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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.
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NewsThe 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 1...
7 September 2025
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NewsThroughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we're excited to welcome author, teacher, translator and Everyday Māori creator Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa) as Kete’s gu...
4 September 2025
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NewsKete pays tribute to Kelly Ana Morey, esteemed author, who died this week after a short illness.
4 September 2025
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NewsThe Frank Sargeson Trust is calling for applications from published New Zealand writers for the 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships.
3 September 2025
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NewsPage-turning tales that explore people and place fill the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award shortlists.
31 August 2025
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NewsHachette Aotearoa New Zealand, Little Moa, and the Margaret Mahy Estate are thrilled to announce Emma Collicott as the winner of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for 2025.
27 August 2025
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NewsHachette Aotearoa New Zealand, Little Moa, and the Margaret Mahy Estate are delighted to announce the three shortlisted illustrators for the 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize.
21 August 2025
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NewsThe New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Cristina Sanders on winning the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025.
21 August 2025
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NewsToday’s Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day festivities are further elevated by the announcement of Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) as New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2025–...
21 August 2025
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NewsKeiko Bruce, a year 13 student from One Tree Hill College in Auckland, is the winner of the 2025 National Schools Poetry Award.
21 August 2025
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NewsAotearoa’s love of poetry comes alive today as Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day bursts into action, with more than 100 events igniting imaginations across the motu.
21 August 2025
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NewsApplications are open for the 2026 Kaipukahu Writer in Residence. The award fosters New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity for a writer to work in an academic env...
18 August 2025
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NewsEboni Waitere (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) has made history as the first Māori President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ), following her appoi...
7 August 2025
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NewsSubmissions for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards opened on the 5th August. Governed by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa, these prestigious awa...
7 August 2025
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NewsThe Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, ...
6 August 2025
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NewsNZ book sector unites to drive growth, protect copyright and increase local and global visibility as a priority.
5 August 2025
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NewsThe full Calendar of Events for Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2025 is officially live today — unveiling a vibrant and wide-reaching celebration set to sweep Aotearoa on ...
30 July 2025
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NewsThe New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Susanna Elliffe on winning the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize with her manuscript...
27 July 2025
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NewsKUPU 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 and a continued com...
25 July 2025
NewsAotearoa's most beautiful books are in the spotlight with the announcement of the finalists for the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards.
22 July 2025
NewsNow in their eighth year, the NZ Booklovers Awards have opened for 2026 entries.
22 July 2025