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The Division of Humanities Supervisor of the Year Winner is….. Dr Lynley Edmeades

Congratulations to Dr Lynley Edmeades, who was recognised as the Humanities Supervisor of the Year at Wednesday's OUSA S...

Posted: Monday Nov 17, 2025

Ara Toi on Air

Sean caught up with Sihle Ntuli, the 2025 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Resident.

Posted: Monday Nov 17, 2025

Special event images

Tony Eyre paid a visit to his hometown Auckland for a special book event at the Northern Club for The Book Collector: Re...

Posted: Monday Nov 17, 2025

Poet Sihle Ntuli Concludes Dunedin Residency with Octagon Poetry Collective Reading

Posted: Monday Nov 17, 2025

Celebrating Landfall's 250th issue

‘I wrote partly because Landfall was there’Writers on their first publications in New Zealand’s oldest literary journal.

Posted: Thursday Nov 13, 2025

Kherson: Human Safari - available to watch

The story of Kherson, Ukraine's most dangerous city, told by its people. Invasion, occupation. They protest. After liber...

Posted: Thursday Nov 13, 2025

Painting a pivotal moment

Red Cockerel (1924, oil on canvas) by Frances Hodgkins is celebrated in a piece by Lucy Hammonds in today's ODT.

Posted: Wednesday Nov 12, 2025

Enquire now about joining Whitireia Publishing in 2026!

Learn everything you need to start your career in books with the Whitireia Graduate Diploma in Publishing

Posted: Wednesday Nov 12, 2025

How is your looking Raumati Reading Stack looking?

Check out the Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue, which features a fantastic selection of non-fiction, poetry, fiction and ki...

Posted: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025

Nominate a Champion of Stories

Nominations close 30 November – nominate your champion of stories today!

Posted: Tuesday Nov 11, 2025

Springboard 2026 nominations are now open!

Nominations for the Springboard Class of '26 are open until 5 December 2025.

Posted: Monday Nov 10, 2025

Kiwi Christmas Books - spread the joy of literature

University Book Shop Otago are accepting donations up until December 12.

Posted: Monday Nov 10, 2025

OUP publisher Sue Wootton talks to Bill Southworth on Heritage Matters, OAR FM about Landfall Tauraka

In this programme, Gregor Campbell discovers Dunedin was once a city of heroes, a Venerable Literary and Arts Magazine c...

Posted: Monday Nov 10, 2025

Inaugural TAHI Ōtepoti seeking expressions of interest!

Expression of interest open: 7 November 2025 – 31 January 2026

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

Parallels to home notable in residency

Looking back on his residency, poet Sihle Ntuli, has gained a deeper understanding of the city and country.

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

‘Extraordinary’ writer recognised

Dunedin author Barbara Else has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement.

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

Poetry Shelf celebrates Starling: New Writing from Young New Zealanders

Starling is a go-to online poetry space for writers under 25: wide-ranging in form, voice, subject matter, mood. It’s vi...

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

Calling all unpublished illustrators!

The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award is now open for submissions! Entries close 30 November 2025

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

2025 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced

Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa is delighted to announce the 2025 Storylines...

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

Field Notes: Haehaenui, Arrowtown 29 Nov

Poetic Justice Wānaka present: a spoken word and storytelling event at Wilson & Dorset, Cowie's Cottage, Haehaenui Arrow...

Posted: Friday Nov 07, 2025

2025 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement

We are so thrilled that our very own Barbara Else MNZM has been recognised and tonight will receive the 2025 Prime Minis...

Posted: Thursday Nov 06, 2025

It's that time of year - UBS are kicking off their 2025 Staff Picks!

Looking for your next summer read or not sure where to start with Christmas presents? The UBS team have selected their f...

Posted: Thursday Nov 06, 2025

University Book Shop Otago November Events

Celebrate literary royalty from close to home and further afield this month at the University Book Shop!

Posted: Wednesday Nov 05, 2025

Mining is the Pits Poetry Reading

Central Stories Museum, Alexandra6:30 pm–8:30 pm, Saturday 22 November 2025

Posted: Wednesday Nov 05, 2025

Today on Write Spot

Roger Hickin is in Dunedin to launch two books - a biography of Dunedin poet Peter Olds titled Minding His Own Poetry Co...

