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

1 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 27 March 2021

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.

25 March 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 20 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.

‘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

18 March 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 13 March 2021

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.

11 March 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 6 March 2021