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New Voices of Aotearoa 2026 Announced: Meet the writers shaping the future of New Zealand literature
FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 Eight standout authors set to define the next chapter of New Zealand writing have secured places on the 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa list. Selected by an expert judging panel and administered by the Coalition for Books, New Voices of Aotearoa is an annual initiative shining a spotlight on […]
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New Zealand Publishing Market Size Report highlights
From: Eboni Waitere, President, Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu The New Zealand Publishing Market Size Report, now in its seventh year, provides valuable insight into the performance, resilience and contribution of New Zealand’s publishing sector. The 2025 results provide encouraging evidence of the sector’s strength and adaptability. Total publishing revenue increased […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2027 now open for entries
Entries are now open for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2027. Books published between 1 January and 31 December 2026 are able to enter and the awards are open to both traditionally and self-published authors. Now in their 9th year, the NZ Booklovers have the following categories: NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Novel 2027 […]
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Landing Press wants poems about water!
Landing Press’s new project for 2026: an anthology of poems about WATER! Water is a wide-reaching topic that wraps around the whole of life. There are so many ways to think about water – in memory, rituals and beliefs, as an environment – including the animals that live within and by it – as a […]
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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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Call for judges of the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
As the positive impact of the mid-May announcement of winners at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards continues to be felt nationwide, the awards’ organisers are now on the search for judges for the 2027 awards. The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa has opened the call for […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Week
Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Week 15-21 August 2026 You can submit your NZ book recommendations to Read NZ HERE Here are stats on NZ reading If you are available to donate your time reading your book at a school or library community event during the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week – sign up to […]
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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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Michael King Writers Centre Announces Recipients of International Exchange
9 June 2026 New Zealand writer Hazel Phillips and Australian writer Nam Le have been announced as the recipients of the 2026 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency programme held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland. The three-week residency exchange will take […]
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NZSA members 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 for services to our sector. Here are their citations: Joan Rosier-Jones MNZM Adrienne Anne Jansen ONZM Robyn Hunt ONZM NZSA member Alan Simmons was also awarded an MNZOM for services to outdoor recreation. […]
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Inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Speculative Fiction Awards Shortlist Revealed, Celebrating Aotearoa Voices.
The jury for the inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Speculative Fiction Awards today unveiled a shortlist of works that highlight the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror storytelling from Aotearoa and Pasifika creatives. The awards — created to champion Aotearoa speculative fiction — attracted a strong mix of traditionally and independently published entries and showcased […]
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