‘A lot of my creative impulses come from wandering around experiencing things in the real world’ - Fleur Adcock, author of The Mermaid’s Purse

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Airini Beautrais, author of Bug Week

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Tusiata Avia, author of The Savage Coloniser Book

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Pip Adam, author of Nothing to See

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Madison Hamill, author of Specimen: Personal Essays

The 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival will take place from Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 May.

THE 2021 FESTIVAL DATES ARE: 11 - 16 MAY

PROGRAMME OUT NOW!

TICKETS ON SALE 12 MARCH

2 March 2021: The shortlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is announced. Congratulations to all of the outstanding authors, illustrators and publishers on the list!

3 February 2021: Julia Marshall, publisher of the extraordinary Gecko Press, wins the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.

28 January 2021: The longlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is announced. Congratulations to all of the outstanding authors, illustrators and publishers on the list!

9 December 2020: Nominations are open for the first Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people. Nominations close on Friday 22 January 2021.

10 November 2020: Winners of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement Announced - congratulations to Tessa Duder (Fiction), Sir Tīmoti Kāretu (Non-Fiction), and Jenny Bornholdt (Poetry)

4 November 2020: Creative Rights = Creative Reads is a campaign to help New Zealanders understand why creative rights like copyright are so important; how these rights underpin the success of Aotearoa New Zealand’s book sector; and how valuing creative rights contributes to the country’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing.

3 November 2020: Bestselling New Zealand duo Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird secure simultaneous worldwide release for latest book with Oratia Books

Odyssey Books win Silver Medal in 2020 Nikon Iris Awards

7 September

1 September 2020. A stunning line up of finalists announced for the 2020 PANZ Book Design Awards.