News and Opportunities
I prefer Connect Four
Hello from my iso to yours. Since my hair is now fully buzzcut, I’ve run out of piercing jewellery, my screen time is up...
Posted: Sunday April 19, 2020
Possibilities
Posted: Sunday April 19, 2020
War Stories from the Olveston Library
OAR running an encore series of War Stories From The Olveston Library, Sundays at 10am starting 19th April on 105.4FM an...
Posted: Wednesday April 15, 2020
Dmitry Sadovnikov's poem translated by Ulyanovsk poet Sergei Gogin will be presented in Nanjing and Slemani
The poem "To the Volga" will be presented at the World Book Day event in Nanjing (China) and the Modern International Mu...
Posted: Wednesday April 15, 2020
WE’RE GOING VIRTUAL FOR 2020 OCKHAMS WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS ON 12 MAY
In a creative response to the restrictions imposed on travel and public gatherings during the Covid-19 crisis, the New Z...
Posted: Wednesday April 15, 2020
The Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Memorial Writers' Residency
A Givealittle page has been setup to raise $5000 to fund a residency for writers at the Caselberg Trust, in memory of po...
Posted: Tuesday April 14, 2020
Possibilities
After Wislawa Szymborska’s poem of the same name, From “Nothing Twice”, 1997 Translated by S. Barańczak & C. Cavanagh an...
Posted: Monday April 13, 2020
New campaign celebrates Kiwi men and what they read
A new online campaign launching on April 12 will focus on New Zealand men and their reading habits.
Posted: Saturday April 11, 2020
Kick off for online book launch 8 pm this Saturday!
Peep peep,(that’s me blowing my whistle) it’s time to kick off my online launch for my latest and hottest book! Get read...
Posted: Thursday April 9, 2020
RDS Gallery Exhibition Postponed
We are postponing our exhibition "Work by Felix Harris, Philip Jarvis and Pete Wheeler".
Posted: Friday April 3, 2020
2019 Printer in Residence
The 2019 Printer in Residence programme project was the hand-printing of a selected number of letters written by Charles...
Posted: Wednesday April 1, 2020
COVID-19: The importance of collaboration, science and communication
In light of the Government’s decision on Monday 23 March to move immediately to level 3 (and subsequently level 4) of th...
Posted: Wednesday April 1, 2020
ArtExplore during the Lock Down
Hoping everyone is staying safe and staying well. We are offering you a daily on line art fix hoping you will not be art...
Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2020
New writing on Corpus.nz
Posted: Monday March 30, 2020
Audible Children's Stories
In response to lockdowns throughout the world, Audible has made its children's stories open and free to all.
Posted: Monday March 30, 2020
New Zealand International Science Festival will be postponed until 2021
We regret to inform you that the New Zealand International Science Festival will be postponed until 2021, in light of th...
Posted: Friday March 27, 2020
Little libraries sidelined, but not all gloom
In one of the quirkiest sidelights of the national coronavirus lockdown, the books in some popular community mini-librar...
Posted: Friday March 27, 2020
Paintings colour landscape's meaning
Colin McCahon is considered one of New Zealand’s key 20th Century painters. To commemorate the centenary of his birth la...
Posted: Wednesday March 18, 2020
Change to programme of public events – COVID-19
Posted: Monday March 16, 2020
Robert Lord Writers Cottage Writers' residency
Opportunity for a Writers residency in Dunedin
Posted: Thursday March 12, 2020
English /Linguistics Seminar, Friday 13 March: two topics in medieval literature (Pamela Treanor and Roberto Suazo)
The Otago English and Linguistics Seminar series for semester 1, 2020 continues this week with shorter presentations by ...
Posted: Thursday March 12, 2020
A City as Writer's Workplace: Open Call 2020
The "Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature" program office announced the open call for applications for the project "A Cit...
Posted: Wednesday March 11, 2020
Dunedin: The Literary Jewel Half a World Away
Our ex-librarian volunteer Carol travelled to New Zealand, so just had to drop into the most distant (to us) Cities of L...
Posted: Tuesday March 10, 2020
Literary youth mentorship programme seeks emerging young writers
Four New Zealand secondary school students have an opportunity to be mentored by a professional writer in order to devel...
Posted: Monday March 9, 2020
Unique Ōtepoti 2020 - Celebrating cultural expression through music and performance
Unique Ōtepoti 2020 is an opportunity for young Dunedin creative performers to express their cultural identities across ...
Posted: Monday March 2, 2020
Listen, Memory
In September 2019 David Howard, representing Dunedin, took up a UNESCO City of Literature Residency in Ulyanovsk, Russia...
Posted: Sunday March 1, 2020
Blue Oyster Art Project Space News
Current and upcoming exhibitions plus a job opportunity
Posted: Thursday February 27, 2020
Launch of Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020
Massey University Press will be launching Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020 on 10th of March in Auckland.
Posted: Sunday February 23, 2020
NEW ZEALAND’S RICHEST LITERARY AWARD DONOR REVEALS HER IDENTITY
The anonymous benefactor responsible for funding the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ $50,000 annual fiction prize is rea...
