Lit. Whanganui Booklovers Festival conjures a diverse bi-annual programme of books, reading, writing, authors, discussion, and ideas from across the motu and beyond, to entertain, educate and charm our Whanganui bookloving community.

Scorpio Books and OneTree House warmly welcome you to the launch of The Edge of Light #2: The Miracle by local author A. M. Dixon.

Bring the kids along for a delightful morning of fun, food and family celebrating local author Jessica Urlichs and her latest books May You Always Know: A Poem of Hopes and Dreams and My Friends and I.

Welcome to the launch of Dead Ends, an event full of stories, not speeches. Come in from the cold and sit by the fire awhile as Laura Borrowdale and friends present an evening of domestic dystopias, monster moments and beautiful books.

The NZSA President of Honour, Charlotte Grimshaw, will deliver the prestigious annual NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture, an event that comments on the literary sector, on October 14, 2025.

KUPU Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Māori Writers Festival — one of Aotearoa’s first and only Māori writers festivals — returns to Rotorua this year with a bold new line-up, a dedicated day in te reo Māori, and a continued commitment to the future of Māori literature.

Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival will be held from 17 to 19 October 2025.