Latest happenings
Richard Langston's heartfelt Mother's Day poem
Born to a Lebanese immigrant family in Dunedin, and a Country Calendar director by trade, Richard Langston is constantly refreshing his acquaintance with the country he calls home through the form of poetry.
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
PLAYWRIGHTS b4 25
Playmarket and Auckland Live are thrilled to announce the short-listed plays and playwrights for this year's Playwrights b4 25 competition.
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Application forms for the Caselberg Creative Connections Residency 2022 are available now
Submissions will be accepted until 5pm on the 31st May!
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Study English at Otago University
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Check out the latest captivating Oral History Podcasts – so special, thank you NZSA
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Poetry Shelf celebrates new books: Nine poets read from A Clear Dawn
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Transport Decals
Every week we will be showing off one of our Transport decals.
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
The conclusion of Philip Temple's biography of Maurice Shadbolt
He wrestled with demons, including depression and alcohol, for most of his life. But writer Maurice Shadbolt still managed to produce several seminal New Zealand novels, as well as some outstanding journalism.
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Poetry Shelf Theme Season: Ten poems about dreaming
Posted: Wednesday May 12, 2021
Unseen forces make great fantasy
Being legally blind since birth, Steff Green has dealt with rejection her whole life.
Posted: Friday May 7, 2021
35 Years of Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi: Nominations Open Now
Creative New Zealand is proud to recognise 35 years of Ngā Taonga Toi o Te Waka Toi, the Te Waka Toi Awards in 2021 and are calling for nominations recognising artistic excellence, achievement and contribution of Māori artists working in customary and contemporary Māori arts.
Posted: Thursday May 6, 2021
Map for the Heart: Ida Valley essays by Jillian Sullivan reviewed by Tim Saunders for Landfall Review online
Posted: Thursday May 6, 2021
A Clear Dawn reviewed by Claire Mabey for Kete books
Posted: Thursday May 6, 2021
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