Huge congratulations to James Norcliffe, who has been named the 2027 NZSA President of Honour!

Huge congratulations to James Norcliffe, who has been named the 2027 NZSA President of Honour!

By Otago University Press | Posted: Friday Nov 06, 2026

This prestigious honour recognises James’s outstanding contribution to writing and the literary arts in Aotearoa. OUP is delighted to have recently published his latest poetry collection, A Day Like No Other: Selected poems.

James will deliver the NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2027.

Read more: NZSA announces James Norcliffe as 2027 President of Honour | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa