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Michelle Elvy gets Barr Cottage Auckland Council residency
Artist plans seascape series at Auckland regional park 23 Apr 2025 Michelle Elvy, Auckland Council’s 2025 artist in residence, hopes to find inspiration at Huia An established writer with an affinity for the ocean is thrilled to have the opportunity to live at the idyllic seaside Barr Cottage in Huia, as Auckland Council’s regional parks’ artist in […]
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Sir Julius Vogel 2025 Award Winners
Professional Categories Best Novel Echoes of Earthshine Mel Harding-Shaw Coruscate Press Best Youth Novel The Moonlight Bridge Mike Gwyther Qualia House Best Novella or Novelette We Who Remain Nikky Lee Deadset Press Best Short Story N-spired Learning B.T. Keaton SpecFicNZ Best Artwork Cover of “Artificial Sweetener: Tales of AI: 100% Written by Humans” Melissa Gunn […]
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New Voices of Aotearoa nominations open
An initiative to promote emerging writers and their books. Kete and the Coalition for Books, with support from the Mātātuhi Foundation, are excited to announce that nominations for their new annual promotion, New Voices of Aotearoa, are officially open. Showcasing new and emerging talent publishing adult fiction or non-fiction, New Voices of Aotearoa is designed […]
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Books Alive expands to Palmerston North in 2025
Books Alive is expanding to Palmerston North this year, making it the fourth regional centre to host large-scale events for school children with finalist authors in the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA). The expansion comes thanks to a second year of funding from literature-sector supporter Mātātuhi Foundation. Palmerston North […]
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Big news for the Landfall Essay Competition!
First up, it has a new name: the Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize. And we’re thrilled that Tina Makereti, a previous winner, will be joining us as a very special guest judge this year! The winner will receive $3000 and a year’s subscription to Landfall, and the winning essay will be featured in our milestone Landfall […]
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Wellington’s new indie game studio with a literary twist
Associate Professor Zach Dodson, co-founder of the Visual Narrative Lab at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, has launched independent game studio Interactive Tragedy, Limited. The designer and author has launched his new studio with the goal of “pushing the boundaries of narrative-driven games”. “I have been experimenting with narrative forms for many years, with my small […]
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In other words, Ōtaki | Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki (IOWŌ)
IOWŌ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS In other words, Ōtaki | Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki (IOWŌ) New Residencies for Storytellers In other words, Ōtaki (IOWŌ) / Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki is delighted to launch its inaugural 10-day residency programme for five Aotearoa storytellers who work with words for positive social change. If you’re a […]
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Kate De Goldi is NZ’s third Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador
Kate De Goldi has been named the third Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador supports and champions the importance of reading in the lives of young New Zealanders, their whānau and communities. Kate’s two-year term as Ambassador begins in June 2025. Kate is a highly regarded and […]
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NZ Public Library Membership and Usage is Surging
PUBLIC LIBRARIES NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE 18 March 2025 Public Libraries New Zealand today released information on the membership and usage of public libraries during 2023/24. The figures indicate that there are over 1.4 million active members of public libraries across New Zealand, representing 28% of New Zealand’s population. In 2023/24, New Zealand public libraries […]
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Bucking the trend: New Zealanders still love to read – Read NZ National Reading Survey 2025
The latest National Reading Survey commissioned by Read NZ Te Pou Muramura reveals that despite a bleak international backdrop, our reading rates are remaining steady – and even increasing in some areas. The 2025 survey, released today, shows a slight increase in the number of adults who have read a book in the last […]
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2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement
Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual Sara Douglass Book Series Award (totalling over 120 books), and record numbers in the Children’s Fiction category. Aurealis Awards judging coordinator Tehani Croft said, “We are extremely […]
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2025 Storylines Award Shortlists and Winners
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal Winner: Paula Green Link to the lecture: https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-margaret-mahy-medal-and-lecture-award/ Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award Winner: The Goose Bay Gang and the Secret Treasure Madeleine Roberts Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award for a work originally written in te reo Māori, in association with Huia Publishers Winner: Te Taniwha […]
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