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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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NewsThe most joyful children’s literature event of the year is surely the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults ceremony. Readers are invited to join the celebration at...
16 July 2025
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NewsA groundbreaking new award dedicated to speculative fiction by Aotearoa and Pasifika creatives, the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards, is set to open for submissions this July-August.
16 July 2025
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NewsThe fifteenth Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist is announced, with founder Craig Sisterson calling it 'facinatingly varied.'
15 July 2025
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NewsCalling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project.
13 July 2025
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NewsBookmark Kāpiti is a festival of stories, people and places connected to the Kāpiti Coast.
9 July 2025
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NewsWriters, thinkers and performers bring the joy of words to Ōtautahi Christchurch this August.
8 July 2025
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NewsNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have released their popular finalist activity booklet just in time for the school holidays.
2 July 2025
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NewsNew Zealand poet and Auckland University Professor of English Selina Tusitala Marsh is the first Commonwealth Poet Laureate.
2 July 2025
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NewsHot on the heels of last month’s culmination of a hugely successful Ockham New Zealand Book Awards campaign, the awards’ organisers are on the search for judges for the 2026 awards...
17 June 2025
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NewsWe bid farewell to Maurice Gee, one of New Zealand literature's finest authors.
15 June 2025
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NewsThe country’s ten best upcoming authors to read and follow have been selected in the inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa List.
10 June 2025
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NewsThe New Zealand Poet Laureate role is for an accomplished poet with a body of work who will support and promote the poetry of Aotearoa over their term. Have your say and nominate a...
5 June 2025
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NewsWell-known media personalities, bestselling-authors and previous awards winners are among the extremely strong shortlist of 32 titles for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Child...
4 June 2025
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NewsThe New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) announce the 2025 opening of this award, which supports the completion and/or publication of new fiction ...
21 May 2025
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NewsA “rock concert for reading” was how one attendee described Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki (AWF), which ran 13 – 18 May at Auckland’s Aotea Centre. Photo source: Auckl...
18 May 2025
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NewsTe Herenga Waka Victoria University Professor Damien Wilkins has walked away with the biggest prize in Aotearoa New Zealand literature for his novel DELIRIOUS, a novel about grief ...
14 May 2025
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NewsThe NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa - Ngā Kaituhi Māori has announced the recipients of its The NZSA Ngā Kaituhi Māori Mentorship and Kupu Kaitiaki Programmes for ...
12 May 2025
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NewsThis May, HarperCollins will tour one of New Zealand's most acclaimed crime writers, Michael Bennett, to Christchurch, Dunedin and the Hawkes Bay, alongside Irish/Australian crime ...
17 April 2025
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NewsAllen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand is looking forward to finding the next big Young Adult novel, after publishing not one, but two excellent YA books from their first time sponsori...
14 April 2025
NewsAn initiative to promote emerging writers and their books.
10 April 2025
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NewsReading for pleasure seems like such a simple pursuit: but it’s also a game charger for our intellects, well-being, and even economically! Read on to learn more.
10 April 2025