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Book for Bird Lovers Judged Best Designed in Aotearoa New Zealand
A book created to encourage a love of ornithology in children has been judged the best designed in Aotearoa at the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards. It was an easy decision for the judges who unanimously declared Omnibird by Giselle Clarkson (Gecko Press) designed by Vida Kelly with Giselle Clarkson, the overall winner at a […]
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$25,000 TCA | NZSA Writers’ Award has been awarded to writer Matariki Williams
Matariki Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Whakaue, Taranaki, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) has been awarded the 2026 Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) and The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc $25,000 Writers’ Award for her untitled project on the life and art of Robyn Kahukiwa. Williams will be working with Penguin Random […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair
This year five trade and two education publishers will exhibit across our physical and Virtual Book Stand. The stand will be hosted by Eboni Waitere (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne), the immediate Past President of PANZ and Director of Huia Publishers, and Louise Russell, PANZ Councillor and Publisher at Bateman Books. There are four publishers exhibiting in […]
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2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize – shortlists announced
The 6 novels shortlisted for Australasia’s richest individual literary prize centre strong female perspectives and write overlooked characters back into history The shortlist for the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize has been announced, with all six novels authored by women and non-binary writers. The shortlisted titles shine a light on overlooked perspectives spanning ancient Egypt, […]
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Linda Collins wins Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2026
Judge Emma Neale has read through all 192 poems that were entered from poets across the world (New Zealand, Australia, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, UK, USA, and Venezuela) and selected the winners for our 2026 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize. The competition is in its 16th year, and this year’s winner is Linda Collins from […]
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IPEd Student Prize 2027 opens for entries
23 SEPTEMBER 2026 The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has opened entries for the 2027 IPEd Student Prize, an annual award for outstanding student work in editing. The prize is open to any tertiary-level student enrolled in an editing or publishing course at an Australian or New Zealand tertiary institution, including students who finish their studies […]
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Auckland Writers Festival welcomes Chris Tse as a Board Observer
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki is delighted to welcome acclaimed poet and former New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse as an Observer to its Board of Trustees The appointment is part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to strengthening writer representation at every level of the organisation. In the Observer role, Chris will bring a […]
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Scholarships for Young Writers Awarded for the First Time
Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) are proud to announce five young writers who have received the inaugural TCA | NZSA Secondary School Leavers Scholarship. The selection panel of award-winning authors Michelle Elvy and Shelley Burne-Field said they were astonished at the variety in […]
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Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand announces retirement of Publisher at Large, Jenny Hellen, and appointment of new Commissioning Editor, Rachel Nobilo
Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand would like to announce that Jenny Hellen will be retiring from her role as Publisher at Large in December 2026. Jenny has had a long and hugely successful publishing career of over 35 years, working with such authors as Chelsea Winter, Al Brown, Ruby Tui, Nadia Lim, Helen Clark, […]
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The next three years will define the future of NZ books and publishing
The Aotearoa New Zealand book sector says the next government has a defining opportunity: to lift literacy, grow local readership, and back a thriving literature ecosystem that produces New Zealand stories for New Zealand readers. “New Zealanders already love reading, and research consistently shows that reading participation is fundamental to our success as a nation,” […]
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ERITREA: NOBEL LAUREATES OLGA TOKARCZUK AND J.M. COETZEE JOIN PEN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PROOF OF LIFE FOR 12 WRITERS DISAPPEARED FOR 25 YEARS
PRESS RELEASE PEN INTERNATIONAL 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 176 writers from around the world, including Ben Okri, Isabel Allende, Anthony Doerr and Yann Martel, sign PEN International open letter to President Isaias Afwerki 18 September 2026, London: Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and J.M. Coetzee, alongside leading international writers including Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International, […]
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Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships 2027
Calling all writers! Applications are now open for the 2027 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships Press release, 15 September 2026 The Frank Sargeson Trust is calling for applications from published New Zealand writers for the 2027 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. These prestigious Fellowships, named in memory of New Zealand writers Frank Sargeson, Kevin Ireland and Phillip […]
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