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REGISTRATIONS FOR Dunedin Fringe Festival 2027 ARE NOW OPEN!
The second largest Fringe Festival in the country and taking place from the 4-14 March, Dunedin Fringe is an annual 11-d...
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Catch our very own Molly Crighton at Verb Wellington
Murder in a gothic Dunedin cathedral. Mystery disappearances in Wellington. Molly Crighton (The Body and the Blood) and ...
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Fleur Beale 2026 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture
Can we rescue reading? Do we need to? In this new NZSA Live! podcast episode, drop in to Fleur's 2026 Janet Frame Memori...
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Did you know you can vote at South Dunedin Library?
Pop in and have your say!
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Save the date and tell your friends!
The Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival is back for 2027 and they're hiring!
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Aotearoa NZ Book of the Month
Big news today - Bookshops and libraries are uniting for a new nationwide campaign to spotlight one New Zealand book eve...
Posted: Friday Oct 30, 2026
Poetry Box picture book conversations:
Fiona Farrell and David Elliot
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
Paula Morris reviews 'Offshore Service' by Craig Cliff (Otago University Press, 2026)
'An engaging collection of stories about reading, writing, bad jobs and good intentions'
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
It's Tokelau Language Week! 25 - 31 October 2026
The 2026 theme for Tokelau Language Week is "Ke mauaka taku gagana Tokelau i taku aganuku" - My language is enriched and...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
'Once Upon a Harbour': Fiona Farrell and David Elliot celebrate a joyful collaboration
The Ōtepoti City of Literature team was proud to collaborate recently with our colleagues at Dunedin Public Libraries to...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 28, 2026
Walking Greater Dunedin one street at a time
That Blind Woman Julie Woods and her walking companion Jo Stodart have completed their mission of walking every street i...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 27, 2026
Lara Macgregor stars as 'JULIA'
This is what audiences SAID in Wellington, but you'll have a chance to have your say in two weeks time when JULIA opens ...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 27, 2026
Poetry Shelf pays tribute to Majella Cullinane (1975 – 2026)
Posted: Friday Oct 23, 2026
Poetry Shelf Speaking Out
The Brass Band in the Waiting Room by Ruby Solly
Posted: Friday Oct 23, 2026
FactBeast has released the second episode of the 2026 Country Challenge!
Hosted by Ajax Banstola, one of New Zealand’s youngest multicultural presenters, the Country Challenge gives young Kiwi ...
Posted: Friday Oct 23, 2026
Community celebrates opening of arts studio
The opening of the McNaughton Performing Arts Studio on Sunday was a chance for the Dunedin arts community to celebrate ...
Posted: Thursday Oct 22, 2026
The very latest Electoral Rolls are now available to view on the 3rd floor of City Library
Please note that you need to be enrolled to vote before midnight Sunday 25th October - this coming Sunday!
Posted: Thursday Oct 22, 2026
The FAME Mid-Career Awards 2027 nominations are now open!
Nominations close Monday 30 November 2026, 5pm.
Posted: Thursday Oct 22, 2026
Stories that Sing—and Sting
Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn (Otago University Press, 2024)
Posted: Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
Today on Write Spot - Siobhan Harvey
Multi-award-winning author and poet Siobhan Harvey is the 2026 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writer...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
And the winners of the 2026 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose competition are....
Posted: Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
Introducing the New Zealand designer lineup for iD Dunedin Fashion Week 2027
Taking to the runway 19–20 March. Tickets on sale now!
Posted: Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
Writer 2026 winners named
Congratulations to all the winners with a big congratulations to our very own Sarah Gallagher.
Posted: Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
Call for abstracts - International Association for the Study of Irish Literature (IASIL) Conference 2027
Children of the Nation, 28 June–2 July 2027, University of Otago - First round of submissions closes 31 October.
Posted: Tuesday Oct 20, 2026
Congratulations to Catherine Chidgey – internationally bestselling novelist and one of eight 2026 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates
“Catherine Chidgey is without a doubt one of New Zealand’s most important living writers, with an extraordinary work eth...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 20, 2026
Mga Kuwento sa Pagitan (Stories In Between)
Filipino New Zealand designer and educator Denise Narciso kōrero about her journey from the Philippines to Aotearoa, cul...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 20, 2026
Inside the Scarfie Flats of Dunedin
Sarah Gallagher joins Emile Donovan
Posted: Tuesday Oct 20, 2026
Once Upon a Harbour: David Elliot and Fiona Farrell on an unusual literary collaboration
Once Upon a Harbour has just been released and is a one-of-a-kind collection of drawings and poems, made by two exemplar...
Posted: Thursday Oct 15, 2026
Characters navigating change, uncertainty, and "familiar shores"
Award-winning author and Otago Net Carbon Zero Programme Manager Craig Cliff has recently released a collection of short...
