He pānui, he angitu | News and Opportunities
Extra-special cameo appearance at Dunedin Summer Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors
Dunedin Summer Shakespeare have got something extra-special on tap for this year's hilarious rendition of THE COMEDY OF ...
Posted: Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Samesame But Different 10th Anniversary
Posted: Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Tartu City of Literature international residency program
This is a 2-month residency in April - May. Applications close 20 February!
Posted: Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Reflections on 2024 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency
From the moment I arrived in Ōtepoti Dunedin to begin my residency at the Caselberg House, I was made to feel at home.
Posted: Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
Poetry Shelf celebrates the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry 2025 Longlist
Emma Neale
Posted: Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
This is the place where souls come to be mended
These are the words of poet Annie Villiers, who recently represented Ōtepoti City of Literature in Heidelberg’s “Poetry ...
Posted: Tuesday Feb 04, 2025
The Ockham NZ Book Awards 2025 longlist is announced!
Warmest congratulations to all the nominees ...
Posted: Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Today on Write Spot - Neville Peat
Neville Peat recently received the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement (Non-Fiction) 2024. He di...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Enrolments are open for the Whitireia Graduate Diploma in Publishing (Applied)
Start date: 24 February 2025
Posted: Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Review: Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit by Emma Neale
Anuja Mitra admires the empathy and reminder of our shared humanity within Emma Neale's new poetry collection, LIAR, LIA...
Posted: Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Central Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Collection
A fascinating record of high-end New Zealand fashion and an enigmatic collector.
Posted: Monday Jan 27, 2025
Books of Mana: 180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance edited by Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla and Jeanette Wikaira
Out on 3 February 2025
Posted: Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Dunedin Fringe '25 Programme Preview
Dunedin Fringe co-directors Ruth Harvey and Kate Schrader preview this year's festival, with online ticket sales now und...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 22, 2025
Applications are invited for the 2025 University of Otago City of Literature PhD Scholarship
Applicants can apply any time; however, all applications will be reviewed after 31 January each year for that year's sch...
Posted: Monday Jan 20, 2025
Fringe event to celebrate 25 years
The Dunedin Fringe Festival team have hit the ground running, as they work to bring together more than 85 shows and even...
Posted: Monday Jan 20, 2025
Nine Dots Prize - The 2024/2025 question: Is data failing us?
Applications close 27 January 2025
Posted: Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Check out the prestigious 2025 Dublin Literary Award Longlist
Congratulations to our very own Laurence Fearnley, nominated by Dunedin Public Libraries, for At The Grand Glacier Hotel...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 15, 2025
Book Review: The Pets We Have Killed by Barbara Else
Posted: Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Prime Minister’s Award - Neville Peat
Posted: Monday Jan 13, 2025
Coming out in 2025 Books of Mana
180 Māori-Authored Books of Significance edited by Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla and Jeanette Wikaira
Posted: Monday Jan 13, 2025
Submit your work for the Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award
Entries close 31 October – get your manuscript in today!
Posted: Friday Jan 10, 2025
NZ Booklovers Review - Landfall 248
The spring 2024 edition of Landfall reaffirms its place as Aotearoa New Zealand’s preeminent arts and literary journal, ...
Posted: Friday Jan 10, 2025
Write On with Beverly Martens
With guests Stacey Teague, UBS Summer Writer in Residence and Rob Foote
Posted: Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Julie Woods: Connecting the world by dots
Julie Woods is "connecting the world with dots" by aiming to write one million names in Braille
Posted: Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Literary Lifelines
Pouhere Taonga — Heritage New Zealand has a story about the Tuwhare Crib and Residency in their summer 2024 edition of t...
Posted: Wednesday Jan 08, 2025
Apply for a 1 month residency in Ljubljana!
Ljubljana City of Literature are offering two 1 month residencies in in April and November 2025 to writers from UNESCO C...
Posted: Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Praise the Lord playwright residency
Entries due midnight 17 January 2025
Posted: Monday Jan 06, 2025
Medical experience informs novel
Mira Harrison’s first novel, One In Three, deals with the challenges of being a new doctor
Posted: Monday Jan 06, 2025
Calling all young writers!
Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize - entries close Friday 28 March 2025
Posted: Friday Dec 20, 2024
Round One of the Arts Practitioners Fund is now open for 2025 activities!
Applications close Monday, 13 January 2025
Posted: Friday Dec 20, 2024
Open call for international writing residencies at Vil·la Joana (Barcelona) 2025!
Submit your application before 24 January 2025 and live a unique experience in the heart of Collserola Park.
Posted: Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Today on Write Spot: Mira Harrison - Doctor and Writer
Mira Harrison has released her first novel, One In Three, based on her experiences as a junior doctor in NHS hospitals i...
Posted: Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Paula Green Honoured with 2025 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Storylines is delighted to announce poet Paula Green as the 2025 recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.
Posted: Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Book review: Perch edited by Michelle Elvy
Ash Davida Jane reviews Perch edited by Michelle Elvy published by At the Bay | I te Kokoru
Posted: Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
#17Booksfor17SDGs 2024 Campaign
Shining a light on SDGs and our Ōtepoti authors
Posted: Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Read A Conversation with the Emperor by Kirstie McKinnon
the inner critic goes outside
Posted: Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Importance of literary award ‘slightly dawning’
We are so thrilled for our very own Neville Peat - recognised with the 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievem...
Posted: Monday Dec 16, 2024
Calling all young writers!
It's that time again! Entries for the 2025 Landfall Young Writers' Essay Competition are open - Entries close 31 March 2...
Posted: Friday Dec 13, 2024
Poetry Shelf summer readings: Emma Neale
Over the summer months Poetry Shelf is hosting a series of readings from the incredible range of poetry collections publ...
Posted: Thursday Dec 12, 2024
The 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults judges have been announced!
Two highly experienced panels that include bestselling and award-winning authors, illustrators, editors, book reviewers,...
Posted: Wednesday Dec 11, 2024
Landfall 248: Spring 248 is here!
Landfall 248: Spring 2024 is dedicated to the late Vincent O’Sullivan, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most influential wr...
Posted: Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Short story: Annie, My Anne, by Barbara Else
One of the best and most beautiful short stories of the year by a master of the form
Posted: Monday Dec 09, 2024
Nominations for Springboard 2025 are open!
Make Your Nomination before Friday 13 December
Posted: Monday Dec 09, 2024
Reducing sickness anxiety for children
Demystifying the world of bacteria for children is the goal for one Dunedin medical laboratorist.
Posted: Friday Dec 06, 2024
Poetry Shelf celebrates Brian Turner’s Literary Award with three poems
Posted: Friday Dec 06, 2024
Less than a week left to donate a book to a child in need this Christmas
If you've been thinking about buying a book or two to donate, now is the time to do it.
Posted: Thursday Dec 05, 2024
2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement
Heartfelt congratulations to our very own Neville Peat, who has been recognised with the 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for...
Posted: Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Review: The Pets We Have Killed, by Barbara Else
Accomplished storyteller Barbara Else has a wide-ranging body of work. Anna Scaife considers how the attention-grabbing ...
Posted: Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Today on Write Spot - The Pets We Have Killed
Author Barbara Else discusses her most recent work, adult short-fiction collection, The Pets We Have Killed.
Posted: Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Publication of writing, art ‘pretty cool’
Two Dunedin secondary school pupils agree having their work featured in a national magazine is a pretty cool accomplishm...
Posted: Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
New OAR FM Show!
Borsch Club - Immerse yourself in Ukrainian culture and stories!
Posted: Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
My Sore Throat – Demystifying Medical Laboratory Science for Children
Manu Scripts Publishing announces with great pride the launch of its second book, My Sore Throat, written by Dr Heather ...
Posted: Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Ōtepoti writers make the world a better place
Discover Local Taoka in the City of Literature Collection
Posted: Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
2025 Bucheon Diaspora Literary Award - Call for Nominations
Nominations close 13 Dec 2024
Posted: Tuesday Dec 03, 2024