New Voices of Aotearoa — launching in 2025!
An exciting new initiative to showcase Aotearoa's new and emerging authors is set to launch next year.
The Coalition for Books, with support from the Mātātuhi Foundation, is launching a new annual promotion in 2025 to showcase and promote new local authors of adult fiction and non-fiction.
New Voices of Aotearoa, launching mid 2025, is an annual promotion aimed at identifying, nurturing and increasing readership for brilliant emerging writing talent.
Each year, a panel of experts – writers, booksellers, publishers, reviewers and librarians – will be convened to select 10 New Voices of Aotearoa. The New Voices list will be announced annually in late June and will be amplified through a publicity campaign and through promotional collaboration with booksellers, libraries and festivals.