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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.
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NewsReaders are invited to celebrate with Enamoured Books on their first birthday.
24 March 2026
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NewsDo you have a completed draft of your manuscript that's ready to take to the next level? Check out the NZSA Complete Manuscript Programme, open now.
23 March 2026
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NewsNZSA announces the 13 emerging writers who will take up mentorships with some of NZ's best writers in 2026.
21 March 2026
NewsChris Blake, Athol McCredie, Kiri Lightfoot, Sonya Wilson and Gavin Bishop are winners in the 2026 NZ Booklovers Awards!
19 March 2026
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NewsVinaka vakalevu to Oratia Books for permission to use the artwork from Rere Atu ki Poronihia / Flight to Polynesia in the Pasifika Books 2026 catalogue.
13 March 2026
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NewsKete is excited to welcome award-winning author Gina Cole as guest editor for a celebration of Aotearoa’s Pasifika books and authors.
12 March 2026
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NewsA star-studded line-up bursting with well-known literary powerhouses, global thinkers and fresh new voices will take to the stage for the 27th Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o T...
12 March 2026
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NewsNew Voices of Aotearoa is back! Entries are open until the 15th March.
6 March 2026
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NewsStorylines are thrilled to announce their shortlisted writers for the 2026 Manuscript Awards, celebrating talent, imagination and storytelling excellence.
6 March 2026
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NewsKupu Kaitiaki & Kaituhi Mentor Programmes for Kaituhi Māori open For Applications February 20th - April 10th.
4 March 2026
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NewsNew Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern’s first book, A Different Kind of Power, has made the shortlist of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
4 March 2026
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NewsWriting to his own beat: David Coventry has been appointed the University of Waikato's Kaipukahu Writer in Residence.
27 February 2026
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NewsHead to Akaroa for the exciting Readers and Writers Festival 2026.
23 February 2026
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NewsVerb Wellington announces new co-directors Gabrielle Vincent and Kate McDonald and the return of Verb Readers & Writers Festival in September 2026.
20 February 2026
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NewsEnter to win a trip to a day of the Schools Programme at the Auckland Writers Festival for your whole class!
19 February 2026
NewsA mix of well-known and debut authors head up the NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 shortlist.
19 February 2026
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NewsFour secondary school students will have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing ski...
11 February 2026
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NewsOur run-down of fiction coming in January-June 2026! Check it out for your next read.
29 January 2026
NewsAuthors who are unafraid to tackle the pressing moments of our past, present and future dominate the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist announced today.
29 January 2026
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NewsAcclaimed illustrator Donovan Bixley and the Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kate De Goldi are to be the keynote speakers at the Storylines Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Nat...
15 December 2025
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NewsNiamh Vaughan is this year’s winner of the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. The winner of the Biggs Famil...
10 December 2025