Posted: Wednesday Nov 05, 2025

Connecting Creative Cities: Whanganui and Vilnius and Ōtepoti

Scott Flutey’s internship at Vilnius City of Literature, Lithuania reinforces the special connection between three UNESC...

Posted: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

Opportunity for Ōtepoti Dunedin rangatahi aged 15-18!

OAR FM are teaming up with Netsafe to create a brand-new podcast early next year - and they are looking for rangatahi ag...

Posted: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

New book: 'The Tear Bottle' by Annemarie Jutel

Last Friday University Book Shop Otago hosted Annemarie Jutel talking about her fantastic new graphic novel The Tear Bot...

Posted: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

Len Cook: South Dunedin to Whitehall - As told to Les Hill

Published by Mary Egan Publishing, November 2025

Posted: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

Breton Dukes, winner of the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025

Congratulations to Breton Dukes on winning the $10,000 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 to work on a collec...

Posted: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025

UNESCO Cities of Literature are proud to welcome ten new cities to the network!

We are delighted to share some insights about the cities:

Posted: Monday Nov 03, 2025

Tusiata Avia named as 2026 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence

Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Inst...

Posted: Monday Nov 03, 2025

Wednesday’s Children by Robin Hyde

Wednesday’s Children returns to print in this beautifully designed edition, celebrating the enduring work of Robin Hyde.

Posted: Monday Nov 03, 2025

Mana by Tāme Iti (Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ, 2025)

Iconic Māori activist, artist, and performer Tāme Iti shares his extraordinary life, defined by resistance, resilience, ...

Posted: Monday Nov 03, 2025

From writing exercise to winning story

Congratulations to all of the winners in Writer 2025, the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka’s annual creative wri...

Posted: Friday Oct 31, 2025

Laureates Line Up: A Poetry Reading

Part of National Library 60th Birthday series. Thursday 27 November 2025, 6pm to 8pm, Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), Nat...

Posted: Friday Oct 31, 2025

2026 Dunedin Fringe Moana Artist Grant Applications are NOW OPEN!

Grant applications close: Monday 10 November 2025

Posted: Friday Oct 31, 2025

NZ Tokelau Language Week

Celebrate Tokelau Language Week: 26 October - 1 November

Posted: Thursday Oct 30, 2025

Author Talk | Lynley Edmeades with Kiran Dass

Scorpio Books, Christchurch - Thu 27th November 2025 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Posted: Thursday Oct 30, 2025

Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

Get your autographed copy of Tāme Iti's memoir, MANA.

Posted: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

Over the Road: an original work by Peter Olds

With 10 illustrations from woodcuts & a portrait of the author by Wayne Seyb (Cold Hub Press, October 2025)

Posted: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

Dunedin Fringe Festival are hiring!

Posted: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

MINDING HIS OWN POETRY COMPOSING BUSINESS a biography of Peter Olds

By Roger Hickin (Cold Hub Press, October 2025)

Posted: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

Queenstown Writers Festival 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2025

So many great events including ...

Posted: Tuesday Oct 28, 2025

From nuclear war to Y2K in Dunedin exhibition

Clinton Rowe is displaying some of his unique collection including Y2K ephemera at the Wall Street Mall next week.

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

Visiting International Publishers Program 2026

Applications are open for participation in the 2026 Visiting International Publishers (VIPs) program. Applications close...

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

Poetry Shelf Protest series

Reading Poetry to Rare Lizards – Poetry in Defence of the Environment

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

History and archaeology 'chose me' - Professor Atholl Anderson

Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu), archaeologist and historian, and author of The Welcome of Strangers: The History ...

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

Otago Settlers Association Newsletter Book News

Thomas Gilchrist and Sons Limited of the Maniototo: The Story of New Zealand's Longest Operating General Store and the c...

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

Basking in the Golden Glow

Check out this article snipped from the latest Otago Settlers Association Newsletter, edited by Austin Gee.

Posted: Monday Oct 27, 2025

2025 Pikihuia Awards

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the 2025 Pikihuia Awards especially former Burns Fellow Becky Manawa...