News and Opportunities
Poetry Shelf poets on their own poems: David Eggleton reads and responds to ‘Heraldry’
David Eggleton reads ‘Heraldry’ from Time of the Icebergs (Otago University Press 2011). This poetry performance video w...
Posted: Tuesday July 21, 2020
Robert Lord Writers Cottage 2020 residencies announced
Canterbury flash fiction writer Sandra Arnold and Wairarapa children’s writer Di Batchelor have been awarded residencies...
Posted: Tuesday July 21, 2020
Kānapanapa mai ana a Matariki
Matariki is the Māori new year and an important time in New Zealand. Lawrence Wharerau, our Outreach Curator Māori Speci...
Posted: Tuesday July 21, 2020
Director Ngā Toi Māori
Tāwhiri (the producer of New Zealand Festival of the Arts, Wellington Jazz Festival, Second Unit and Lexus Song Quest) w...
Posted: Monday July 20, 2020
Go NZ: A detour through Dunedin's literary past
Gather round, readers, and let me tell you a story about Dunedin. Actually, would you rather hear one by Janet Frame? Ho...
Posted: Monday July 20, 2020
Is it a workshop? No, it's a bookshop. Welcome to Dead Souls in Dunedin
Dean Havard, owner of Dunedin’s Dead Souls Bookshop, does his best to try and detail his place of work.
Posted: Monday July 20, 2020
Reviews Editor appointed for KETE: New books from Aotearoa New Zealand
The Coalition for Books is delighted to announce that Mark Broatch, former deputy editor and books and culture editor of...
Posted: Monday July 20, 2020
Diane Brown Poems in New Zealand Poet Laureate blog
Posted: Friday July 17, 2020
Book link to Hodgkins’ father
A small piece of Dunedin’s literary history has been uncovered by a Dunedin man clearing out his garage.
Posted: Tuesday July 14, 2020
Poetry Shelf poets on poems: Kay McKenzie Cooke and Rachel McAlpine read and respond to new poems
Posted: Tuesday July 14, 2020
Kā mihi mahana nui o te wā o te Tau Hou Māori – Happy New Year!
Our Visitor Programmes Organiser, Lynda Cullen, interviews Vicki Lenihan, coordinator of the Dunedin Puaka Matariki Fest...
Posted: Monday July 13, 2020
Plays for the Young Competition
Do you have an original and inventive play written for young people, whether you are new or experienced in writing for t...
Posted: Monday July 13, 2020
Content Presenter: 2020 New Zealand Young Writers Festival
The NZ Young Writers Festival is four days of free, fun literary focused events held annually in Ōtepoti/Dunedin.
Posted: Monday July 13, 2020
Young Writer in Residence
A four week residency (13 September to Friday 9 October) in the Robert Lord Writers Cottage (Dunedin) to write, and part...
Posted: Monday July 13, 2020
Positions vacant at the New Zealand Poetry Society
The NZPS is looking for two lovely people to join us at the New Zealand Poetry Society.
Posted: Sunday July 12, 2020
Details of Creative New Zealand’s 12-month investment plan, ahead of August openings
Following its announcement on Friday 3 July, Creative New Zealand can now provide more details about its COVID-19-driven...
Posted: Friday July 10, 2020
Poetry Shelf picks from new books
Poetry greetings from gale, hail, rain, sun!
Posted: Thursday July 9, 2020
Memories and regrets explored in Scott play
Laughter and tears flow in iconic New Zealand play, The Daylight Atheist, by award-winning satirical cartoonist Tom Scot...
Posted: Wednesday July 8, 2020
Book Launch: That Blind Woman
Thank you for saying WHY NOT to coming to my book launch on Saturday!
Posted: Tuesday July 7, 2020
NZ Young Writers Festival Opportunities
Having recently obtained CNZ funding through the Arts Continuity Grant, the NZ Young Writers Festival is currently adver...
Posted: Monday July 6, 2020
Creative New Zealand announces its COVID-19-driven investment plan for the next 12 months
Close on the heels of a heavily subscribed $29 million emergency response to COVID-19, Creative New Zealand has announce...
Posted: Friday July 3, 2020
New Publisher for Reo Pēpi
We have HUGE news regarding Reo Pēpi; our books, our business model, our future and our brand new publishing partnership...
Posted: Friday July 3, 2020
Landfall announces new reviews editor
We are delighted to welcome Michelle Elvy to the Landfall team in the newly created role of reviews editor. She will cur...
Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2020
Regent books sold through pop-up shop
The Regent Theatre and Central Rotary Club launch a pop-up fundraising book sale from today.
Posted: Wednesday June 24, 2020
International exhibition "A City as a Writer's Workplace" opens online
The International online exhibition “A City as a Writer's Workplace” brought together 100 photographs and texts from wri...
Posted: Tuesday June 23, 2020
Write while there is still a chance. New Zealand poet is convinced that the book will not win social networks
The 19th International Forum of Young Writers of Russia, the CIS Countries and Abroad has opened in Ulyanovsk. One of th...
Posted: Monday June 22, 2020
A television bridge with a writer from New Zealand was held in Ulyanovsk
David Howard told local students how to write their own book, where to find inspiration and how to engage in self-develo...
Posted: Monday June 22, 2020
Regent / Rotary Pop Up $1 Book Sale
The Regent Theatre and Dunedin Central Rotary Club announce a pop-up fundraising book sale starting on Thursday 25th Jun...
Posted: Sunday June 21, 2020
Lockdown inspires local stories
Lockdown was no barrier for award-winning Port Chalmers writer and illustrator Kathryn van Beek, who has two new books a...
Posted: Thursday June 18, 2020
Five New Zealand Films for 2020 Festival
We’re in full swing finalising the films, confirming the schedules and ensuring we are all ready to bring you the 2020 F...
Posted: Thursday June 18, 2020
THE LAND OF GRANITE TEEN WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE AND PUBLISH THE WINNING ENTRIES
Posted: Sunday June 14, 2020
Save the date The 2020 Science Festival is ON!
We are so excited to bring a new ‘Nano Edition’ of the Science Festival to Dunedin this year during the first week of th...
Posted: Thursday June 11, 2020
Kid Lit Love blog - Tulip and Doug
Posted: Thursday June 11, 2020
Poetry Shelf noticeboard: call for submissions for anthology about cleaners and cleaning
Posted: Wednesday June 10, 2020
City of Literature Possibilities Project, Possibilities are endless……
UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is the international organisation committe...
Posted: Tuesday June 9, 2020
NZSA WebWorkshops
A series of webinars to enable ongoing professional development
Posted: Tuesday June 9, 2020
Winner of the Land of Granite Teen Writing Competition
Posted: Friday June 5, 2020
UNESCO Creative Cities and the Sustainable Development Goals
Posted: Friday June 5, 2020
Behrouz Boochani and Professor Alison Phipps in conversation
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates that there are 68.5million forcibly displaced people worldwide. Of t...
Posted: Thursday June 4, 2020
Cities of Literature highlight Sustainable Development Goals
Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature took part in an exciting new project, initiated by Iowa City, that drew attention to t...
Posted: Thursday June 4, 2020
UNESCO Creative Cities Project ‘Poetic Encounters’
Initiated by Heidelberg UNESCO City of Literature, 51 poets from 28 UNESCO Cities of Literature came together to create ...
Posted: Thursday June 4, 2020
The World in 2030
Posted: Thursday June 4, 2020
weRculture Campaign April 2020
UNESCO Creative Cities Network invited artists to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with video messages to show solidarit...
Posted: Tuesday June 2, 2020
Support for Wuhan UNESCO Creative City of Design
Sixteen UNESCO Cities of Literature worldwide (including Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature) extended best wishes in nine...
Posted: Tuesday June 2, 2020
Caring for Each Other is a Human Right
Posted: Tuesday June 2, 2020
dtour app audio recording
Posted: Tuesday June 2, 2020
Finding a four leaf clover...
Posted: Monday June 1, 2020
Possibilities
Posted: Monday June 1, 2020
Possibilities
Posted: Sunday May 31, 2020
I prefer fresh air
Posted: Saturday May 30, 2020
Now that I'm a Grown Up
Posted: Friday May 29, 2020
Opportunities around me
Posted: Thursday May 28, 2020
I prefer....
Posted: Wednesday May 27, 2020
Possibilities
Posted: Tuesday May 26, 2020
This is Us - a collection of over 200 brief interviews with New Zealanders
Posted: Tuesday May 26, 2020
More than 20 possibilities
Posted: Monday May 25, 2020
Emma Wood talks about new book Tulip and Doug
Posted: Monday May 25, 2020