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Government of Niue and Creative New Zealand announce a three-year MoU
Apply for the 2026 Creative New Zealand Niue Artist Residency in Alofi. Applications close: Friday 13 March 5pm.
Posted: Friday Mar 06, 2026
Calling all writers! Join the Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University International Writer-in-Residence Program in Thailand
Applications close 25 March 2026
Posted: Friday Mar 06, 2026
Chronic illness & creative writing - workshop/mentoring programme
The new Centre for Medical Humanities at the University of Otago is offering 8-12 people who have Long Covid or ME/CFS a...
Posted: Friday Mar 06, 2026
Shipwrecks, pirates and brothels, oh my! Melodrama in early Dunedin
Wild Latitudes by Barbara Else (Vintage, 2007)
Posted: Friday Mar 06, 2026
Exeter City of Literature's inaugural Greenway Residency is open for applications!
Held in part in the former holiday home of Agatha Christie in Devon! Applications close Wednesday 1 April, 5pm (BST).
Posted: Friday Mar 06, 2026
Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature programme is now live online.
From 10 to 19 April, discover more than 200 events across the city.
Posted: Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week 2026 - Sat 15 August to Friday 21 August
This year, Read NZ Te Pou Muramura are leading the first ever Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week!
Posted: Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Applications are open for State Library Victoria's 2026 Fellowship Program
As a Library fellow you can delve into the State Collection, bringing new perspectives on Victorian life and history. Th...
Posted: Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Warm congratulations to the 16 finalists for the Ockhams 2026!
"This year’s shortlisted books are fresh, reflective, and pack a punch. They have been beautifully crafted by their auth...
Posted: Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Nominations open for New Voices of Aotearoa 2026
Nominations close midnight Sunday 15 March 2026.
Posted: Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Sensitive adaptation of Lawrence novel
D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox, Globe Theatre
Posted: Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Applications are open for the 2026 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency!
Writers from Aotearoa New Zealand are warmly invited to apply for this year's Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Li...
Posted: Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
What if the Gold needs to Stay in the Ground?
The installation, and a poetry reading
Posted: Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Kiwi Christmas Books 2025 campaign officially biggest ever!
The most books gifted in a single year since this wee grassroots charity began back in 2019.
Posted: Monday Mar 02, 2026
In other words, Ōtaki is delighted to call for applicants for their 2026 10-day residency programme.
Applications close 5pm on Sunday, 05 April
Posted: Monday Mar 02, 2026
With a bit of ‘Lady Luck’
Dunedin-based performer Kelly Hocking becomes her alter ego, Lady Luck, in an over-the-top metaphorical cabaret about ba...
Posted: Friday Feb 27, 2026
Submissions for 'Bloodbath Journal, Vol. II Hearts of Darkness’ are OPEN!
Submit up to three previously unpublished poems of any length to bloodbathjournal@gmail.com.
Posted: Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Interview: Into the Afterlands
Susan talks with Jeff on the OARsome Morning Show.
Posted: Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Follow a stolen video down the rabbit hole of the internet, get-over-the-top with a metaphorical cabaret, travel back to Wartime Britain and more!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Introducing The Art Lens
The Art Lens is a youth-led platform creating meaningful, accessible opportunities for young creatives in Aotearoa New Z...
Posted: Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Today on Write Spote
Theatre academic, director, actor and author Lisa Warrington discusses the archives of theatre reviews and more curated ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Online course 'Strategy for Cultural Development of Odessa' is open
The fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine we meet a new educational course about our native...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
UBS weekly bestseller list is here!
Trust other Booklovers: these are worth reading.
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Poetry Shelf goes hiking: Te Araroa by Jillian Sullivan 2
Enjoy these 7 wonderful poems and images!
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Susan Wardell talks with Jeff on the OARsome Morning Show.
In Dunedin Fringe Festival exhibition 'Into the Afterlands' artist, scholar, and awarded local poet Susan Wardell carves...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Comedy from across NZ & beyond, opportunities to create your own tactile artwork and a lineup of Aussie rock legends raising the roof at the Regent.
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Nights of comedy, horror and destruction, CArts with psychedelic worms and a DnD Livegame!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
India delegation for emerging NZ screen creatives
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono invites applications from emerging New Zealand screen creatives to join...
