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Matariki Winter Reading
Mānawatia a Matariki. This year's Coalition for Books Matariki Winter Reading catalogue is out on Kete as well as here on The Coalition for Books website. A real collaborative effort it brings together 67 new Aotearoa New Zealand books.
PRHNZ to publish Jacinda Adern book
Rights have been sold for former Prime Minister of New Zealand and 2023 Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, Hauser Leader, and Knight Tech Governance Leadership Fellow at Harvard, Jacinda Ardern’s untitled memoir…
CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants open for 2023
CLNZ and NZSA have opened applications for their 2023 Research Grants. Find out more.
What’s new on Kete?
Read our update on Kete for 2023 — and don’t forget to send us your dates for the Kete Books calendar/maramataka.
Coming soon: Matariki Winter Reading
Our Matariki Winter reading campaign is just around the corner. Mānawatia a Matariki mā te pānui i tēnei hōtoke – celebrate Matariki with some winter reading.
In celebration of Māori and Pasifika Books
In February, we launched our 2023 Māori and Pasifika Books campaign. It’s been an excellent example of the book sector collaboration The Coalition for Books has come to stand for as an organisation.
Kete and Storylines spotlight Aotearoa junior and young adult fiction with new bestseller list
Kete Books and Storylines have launched a new monthly bestseller list to help showcase and promote the excellent junior and young adult fiction books written and published in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Help spread the word about the books in our 2023 Māori and Pasifika catalogue
We’ve designed a fresh new set of sharable social media images to showcase the breadth and depth of the books in our 2023 Māori and Pasifika Books catalogue. Help us spread the word.
The Coalition for Books to host a series of online talanoa sessions to support tagata Moana writers in publishing
We’re holding a month-long online talanoa from mid-September asking creative Moana communities for feedback.
2022 Finalists for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
2 March 2022: The Ockham New Zealand Book Award finalists are announced …
Kupu Māori Writers Festival dates announced
15 December 2021: The inaugural Kupu Māori Writers Festival will be held in Rotorua 12-19 June 2022
Apply for the Coalition for Books Manager role before 24 January 2022
14 December 2021: Applications for Coalition for Books Manager role due before 24 January 2022
Judges and a new sponsor announced for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults
9 December 2021: Judges announced for New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults
Māori and Pacific Publishing scholarship set to open doors for a second year
8 December 2021: Māori and Pacific Publishing scholarship applications open now - close 14 January 2022
Allen & Unwin New Zealand announces new annual Commercial Fiction Prize
3 December 2021: New Commercial Fiction Prize announced