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Copyright Licensing New Zealand becomes Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa, marking a new chapter at Matariki.
Today, Copyright Licensing New Zealand announces that it has changed its name to Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA), marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s evolution. The new name reflects a renewed commitment to supporting creators, strengthening partnerships, and ensuring copyright continues to serve the interests of Aotearoa New Zealand’s authors, artists and publishers in a […]
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Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2027
Submissions for the Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2027 close on the 31st of July. You can submit up to five unpublished poems on any theme, or an essay related to poetry and poetics of no more than 5,000 words in length. All submissions must be typed and thoroughly edited, and include a brief bio-note. All writers […]
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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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Janet Frame Prize for 2026 goes to Hinemoana Baker
The trustees of the Janet Frame Literary Trust are delighted to announce that the Janet Frame Prize for 2026, worth $10,000, goes to Wellingtonian Hinemoana Baker (Ngāti Tupaia ki Te Aro, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Kāi Tahu, Germany, England). A celebrated poet, musician, performer and educator, Hinemoana Baker […]
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2026 Winter Reading Guide
The Coalition For Books Winter Reading Guide is out, curating the best recent Aotearoa New Zealand fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s books. Since 2022 the Coalition has worked with Aotearoa New Zealand publishers to promote local books each winter. Coalition For Books Chair, and Managing Director of publishing house Allen and Unwin Aotearoa […]
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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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The Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Award is open
This competition calls for works of fiction up to 1888 words – a reference to the year of Mansfield’s birth. We take our themes from Mansfield’s writing. This year, the theme is ‘wild places’. All submissions must follow the theme, however loosely. You can write your work in any form – short story or hybrid […]
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Wellington Writers Walk brings te reo Māori sculpture to Wellington waterfront in time for Matariki
WELLINGTON WRITERS WALK RELEASE 2 July 2026 The sound of conch and pūkaea rang out across the Wellington waterfront on Thursday 25 June to welcome a group of writers, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke Trustees, representatives of local arts and literary organisations and friends and supporters of the Wellington Writers Walk, gathered for the unveiling of […]
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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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Academy of NZ Literary – Southern Hemisphere Top 100
The Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100 The rest of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’ Read on The Academy of NZ Literature website HERE In May, the Guardian newspaper in the U.K. published a list of ‘the greatest literature ever published in English’, AKA ‘The 100 best novels of all time’, depending on which page heading […]
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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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