Latest happenings

OARsome Write Spot with Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature

Check out the latest Podcast with Kerry Mackay from The Art Dept

Posted: Monday November 15, 2021

Bumblebee Grumblebee

Posted: Thursday November 11, 2021

Review: Clare Reilly's Eye of the Calm

Dionne Christian reviews EYE OF THE CALM by Clare Reilly, published by Exisle Publishing - 'A beautiful meditative exploration of a life and a life's work'

Posted: Wednesday November 10, 2021

Oar FM NZ Young Writers Festival Podcast

Six sessions from the recent NZ Young Writers Festival in full

Posted: Wednesday November 10, 2021

Robert Lord Writers Cottage currently looking for writers

Stay between April 2022 and early January 2023

Posted: Monday November 8, 2021

Read and listen (in Polish) to 12 bestsellers completely free!

Czytaj PL 2021 ACTION IS OUT!

Posted: Monday November 8, 2021

‘Taste Nature’ Salt, Sea and Sensory Writing

Saturday, 11 September 1-5pm

Posted: Wednesday August 25, 2021

RAINBOW BOOKS & CULTURE CLUB

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for hot drinks/snacks and chat about books, films, culture and all things Rainbow.

Posted: Tuesday August 24, 2021

“Winsome to Worldly: Lake Wanaka and its people” – Deed of Trust Anniversary

Dr Jonathan West, the Hocken Friends’ Research Award 2019 recipient, will speak about his research on the southern lakes, towards the 2024 publication of a book by Otago University Press.

Posted: Tuesday August 24, 2021

James Courage Diaries, edited by Chris Brickell

A series of journals by a trailblazing New Zealand author, locked away in the Hocken for decades after his death, has been revealed by a Dunedin professor.

Posted: Monday August 23, 2021