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Author’s success right out of fiction
Aucklander Rose Carlyle is still coming to terms with becoming a published author and having her book scooped up by Hollywood. She tells Rebecca Fox about her dream run.
Posted: Thursday May 6, 2021
Nouns, verbs, etc. (selected poems) by Fiona Farrell reviewed by Mary Cresswell
Posted: Thursday May 6, 2021
Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador
Find out about the new role of Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people. The first Reading Ambassador announced on 4 May 2021, is Lyttelton writer Ben Brown.
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Mātātuhi Foundation
Our May 2021 Funding Round is open and ready for the next tranche of genius ideas on how we can grow and expand NZ's literary landscape. Apply online before 31 May.
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Buy a book from NZ bookshops this #MothersDay
Take a look at the latest Mother's Day campaigns from our NZ publishers for inspiration ⬇
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Second Creative Spaces funding round opens
Second Creative Spaces funding round opens
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Acts of creation
Tane, Maui and Hine-nui-te-po are back, reclaimed and recast for new generations by master story teller Witi Ihimaera, writes Tom McKinlay.
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Writers & Readers Festival features NZ’s top talent
Curating a festival during a global pandemic would be tough for anyone, but it is a challenge Hannah Molloy has embraced.
Posted: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Collaboration honours print and publishing trade
Bespoke hardcover book Alert Level Four is the fruit of a special collaboration, says author Athol Parks. Parks worked with Graeme McKinstry, of MCK Design, and David Stedman, of Dutybound, to produce the book, which chronicles each day of New Zealand's 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.
Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2021
The Gifts of Gary Blackman
Thomas McLean has lived in Dunedin for 16 years, during which time he has had the chance to enjoy the city's artistic riches through the photography of Gary Blackman. Here he discusses some of the images that have had the biggest impact on him.
Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2021
Remembering Dave Cull
Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2021
Commutes given a literary flavour
Dunedin commuters will have something new to read while waiting for the bus this morning.
Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2021
OAR FM Dunedin Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature - 28-04-2021 - Victor Billot.
Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2021
Heritage Decals on Bus Shelters
We are proud to collaborate with Unesco City of Literature and the Hocken Library to celebrate Dunedin’s transport heritage.
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
2021 Centre for the Book Symposium, “Natural” History?—Call for Papers
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
Nook and Cranny act ‘so different’
Lift music traditionally has a soothing quality as people are taken up and down in an uncomfortably enclosed space.
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
Poetry Shelf noticeboard: Sophia Wilson shortlisted for the FPM-Hippocrates Health Professional Poetry Prize
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
Poetry Shelf Theme Season: Twelve poems about ice
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2021 highlights
Posted: Monday May 3, 2021
Seasons of Summers
The upcoming Reed Gallery exhibition Seasons of Summers: New Zealand’s Queen of Romance celebrates New Zealand’s prolific and internationally read author, Essie Summers.
Posted: Sunday May 2, 2021