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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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Puke Ariki NZ Children’s Book Week Writer in Residence Steph Julian
In celebration of the first New Zealand Children’s Book Week, Puke Ariki and Community Libraries in Taranaki are hosting a Writer in Residence Programme celebrating storytelling, creativity and the joy of reading for pleasure among tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau. For 2026, Puke Ariki is delighted to welcome local author Steph Julian as our […]
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2026 NFFD Competition Winners
Congratulations to this year’s winners, announced June 22 at events across Aotearoa! All long-listed stories, along with judges’ notes from this competition, will be published at the end of June. Watch Flash Frontier for updates. Read the winning entries HERE: 2026 National Flash Fiction Day edition of Flash Frontier. ADULT FIRST The other Jim by Kim […]
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WRITERS ON MONDAYS 2026: IIML July 6-Sept 28
WRITERS ON MONDAYS: save the date Writers on Mondays 2026 provides a season of acclaimed authors and bold new literary talent Winter is here, and so is Writers on Mondays! From 6 July to 28 September 2026, Writers on Mondays is celebrating Aotearoa’s literary culture with a series of free lunchtime events. This free event […]
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2026 Verb Wellington Writer’s Residency to Una Cruickshank
Verb is delighted to share that Una Cruickshank has been awarded the 2026 Verb Wellington Writer’s Residency at Katherine Mansfield House!Una Cruickshank is a creative nonfiction writer from Pōneke Wellington, who likes to write about intersections between luxury goods, capitalism and natural history. She is the author of The Chthonic Cycle, which won the E.H. […]
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EMERGING VOICES RECOGNISED ALONGSIDE ESTABLISHED WRITERS IN 2026 CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST
6am, Wednesday 10 June The shortlist for the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced today, recognises a generation of writers who are drawing confidently on culture, language and identity to tell stories and create books that feel unmistakably of current-day Aotearoa. That’s evident in distinct ways across the shortlist, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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‘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 […]
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Kāpiti Readers and Writers Autumn Series Starts in April
This series is jointly organised by Kāpiti WEA and Bookmark Kāpiti celebrates the people, stories and places of the Kāpiti Coast through a series of engaging weekly conversations with writers, historians and creative thinkers connected to the region. Each session explores how storytelling – through books, film, history and research – helps us understand ourselves and […]
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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 […]
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