Posted: Thursday Oct 15, 2026
Poetry Night in Ōtepoti - 7 October 2026
Poet and Octagon Poetry Collective committee member, Nicola Thorstensen shares highlights from their latest poetry readi...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
'Welcome to a text where you are the main protagonist'
BWB Text No. 114 is here! 'Land, Race and the Settler Imagination' by Liana MacDonald is out now.
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
Who gains from saving nature?
Submit your answer by midday (GMT) on Wednesday, 27 January 2027 for the chance to win $100,000, a book contract with Ca...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
Everything Totally Under Control
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb reviews Maybe Baby by Emma Neale (Bateman Books, 2026)
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
Call for judges of the 2027 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are calling for expressions of interest from...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 14, 2026
Poetry Box October challenge: Once Upon a Time . . . poems
Write a poem that begins: Once upon a time . . . Deadline 30 October 2026.
Posted: Tuesday Oct 13, 2026
Meet Aotearoa's new queen of crime fiction
Molly Crighton is author of bestselling crime novel set in Dunedin, The Body and the Blood. She talks to fellow crime wr...
Posted: Tuesday Oct 13, 2026
Call for expressions of interest - Art+Science 2027: Immunity
Ngā Aho Hauora | Centre for Medical Humanities is gathering interest for Art+Science 2027, themed around immunity.
Posted: Tuesday Oct 13, 2026
Spending Labour Day weekend in Central Otago?
Check out MindJam 2026, a series of free talks with Otago academics - held at Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown, with s...
Posted: Monday Oct 12, 2026
A lifetime of stories deserves to be celebrated
If you know someone whose lifetime contribution deserves recognition, nominate them for the 2027 Storylines Margaret Mah...
Posted: Monday Oct 12, 2026
Call for submissions: Bremer Netzresidenz 2026/27
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Posted: Monday Oct 12, 2026
Creativity and wellbeing focus of symposium
Artsenta will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a symposium on creativity and wellbeing during Mental Health Awareness...
Posted: Monday Oct 12, 2026
"A masterclass in storytelling." – Theatreview
Nominated for 10 awards at the Nelson and Dunedin Fringe Festivals, Bones is an acclaimed one-man play co-created by Jul...
Posted: Friday Oct 09, 2026
Did you catch this great conversation with Dr Moira Fortin on OAR FM's Super City?
Moira talks about how she landed in Ōtepoti, a little about her doctoral research and of course about the beautiful play...
Posted: Friday Oct 09, 2026
Actor Callout!
Proudly Asian Theatre is bringing Fresh Off The Page to Ōtepoti Dunedin for the first time EVER..!
Posted: Thursday Oct 08, 2026
Today on Write Spot - Donalds S Murray
Scottish Writer Donalds S Murray reflects on his time in Dunedin for the 2026 Scottish Fellowship with the Centre for Ir...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 07, 2026
Writing up a Storm – Build Your Writer’s Toolkit
Whether you’re already a writer or just starting your creative journey, the library has plenty of books to help you deve...
Posted: Wednesday Oct 07, 2026
At The Bay Book Events
Three great events coming up in Wellington (10 Oct and 14 Oct) and Auckland (4 Nov)
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
Love Your Library Week
There’s a lot to celebrate about our libraries! During Love Your Library Week, more than 200 people shared what they lov...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
FactBeast has just released the first 2026 Country Challenge episode!
Hosted by Ajax Banstola, one of New Zealand’s youngest multicultural presenters, the Country Challenge gives young Kiwi ...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
Interview: David Elliot and Fiona Farrell talk about Once Upon a Harbour
An extraordinary landmark gift book of funny stories and amazing illustrations from internationally acclaimed illustrato...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
TAHI Ōtepoti - "Not Yet Named: Nicola #5 2/3/83"
In 2019, performer and academic Moira Fortin Cornejo was part of the inaugral TAHI line up with "The Motorway". She retu...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
The Ink Pod: Episode 1. Why Romance?
Join Colette (romance author and owner of The Ink Pot bookstore) and Cori (avid romance fan) for a weekly dive into the ...
Posted: Monday Oct 05, 2026
TAHI Ōtepoti - A Raptor in Dunedin
A collaboration between a poet, choreographer, dancer, and a composer, this show mines the depths of grief, faith, and g...
Posted: Friday Oct 02, 2026
NZ Young Writers Festival
Explore with Eliana Gray both the use of ritual in our creative practice and the concept of ritual.
Posted: Friday Oct 02, 2026
'Motion Sickness' - launch events around Aotearoa
Michelle Elvy's new poetry collection is on the road and touring in various cities Oct-Nov.
Posted: Friday Oct 02, 2026
The South Island is bucking the trend when it comes to speaking the Tuvaluan language
The proportion of Tuvalu people who speak te 'Gana Tuvalu has dropped in every region of New Zealand, except the souther...
Posted: Thursday Oct 01, 2026
Wendy’s wondering if you will be able to book your tickets before they all sell out!
On until 4 October 2026
Posted: Thursday Oct 01, 2026