Events

Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Kupu Māori Writers Festival 2024 comes to Rotorua for another year of kōrero and rich mātauranga.

A bookish quiz night for the Acorn Project.

A day to celebrate and appreciate local booksellers, all around the motu. Head into your local bookshop for bookish events, excitement and more!

Massey University Press and Unity Books Wellington invite you to the launch of Becoming Aotearoa.

Massey University Press and Objectspace invite you to the launch of Herbst Architecture in context by John Walsh.

A festival of illustration for children in Christchurch on 27 and 28 September.

Meet Olivia Moore and find out more about the beautiful recipes in her cook book, That Green Olive.

Two modern-day troubadours brought together by the poetry of two Sylvias. Just Janie and Sig Wilder are banding together with their new double single ‘Sylvia’.

Book (and train) chat with author Gregory Hill at Wardini Books Napier.

Scorpio Books, Moa Press and Shit You Should Care About warmly welcome you to the launch of Make It Make Sense by Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins at Scorpio Books.

A celebration of illustration for children from 11 to 19 September in Wellington.

Eight days (8-15 September) of vibrant performances in the Bay of Islands, rounded off with the festivals Kōrero/Conversations programme featuring inspiring talks from Aotearoa New Zealand authors.

Free event all welcome.

August is Hamilton Book month. A packed bookish schedule of events occurs from the 1st to the 31st.

A free festival celebrating writers and readers of Tāmaki Makaurau from 1 to 31 August.

RDU, Scorpio Books and Auckland UNESCO City of Music warmly welcome you to an author talk featuring Shain Shapiro.

Ideas, stories, kōrero, books.

Award-winning writers from around New Zealand share readings from Frame’s work and discuss her impact.

Visit the historic house and garden free of charge, enjoy some light refreshments and learn more about Frame’s time in Oamaru.

Te Manawa is holding an Indie Writers Festival to celebrate local indie authors through a mixture of a book market, indie bookstore showcase, author readings, book giveaways, workshops, panels and an artist meetup.

National Poetry Day will be held on Friday