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What’s going on in the Aotearoa book world? Keep up to date with the latest on books, events, awards and more.

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Entries open for 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Entries open for 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
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Mātātuhi Foundation Champions Next-Gen Literary Initiatives with New Partnerships
Mātātuhi Foundation Champions Next-Gen Literary Initiatives with New Partnerships
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour 
NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour 
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2025 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
2025 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
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The First Chapter reveal for Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki 2026
The First Chapter reveal for Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki 2026
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A Kiwi Christmas with a Difference: Local Stories, Reo Māori, and the Gift of Reading
A Kiwi Christmas with a Difference: Local Stories, Reo Māori, and the Gift of Reading
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The Women’s Bookshop’s Top 50 Women Writers of the Last 50 Years announced
The Women’s Bookshop’s Top 50 Women Writers of the Last 50 Years announced
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Bookstores celebrate the joy of reading with a fun feast of events on Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day
Bookstores celebrate the joy of reading with a fun feast of events on Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day
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Call for judges of the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Call for judges of the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
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Show-stopping celebration of women artists in Aotearoa judged best-designed book
Show-stopping celebration of women artists in Aotearoa judged best-designed book
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CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants open for 2025
CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants open for 2025
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Ockham NZ Book Awards 2026 Judges’ Announcement
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2026 Judges’ Announcement
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori on Kete Books
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori on Kete Books
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Oratia Media marks 25 years with launch of Five Oceans imprint
Oratia Media marks 25 years with launch of Five Oceans imprint
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Winner of 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize announced
Winner of 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize announced
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Eboni Waitere Makes History as First Māori President of PANZ
Eboni Waitere Makes History as First Māori President of PANZ
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Submissions open for 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Submissions open for 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

Submissions open for 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

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NZ Book Sector Unites to Drive Growth, Protect Copyright and Increase Local and Global Visibility
NZ Book Sector Unites to Drive Growth, Protect Copyright and Increase Local and Global Visibility

Read Mahi Tahi Work Together: A Strategic Plan for the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Sector 2025-2030

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Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2025 Winners’ Announcement
Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2025 Winners’ Announcement
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Te Pae Tawhiti Awards Set to Spotlight Aotearoa and Pasifika Speculative Fiction Talent
Te Pae Tawhiti Awards Set to Spotlight Aotearoa and Pasifika Speculative Fiction Talent
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 Programme Announcement
WORD Christchurch Festival 2025 Programme Announcement
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Bookmark Kāpiti | 9-10 August, 2025
Bookmark Kāpiti | 9-10 August, 2025
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Our Winter Reading campaign is here!
Our Winter Reading campaign is here!

Winter Reading 2025 brings together over 70 new books from Aotearoa published in the lead up to and over the winter months.

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Call for judges of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Call for judges of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
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New Voices of Aotearoa announced
New Voices of Aotearoa announced
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PRHNZ Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship 2025 recipient
PRHNZ Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship 2025 recipient
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Saraid de Silva’s Amma longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025
Saraid de Silva’s Amma longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025

Amma has been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025. Congratulations to Moa Press and Saraid de Silva!

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The Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue has landed
The Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue has landed

The Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue has landed!

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New Zealand Indie Publishing Directory launches
New Zealand Indie Publishing Directory launches

Writer Kate Gordon-Smith has launched a new directory aimed at helping indie authors as they self-publish.

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New Voices of Aotearoa — launching next year!
New Voices of Aotearoa — launching next year!

Next year, we’re excited to launch a new campaign to showcase and promote new and emerging authors of adult fiction and non-fiction: New Voices of Aotearoa.

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