māori Hui May 3-5 Tui tui tuhituhia (Come together, write)
Nau mai haere mai e ngā kaituhi Māori! Te Kaituhi Māori is delighted to extend to you an invitation to join us for a three-day wānanga that celebrates and explores the richness of Māori literature, hosted by Te Kaituhi Māori, a new Māori-led kaupapa that is supported by the New Zealand Society of Authors Te […]
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