Events

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.

Scorpio Books warmly welcomes you to a special author talk with Tina Makereti, chaired by Isla Huia.

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.

Scorpio Books and Catch Phrase Media warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Fire Stations of Aotearoa New Zealand by local author George Lockyer.

Scorpio Books and Canterbury University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of Eddie Sparkle’s Bridal Taxi by local author Frankie McMillan. .

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.

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.

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.

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 Bateman Books warmly welcome you to a special DOUBLE book launch and author talk! Join us to celebrate the publication of Where In All the World, a new novel by Vanessa Croft, and Riding the Echo Down, a new essay collection by Peter Ryan.

Scorpio Books and Bateman Books warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Food Farm by Angela Clifford and Nick Gill.

Actors read NZ short stories live at the Nix: a monthly series.

Bridget Williams Books invites you to a BWB Talk in Christchurch with Shaun Hendy in conversation with Rebecca Macfie, discussing his new book, THE COVID RESPONSE!

WORD Christchurch is back for 2025!

Come and join us for the launch of Aotearoa Light by Peter Laurenson, published by Bateman Books.

Hold onto your sonnets, it's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day.

Join Nikki Perry and Kirsty Roby for the launch of their new novel at Enamoured Books!

The winers of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced at a ceremony in Wellington.

Scorpio Books and Totara Press warmly invite you to join us for an author talk. An Uncommon Land: From an Ancestral Past of Enclosure Towards a Regenerative Future by Catherine Knight is out now.

Bookmark Kāpiti is a festival of stories, people and places connected to the Kāpiti Coast. It’s a book festival with a twist. The organisers, presenters and performers are all connected to this beautiful place and the events are held at venues, right along the Coast; not just in one place.

On August 5th at Tūranga, Ray Shipley interviews Heather McQuillan about her latest work TRUTH NEEDS NO COLOUR. Join us for a rich evening of ideas and conversation.