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NewsThe New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Charlotte Grimshaw is the NZSA 2025 President of Honour. This prestigious honour is best...
3 December 2024
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NewsLandfall Essay Competition judge Lynley Edmeades has announced the joint winners of this year’s competition: Franchesca Walker for her essay ‘Unsteady ground’ and Hannah August for...
26 November 2024
NewsSubmissions for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have opened.
20 November 2024
NewsThis year's Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adult published in the last twelve months, has been released.
11 November 2024
NewsLittle Moa, the children's division of Moa Press (Hachette NZ) is open for submissions from 25 November. If you've been working on a picture book manuscript, graphic novel or middl...
4 November 2024
NewsChristchurch secondary school teacher Rebecca Ball, screenwriter Wayne Hotu and year 11 student Eassin Wang are the winners of the prestigious Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards,...
3 November 2024
NewsKiwi Christmas Books donations have opened. Take a look at the article founder Sonya Wilson wrote for Kete this time last year on how donating new books at Christmas makes a real d...
16 October 2024
NewsThe Kupu Māori Writers Festival runs from 16 to 19 October in Rotorua and showcases the rich tapestry of Māori literature.
10 October 2024
NewsThe current round of Mātātuhi Foundation funding closes on 31 October. Applicants can now apply for up to $20,000.
8 October 2024
NewsMark Derby has been awarded the 2024 award for his project, account of the New Zealand Wars in the Bay of Plenty, with a focus on Hakaraia Mahika, the extraordinary spiritual and ...
7 October 2024
NewsExpressions of interest are being invited from members and followers of the children’s literature community who would like to be considered as judges for the 2025 New Zealand Book ...
2 October 2024
NewsIndependent book shops across the motu will celebrate their pivotal roles as community hubs with fanfare events on Bookshop Day Saturday 12 October.
2 October 2024
NewsRights to internationally acclaimed New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey’s ninth novel, The Book of Guilt, have been bought by UK publishing house John Murray at a contested auctio...
26 September 2024
NewsDr Jacqueline Leckie has been awarded the New Zealand Society of Authors Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2024 to work on her novel with the working title Meg Campbell (1937–200...
26 September 2024
NewsHead to your local bookstore on Saturday 12 October. Bookshop Day is a celebration of the cultural importance of books and bookshops, and booksellers: the people who bring the two...
26 September 2024
NewsSteph Matuku has been named the first recipient of the New Zealand Society of Authors Shaw Writer's Award.
26 September 2024
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NewsThe 4th Floor Journal is back! After a four-year hiatus, the 4th Floor Journal, the journal edited and produced by students of the Whitireia publishing programme is being re-launch...
24 September 2024
NewsMāori and Pasifika designers have taken out the top honours at the 2024 PANZ Book Design Awards, held in Auckland on Thursday evening.
19 September 2024
News‘I a au e huritao nei, e whakamīharo nei ki ngā mahi kua riwha, kia whāiti noa iho te titiro ki te mātākōrero Māori (Māori literature)…’ Ka takoto i a Hēmi Kelly, i tana hau ētita ...
13 September 2024
NewsFrom Saturday, and throughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori next week, we're excited to welcome author, translator and EveryDay Māori creator Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti...
11 September 2024
NewsAward-winning writers, journalists, reviewers, respected academics, curators and booksellers are among the 12 experts selected to judge the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
11 September 2024