Posted: Saturday February 22, 2020
Two new writing fellowships build connections with Ireland and Scotland
Two new University of Otago writing fellowships will facilitate and encourage literary and cultural exchange between Ire...
Posted: Thursday February 20, 2020
Launch of inspiring new award for Aotearoa’s freelancers and creatives
The Big Idea is proud to be partnering with the new Hnry Awards to celebrate creativity and independence. With $25,000 i...
Posted: Monday February 17, 2020
Writer in the Park, Ljubljana UNESCO City of Literature International Literary Residency
Posted: Friday February 14, 2020
The International Literary Residency in Ulyanovsk for writers and artists from the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network
The International Literary Residency in Ulyanovsk for writers and artists from the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network
Posted: Friday February 14, 2020
Kraków UNESCO City of Literature announces the 2020 call for applications for the International Residency Program for writers and translators.
The Program is dedicated to all emerging writers, and poets working currently on a writing project and willing to learn ...
Posted: Friday February 14, 2020
Call for applications 2020 - Tartu City of Literature International Residency Program
Tartu City of Literature Office announces the 2020 call for applications of Tartu City of Literature International Resid...
Posted: Friday February 14, 2020
Your child’s brain on books
Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside your child’s brain as you’re reading to them? For the first time, scientis...
Posted: Monday February 3, 2020
Behrouz Boochani and Alison Phipps in conversation
The Centre for Global Migrations and Mornington Methodist Church are co-hosting a conversation between writer, filmmaker...
Posted: Sunday February 2, 2020
Performances excellent in great setting
REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet Woodhaugh Gardens Friday, January 31
Posted: Saturday February 1, 2020
ODT Summer Times Short story: Invisible Ink by Lara M. Hewn
The stage is set at the Regent Theatre for Merryn's performance - but will she go on? We find out in part one of Lara M....
Posted: Monday January 20, 2020
ODT Summer Times Short story: Paper Butterflies by Kura Carpenter
As the long school holidays draw to an end, Summer is left wondering if Fin even knows she exists in the first part of P...
Posted: Monday January 20, 2020
ODT Summer Times Short story: The Shark Bell by R.L. Stedman
A fortnight after her husband left her for his personal trainer, Petra took up running. She told herself it was nothing ...
Posted: Monday January 20, 2020
Warm congratulations to Hawthornden Castle Fellow Majella Cullinane!
Posted: Wednesday January 15, 2020
Speaking Russian with a New Zealand Accent: Gala Uzryutova interviews David Howard
Conducted in late 2019 after David Howard held a “UNESCO City of Literature” residency in Ulyanovsk, Russia, this conver...
Posted: Tuesday January 14, 2020
Moa Imaginarium Competition
Upload a picture, poem, or short-story inspired by the moa footprints on display at Otago Museum and be in to win!
Posted: Friday January 3, 2020
The International Annual Literary prize, named after I. A. Goncharov
Ulyanovsk announces the open call for The International Literary prize, named after a great writer Ivan Goncharov, who w...
Posted: Monday December 23, 2019
2019 TAKAHE MONICA TAYLOR POETRY PRIZE – RESULTS AND JUDGE’S REPORT
Posted: Monday December 23, 2019
Robyn Maree Pickens awarded writing residency at Saari Residence in Finland
Posted: Friday December 20, 2019
Blue Oyster Caselberg Trust Summer Resident for 2020
Blue Oyster is pleased to announce Owen Connors as Blue Oyster Caselberg Trust Summer Resident for 2020
Posted: Friday December 20, 2019
Commission offered for art project
Dunedin artists will have the chance to create a project bringing art and the natural world together through the third a...
Posted: Thursday December 19, 2019
2020 Reykjavik City of Literature Writer‘s Residency
Posted: Wednesday December 18, 2019
Residency program for book operators 9 - 19 March
Posted: Wednesday December 18, 2019
Truthteller
Truthteller, an exploration of how out-of-control social media, conspiracy theories and viral journalism are damaging so...
Posted: Wednesday December 18, 2019
Dance and performance residency takes centre stage in 2020
Caselberg Trust Creative Connections resident 2020 – Lucy Marinkovich
Posted: Wednesday December 18, 2019
Call for Symposium:
Mapping the Anthropocene in Ōtepoti/Dunedin: climate change, community and research in the creative arts
Posted: Wednesday December 18, 2019
Genealogist one of NZ’s foremost due to huge effort
Posted: Tuesday December 17, 2019
On our best behaviour
We need to change and change big. Environmental psychology can help, Dr Wokje Abrahamse says. Tom McKinlay tries to get ...
Posted: Monday December 16, 2019
On closer inspection
The small and overlooked becomes larger than life in Suus Agnes Claessen's art, writes Tom McKinlay.
Posted: Monday December 16, 2019
Securing the future
Ngai Tahu’s takiwa encompasses the dry Canterbury Plains, the wet West Coast and sun-baked Marlborough. Kaiwhakahaere Li...
Posted: Monday December 16, 2019