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KUPU Festival – full programme announced
Link to Full Programme for Kupu and ticket sales for the Pikihuia awards
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Creating on the Coast programme Oct 13 -19
HUI KAITUHI – October 13-19 These events are open to all writers. The programme is a collaboration between the Tairāwhiti Writers’ Hub, Tairāwhiti Technology Trust, Nga Kaituhi Māori, and other local arts organisations. REGISTRATION LINK HERE Day 4 Mon 13 Oct 9 – 11 am Morning: Guided Heritage Walk of Turanganui-a-Kiwa. Heritage walk of important historic and cultural […]
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Programme for the 2025 Dunedin Readers & Writers Festival
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa, We are thrilled to announce the much awaited Programme for the 2025 Dunedin Readers & Writers Festival is here! Our 2025 theme is Ahi Kā – keeping the home fires burning. This theme acknowledges the rich creative warmth of our city — Ōtepoti Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature […]
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Kōanga Festival 2025
Over the past decade, Kōanga Festival has supported 40 new whakaari and 47 kaituhi. This year’s top-shelf programme includes new work nā Rutene Spooner, Brady Peeti, Lila Black, Leah Minarapa, Ngahiriwa Rauhina and Zody Takurua. TE POU THEATRE // Tāmaki Makaurau 12 – 21 September More HERE
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Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2025 Events
WELCOME TO THE 2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS! With over 110 events confirmed across the motu — from city slams to rural rhyme nights — this year’s line-up is a powerful testament to the vitality of poetry in Aotearoa. It’s everywhere, and it’s more accessible than ever. From verse on soda cans to typewriters on the […]
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Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Festival 2025
Welcome to our 18th annual Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Festival, bringing you over 20 acclaimed local and national writers. There’s something for everyone this year – from money matters to indigenous foods; understanding Te Tiriti to mental health inspiration; down-country road trips to against-the-odds success stories; exciting new fiction, including indie authors hitting the […]
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Lit Whanganui Booklovers Festival Tickets Now Available
The full programme is live – and it’s packed with remarkable writers, thinkers and conversations. We recommend booking early, as some sessions will fill quickly. Printed programmes are also out now. You can pick up a copy from Paige’s Book Gallery, the Whanganui Library, or iSite. From next week, you’ll find them at more locations […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 Programme Announcement
Writers, thinkers and performers bring the joy of words to Ōtautahi Christchurch this August More than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world will offer a feast of fresh ideas, fun nights out, captivating stories and powerful performances during the 2025 WORD Christchurch Festival, which runs from 27 to 31 […]
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KUPU Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Māori Writers Festival
KUPU Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Māori Writers Festival — one of Aotearoa’s first and only Māori writers festivals — returns to Rotorua this year with a bold new line-up, a dedicated day in te reo Māori, and a continued commitment to the future of Māori literature. Māori literature continues to thrive. At the prestigious 2025 Ockham […]
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Book lovers flock to the party-like atmosphere of Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki
A “rock concert for reading” was how one attendee described Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki (AWF), which ran 13 – 18 May at Auckland’s Aotea Centre. The annual event is the highlight of the literary calendar and 2025 was no exception with sold-out theatres, bustling crowds and signing queues that lasted for hours. The […]
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025 – Winners’ Announcement
14 May 2025 ‘Visual tour de force of enduring significance’ wins at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025 Art historians Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) and Ngarino Ellis (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou) have won the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction at the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori […]
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History of the NZSA Jessie Mackay & Hubert Church Memorial Awards
History of the NZSA Jessie Mackay & Hubert Church Memorial Awards NZSA Best First Book Awards The history of these awards is the history of success in New Zealand literature. The awards were originally created by PEN NZ (The New Zealand Society of Authors) in the 1940s to memorialise beloved figures in New […]
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