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2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist
We are thrilled to present the second issue of shortlisted stories from the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Click here to read them via our online magazine, adda. Issue 2 features five tales that capture beauty, heartbreak, mystery, fear, and hope in vivid prose. They are: ‘The Flute Player’ by Priscilla Ametorpe Goka (Ghana) ‘Tamarind’ by […]
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Self-Funded Residency 2025
Self-Funded Residency 2025 Call for applications: Self-funded residency opportunities at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre in Christchurch for those with their own income or funding to take up residence for a period of between 2 and 10 weeks. Organisation Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre Closes Sep 18, 2025 Region: Canterbury , Christchurch Written […]
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HBRW A Party of Poets
HAVE A POETRY PARTY WITH A PARTY OF POETS! TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2025! As part of the National Poetry Day shenanigans Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Trust have planned an extravaganza of beautiful minds to entertain Napier like the bards of old. The audience can make themselves cosy at the Cabana, whilst a cabal of […]
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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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Emma Rafferty wins 2025 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is pleased to announce that Emma Rafferty has won the 2025 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award for her editorial work on the novel 17 years later by J. P. Pomare (Hachette Australia). The Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie) recognises excellence in editing and is based on both the quality […]
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Fantasy novels and local authors prove popular with Kiwi readers
The 2025 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List is announced today (Monday, July 28, 2025, 5:00am) and with it the news that an astonishing 25 percent of titles chosen are in the fantasy genre. Thirty-one of the titles featured are new books and twenty books on the Top 100 feature writers from Aotearoa New Zealand. Whitcoulls […]
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Fetisov Journalism Awards 2025 Are Still Open
We would like to remind you that submissions are still open for the Fetisov Journalism Awards 2025 — one of the world’s most prestigious journalism competitions, offering the largest prize fund in the field: 520,000 CHF. Journalists from all regions are invited to submit their most impactful stories published between June 1st, 2024 and May […]
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BEST DESIGNED BOOKS IN AOTEAROA REVEALED
Beautifully designed books are in the spotlight with the announcement today of the finalists for the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards. The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) established the awards to promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best book design in Aotearoa New Zealand. “The exceptional calibre of […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 now open for entries
What do Lauren Keenan, Christall Lowe, Steph Matuku, Rachael King, Claire Mabey, Kristin Kelly, Nick Davies, Eileen Merriman, David Hill, Brianne Te Paa, Jane Ussher, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Vasanti Unka, Kirsty Powell, Gavin Bishop, Fiona Kidman, Kimberly Andrews and Jo Seagar have in common? They are all talented […]
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We Read Auckland Ka Pānui Tātou i Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland’s month-long reading and writing festival is back! Celebrate the stories of our city with free author events and writing workshops all led by writers from Tāmaki Makaurau. You can also discover new local titles in our Bestie collection – a fast-track way to borrow popular books. Don’t miss out! Grab your free tickets below […]
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150 (and rising) Aotearoa Writers Demand Immediate Gaza Ceasefire
Today an open letter was sent to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters from 150 of Aotearoa’s writers, demanding they take urgent action regarding the atrocities in Gaza. ‘We ask all people to join in our call for compassion, for reason and for mediation. “For the over 57,000 Gazans killed, and […]
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Bookseller’s Business Acumen Rewarded with a Top Industry Prize
The Martinborough Books & Post has won the Ugly Hill Press Bookshop of the Year at the 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards for all round excellence and successfully diversifying its store offering to secure its future. The award was presented to the store’s owner manager Brenda Channer at a gala dinner ceremony emceed […]
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