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A Reflection on 18 months as New Zealand Society of Authors President
Mandy Hager, President of the New Zealand Society of Authors, reflects on the last 18 months …
Bestseller List to 24 April
29 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 24 April 2021
Book Ideas: Mother’s Day Campaigns to Watch
Explore the Mother’s Day book offerings from our NZ Aotearoa Publishers
Bestseller List to 17 April
22 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 17 April 2021
Bestseller List to 10 April
15 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 10 April 2021
Respected writer’s last book records first European contact in New Zealand
Respected writer’s last book records first European contact in New Zealand
Bestseller List to 3 April
8 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 3 April 2021
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlisted Spotlight: Alison Jones
Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Alison Jones, author of This Pākehā Life
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021Programme Announced
The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2021 will take place from Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 May.
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlisted Spotlight: Leonard Bell
Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Marti Friedlander, author of Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlisted Spotlight: Catherine Chidgey
Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Catherine Chidgey, author of Remote Sympathy
Bestseller List to 27 March 2021
1 April 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 27 March 2021
Announcing Going West Festival's 'Different Out Loud' Season
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.
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlisted Spotlight: Brannavan Gnanalingam
Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Brannavan Gnanalingam, author of Sprigs
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Shortlisted Spotlight: Jane Ussher
Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Jane Ussher, author of Nature - Stilled
Storylines Award Winners 2021 Announced
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust is pleased to announce the winners of its major awards for 2021, announced 28 March 2021.
Bestseller List to 20 March 2021
25 March 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 20 March 2021
NZSA 2021 Mentorships announced from record field of entries
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
NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Winners: Addressed to Greta by Fiona Sussman, Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder and I am the Universe by Vasanti Unka