News & Events
Loading news...
Sign up to the Kete Books Newsletter
Join the Kete community. Stay up-to-date on the latest in new books from Aotearoa, from reviews and events to giveaways.
Loading news...
Join the Kete community. Stay up-to-date on the latest in new books from Aotearoa, from reviews and events to giveaways.
What's going on in the world of Aotearoa's books? Browse the latest book news and scroll the Kete calendar for book event listings.
E aha ana i te ao pukapuka o Aotearoa? Tirohia ngā kawepūrongo pukapuka hou, ā, tirohia te maramataka o Kete mō ngā taiopenga pukapuka.
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsThe CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award of $25,000 is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature and it is now open for applications.
12 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsWinter is here, and so is Writers on Mondays! From 6 July to 28 September 2026, Writers on Mondays is celebrating Aotearoa’s literary culture with a series of free lunchtime events...
12 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsThe New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa has opened the call for expressions of interest in being one of 12 judges of the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards...
12 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsThe Michael King Writers Centre announces the recipients of their international residency exchange with Varuna, the Australian National Writers House, Hazel Phillips (NZ) and Nam L...
10 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsThe shortlist for the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced today, recognises a generation of writers who are drawing confidently on culture, langua...
10 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsThe jury for the inaugural 2026 Te Pae Tawhiti Speculative Fiction Awards today unveiled a shortlist highlighting the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror storytelling from ...
4 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsOne of New Zealand’s most beloved independent bookshops is celebrating a major milestone, with Christchurch institution Scorpio Books marking 50 years of business this year.
2 June 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsCongratulations to the talented student writers awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships for 2026!
29 May 2026
-1.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsGoing West turns 30! Its history is now available to all through Auckland's heritage collections database.
29 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsFinalists announced in the 2026 Book Industry Awards for Bookshop of the Year, Publisher of the Year, the Booksellers Choice Award and Audiobook of the Year.
29 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsApplications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project.
22 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
News'Khan tries to bridge the gap between wanting to leave and not being old enough to go...'
22 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsNgā Kaituhi Māori and The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa have announced the recipients of the NZSA Ngā Kaituhi Māori Mentorship & Kupu Kaitiaki Programmes for 20...
20 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsDid you attend the biggest AWF ever in 2026? Check out the stats in this report.
20 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsPushkin Press acquires World publishing rights to Ockham shortlisted HOODS LANDING, by Laura Vincent.
19 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsRead on to hear more about Holly Ann Miller's winning story SECOND SKIN.
14 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsPoet and memoirist Ingrid Horrocks’ debut short story collection ALL HER LIVES has won the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize at the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards.
13 May 2026
.jpg&w=1920&q=75)
NewsMessy Press, the exciting new children’s publisher based in Auckland has been awarded the 2026 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year for Oceania at the Bologn...
1 May 2026
NewsStandout stories from Aotearoa populate this fabulous longlist, with the winner announced on the 25th July.
30 April 2026
NewsHelp make the new sculpture happen!
29 April 2026
NewsTania Roxborogh has been shortlisted for the prestigious Étoiles Bleues Literary Prize - the first New Zealand and first Māori author ever to be shortlisted.
29 April 2026