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New OUP publisher named
Dr Sue Wootton has been named the new publisher for Otago University Press and will officially take up the role in April.
Posted: Monday February 22, 2021
Advice for writers, from writers
Tips for improving your craft and productivity from our UNESCO Virtual Writers in Residence
Posted: Monday February 22, 2021
Eggleton to judge Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award
New Zealand Poet Laureate David Eggleton will judge the Kathleen Grattan prize for 2021.
Posted: Friday February 19, 2021
NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of well-known authors and new writers.
Posted: Friday February 19, 2021
Murals for Bath St Pump Surround – Expression of Interest
Posted: Friday February 19, 2021
Te Tahua Whakahaumaru Creative Arts Recovery and Employment (CARE) Fund
Posted: Thursday February 18, 2021
Kidman Otago's Irish Writing Fellow
Wellington author Dame Fiona Kidman has been appointed as the University of Otago’s inaugural Irish Writing Fellow.
Posted: Thursday February 18, 2021
Poetry Shelf celebrates Ockham NZ Book Award Poetry Longlist: A Bill Manhire poem and audio link
Posted: Thursday February 18, 2021
Laura Jean McKay: winning Australia's richest literary prize
Palmerston North-based writer Laura Jean McKay recently won $125,000 at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, taking out the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Fiction award for her novel The Animals in That Country.
Posted: Tuesday February 16, 2021
Centre for the Book World Book Day Lecture and Dinner, 4 March
The Centre for the Book is delighted to offer the annual World Book Day Lecture, this year on Thursday, 4 March, at 5:30 pm in Archway 2.
Posted: Tuesday February 16, 2021
Pacific celebrated at Dunedin festival
The colour and vibrancy of Pasifika returned in style at the inaugural Moana Nui Festival in Dunedin at the weekend.
Posted: Sunday February 14, 2021
Underwater series tells NZ’s maritime stories
A joint project for Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Heritage New Zealand, and Fiordland-based tourism operator Fiordland Expeditions explores the history of Dusky Sound.
Posted: Sunday February 14, 2021
Taking up residency in a blizzard
My screen time is up 46%. I have divested myself of Facebook, cancelled my ongoing TradeMe favourite searches (NomD, futon and Dr Martens 39, since you ask) and turned off my notifications. And yet, my screen time is up 46%, writes Liz Breslin.
Posted: Sunday February 14, 2021
Poetry Shelf celebrates Ockham NZ Book Award poetry long list: Rhian Gallagher reads from Far-Flung
Posted: Friday February 12, 2021
Feast of Riches: A Review of The Dark Is Light Enough
Dr Benjamin Pittman on the richness of the life of Ralph Hotere.
Posted: Friday February 12, 2021
Fringe offers eclectic selection
Dunedin Fringe Festival is the first major event out of the box for 2021, and has a huge programme to offer local audiences.
Posted: Thursday February 11, 2021
Free Webinar Series for emerging writers on short fiction writing skills
Posted: Thursday February 11, 2021
Youth Mentorship Programme 2021 Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills.
Posted: Wednesday February 10, 2021
FUND TO PROTECT TAONGA ON MARAE
Posted: Wednesday February 10, 2021
The Adam NZ Play Award Shortlist is out.
Congratulations to everyone.
Posted: Tuesday February 9, 2021