Posted: Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
From finding out how far you’d go for love, to musical comedy & murder mysteries!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Dunedin Pride Month Calendar just dropped!
Join Dunedin Pride in the month of March for a fabulous, sparkly and joyous celebration of Dunedin's queer and takatāpui...
Posted: Monday Feb 23, 2026
From sold out shows in Edinburgh, to C Arts from Oregon, USA, musical game shows & magic tricks by a dog called Boots!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Monday Feb 23, 2026
From music on Quarantine Island, to circus arts, burlesque babes, cabaret queers and even a returning show all the way from Switzerland!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Sunday Feb 22, 2026
Murder in Mataura! Clever, exciting and very local crime fiction
Overkill by Vanda Symon (Orenda Books, London, 2018)
Posted: Friday Feb 20, 2026
Under three weeks left till Dunedin Fringe Festival kicks off. Get your tickets now!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Friday Feb 20, 2026
Dunedin Theatre Awards for 2025
Congratulations to the 14th annual Ōtepoti Dunedin Theatre Award Winners!
Posted: Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Regent Book Sale Dunedin
If you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book S...
Posted: Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Visit and explore the only authentic scholar’s garden in the southern hemisphere
To celebrate Dunedin Chinese Cultural Festival, you can buy an Annual Pass and receive FREE entry to the Garden for 12 m...
Posted: Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Opening night Dunedin Fringe Festival core, C ARTS all the way from Osaka, Pacific Arts, a solo exhibition and comedy nights not to be missed!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Support Literacy in Our City
We’re delighted to share this wonderful new initiative from University Bookshop, helping spread the love and joy of read...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
From completely improvised bilingual songs, to the comedy version of a revenge bod, juggling, magic & an experimental mix of left-wing and right-wing radical togetherness..
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Warm congratulations to Holly Fletcher
Selected by Melbourne City of Literature for this year’s Literary Programmers Roundtable
Posted: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Your next look at Dunedin Fringe Festival!
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Locations of Interest: SUMMER
Dunedin Dream Brokerage is activating the digital-sphere right into your pocket, connecting you to local social media cr...
Posted: Monday Feb 16, 2026
Public Lending Right annual registration
New Zealand authors need to register and confirm their registration every year to receive payments from the Public Lendi...
Posted: Monday Feb 16, 2026
Have you started planning your Dunedin Fringe Festival schedule yet?
Here's a snapshot of some of the upcoming events - check out the full programme at www.dunedinfringe.nz
Posted: Monday Feb 16, 2026
Being Present (While Acknowledging the Past)
Listen to Write On with Beverly Martens on OAR FM
Posted: Saturday Feb 14, 2026
Poetry Night in Dunedin
The Octagon Collective hosted its first poetry event for 2026 on Wednesday, 11 February in Dunedin at the New Athenaeum ...
Posted: Friday Feb 13, 2026
Today on Write Spot
Dunedin poet Sandie Forsyth will celebrate the release of her first published collection Visitor at an event at the Dune...
Posted: Friday Feb 13, 2026
The Umbrella
and an invitation to the launch of Visitor by Sandie Forsyth
Posted: Monday Feb 09, 2026
"IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE": SHAKESPEARE IN SONG, Sat 14 and Sun 15 Feb at 3pm - Botanic Gardens Band Rotunda, Free!
Introducing the wonderful local musos who've created new songs for the Bard's old words.
Posted: Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Call for applications – Tartu UNESCO City of Literature Residency Spring 2026
International Residency Program for Writers and Translators April-May 2026. Apply by 23 February 2026.
Posted: Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
The Literary Encyclopedia
An occasional roundtable from non-profit The Literary Encyclopedia, edited by Associate Professor Grace Moore, who leads...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Have you started planning your Dunedin Fringe Festival schedule yet?
Programme and tickets are now available!
Posted: Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Calling all crime storytellers!
Do you have a knack for conjuring up sinister plots, capturing the perfect crime, or documenting deadly deeds? If so, th...
Posted: Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Acclaimed Kiwi illustrator Ruby Jones launches first solo exhibition
Illustrator Ruby Jones chats about the work that first drew international attention to her.
Posted: Monday Feb 02, 2026