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Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency Recipient
Octavia Cade is the recipient of Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency. Octavia is an established and prize-winning writer of speculative fiction with a PhD in science communication. It’s fitting that her standout application is to write a novel about Saturn the alligator, a non-fictional creature that really did escape from the Berlin Zoo […]
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AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) Entries Now Open
AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. AWAPAs Entry Form ENTRIES for the 2025 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. […]
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Lit Whanganui Booklovers Festival Tickets Now Available
The full programme is live – and it’s packed with remarkable writers, thinkers and conversations. We recommend booking early, as some sessions will fill quickly. Printed programmes are also out now. You can pick up a copy from Paige’s Book Gallery, the Whanganui Library, or iSite. From next week, you’ll find them at more locations […]
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Storylines Awards 2026 Now Open!
Entries for the 2026 Storylines Manuscript Awards are open – and close 31 October. These prestigious awards support emerging and established Aotearoa NZ writers in creating high-quality books for young readers. Prizes include publication opportunities, cash prizes and mentorship.
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What’s New? Storylines has revised its entry process – all entries are now digital only, with no printed copies required. […] -
Poetry Workshop with Emma Neale
Brought to you by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation. Enhance your poetry writing skills with award-winning poet Emma Neale. Emma is the author of six novels, seven collections of poetry, and a collection of short stories. Her sixth novel, Billy Bird (2016) was short-listed for the Acorn Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards […]
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Theatremakers Award 2025
Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the Theatremakers Award, Ayush Aditya and Marcus Savelio. Their new work Mic Drop will receive development support from Playmarket over the coming months. Mic Drop is a new hip-hop musical which premiered as part of the NZ Fringe Festival in February of this year. It uses rap as a […]
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THE ASLA DANZ CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2026 IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!
Diversity is more than a label. The right representation matters. And DANZ is creating essential change. It is with great excitement and absolute pleasure that we launch into our third year of celebrating and spotlighting some of the very best diverse children’s literature available in Australia and New Zealand today. After a successful 2024 and 2025 […]
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Bridport Prize Memoir Award
Your own story In your own words We all have a story to tell about ourselves, the good, the bad and the how did I end up there? Celebrate a snapshot of your life, a fragment in time or rear view mirror look at what was and now is. We initially need 5,000 to 8,000 […]
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Booksellers Choice Award 2025 Finalists Announced
We are so excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 Booksellers’ Choice Awards! Adult Award finalists Amma by Saraid de Silva (Moa Press) The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise Ward (Penguin Random House New Zealand) The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour and Jude Dobson (Allen & Unwin New Zealand) […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 Programme Announcement
Writers, thinkers and performers bring the joy of words to Ōtautahi Christchurch this August More than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world will offer a feast of fresh ideas, fun nights out, captivating stories and powerful performances during the 2025 WORD Christchurch Festival, which runs from 27 to 31 […]
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NZSA Northland Short Story Awards
Our short story competitions are now open for entries Adult section – $1000 FIRST PRIZE OPEN TO ALL WRITERS IN NEW ZEALAND Entry fee – $10 per story Young writers from Northland can enter our High school and Year 7&8 sections for free. All information, closing dates and entry forms available at https://northlandauthors.co.nz/competition-details-and…/ Thank you […]
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The Coalition for Books Winter Reading campaign is here!
Kete and The Coalition for Books’ Winter Reading campaign has begun! The campaign brings together over 70 new books from Aotearoa published in the lead up to and over the winter months. Our Winter Reading 2025 catalogue features exciting new fiction, books for tamariki and rangatahi, a wide range of compelling nonfiction, and a selection […]
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