Showcase Your Local Books This Winter
The Coalition for Books Winter Reading Catalogue is a curated celebration of outstanding new Aotearoa New Zealand titles. It helps you reach engaged readers with local titles during the key winter reading season.
Selected books will be featured in the Winter Reading Catalogue, distributed to all subscribers of The New Zealand Listener in early July, and supported by a coordinated social media campaign — giving your books prominent national exposure at a crucial time of year.
Key information
Submissions close 5:00 pm, Friday 1 May
Eligible titles must be published between 1 March and 31 August 2026
The catalogue exclusively features Aotearoa New Zealand published books for children and adults (across all categories)
Cost
$250 + GST per selected title
Coalition members receive a discounted rate of $175 + GST per title
(Find out more about membership here)
If you have upcoming titles you’d like to see in front of engaged New Zealand readers this winter, we encourage you to submit before the closing date. This form allows for up to three titles, however if you have more titles to submit you are welcome to fill in multiple forms.