13 July 2021. A stunning line up of finalists announced for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards.

Want your chance to be the judge? The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are calling for judges for 2022.

Margaret Mahy’s house is for sale: a new trust hopes to save it for future generations

Lee Murray wins two prestigious Bram Stoker Awards® at an event hosted by the Horror Writers Association

Essay on climate response wins young writers essay competition

The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize celebrates the life and work of the writer Laura Solomon

‘Knockout’ short story collection wins country’s richest writing prize

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Explore the Mother’s Day book offerings from our NZ Aotearoa Publishers

Respected writer’s last book records first European contact in New Zealand

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Alison Jones, author of This Pākehā Life

The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021 will take place from Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 May.

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Marti Friedlander, author of Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Catherine Chidgey, author of Remote Sympathy

Going West Festival announces a brand-new approach to celebrating live poetry with Different Out Loud, a collection of thoughtful video collaborations between Aotearoa poets and filmmakers. Themed around the word ‘coastal’, these integrated pieces by some of our best poets and finest screen artists will air online from 12 April 2021.

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Brannavan Gnanalingam, author of Sprigs

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Jane Ussher, author of Nature - Stilled

The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust is pleased to announce the winners of its major awards for 2021, announced 28 March 2021.

Thirteen emerging writers have been selected for the The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Mentorship Programme 2021

NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Winners: Addressed to Greta by Fiona Sussman, Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder and I am the Universe by Vasanti Unka

Historian Dr Monty Soutar, ONZM (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Kahungunu) has been awarded the prestigious Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship.