News and Opportunities
Literary flagstones well worth looking down on
The Dunedin Writers’ Walk has maintained a low profile for the past 25 years but Tony Eyre argues it is worth more than ...
Posted: Monday March 19, 2018
Novel shines fresh light on women’s suffrage as New Zealand celebrates 125 years
“Before I could stop myself I stood up in my seat and boasted that I had met Mrs Sheppard when we berthed in Christchurc...
Posted: Tuesday March 13, 2018
Heidelberg - City in Focus
Being asked about their first associations with Heidelberg, most people all over the world would probably name the castl...
Posted: Wednesday March 7, 2018
Otago well represented in 2018 Ockhams shortlist
A widely praised collection from a leading New Zealand poet, and an exciting new environmental history of the settlement...
Posted: Tuesday March 6, 2018
Reed Gallery exhibition celebrates A.H. Reed’s original gift to Dunedin
The latest Reed Gallery exhibition marks the seventieth anniversary of A.H. Reed’s original gift of his rare book and ma...
Posted: Friday March 2, 2018
Muse, an exhibition of artworks inspired by the Dunedin Public Libraries Collection.
Hidden amongst the Dunedin Public Libraries collection is a large group of artists.
To celebrate the Creative Cities So...
Posted: Wednesday December 20, 2017
Ara Toi Community Hui - Community Presenters Lineup
Join the Creative Dunedin Partnership to present, enjoy and discuss progress on Ara Toi Ōtepoti – Our Creative Future, D...
Posted: Wednesday November 29, 2017
Exclusive invitation to celebrate the recently launched Otago Fonebook 1.
Creative Cities Southern Hui are thrilled to offer this exclusive invitation to our delegates.
Posted: Wednesday November 22, 2017
Norwich: 900 years a literary city
Ōtepoti – He Puna Auaha, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature
is excited to welcome you to the
Creative Cities Southern H...
Posted: Monday November 20, 2017
Transforming creativity, collaboration and community
Ōtepoti – He Puna Auaha, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature is excited to welcome you to the Creative Cities Southern Hu...
Posted: Wednesday November 15, 2017
Dunedin City of Literature welcomes Bologna City of Music
Ōtepoti – He Puna Auaha, Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature is excited to welcome you to the Creative Cities Southern Hui...
Posted: Monday November 13, 2017
Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award winner inspired by polar experience
Kāpiti poet Alison Glenny has won the 2017 Kathleen Grattan Award with ‘The Farewell Tourist’, a poetry collection inspi...
Posted: Monday November 6, 2017
Landfall Essay Competition winners share prize for radically different topics
Two New Zealand essayists writing on very different topics – life as an army recruit and the power of scent – are joint ...
Posted: Monday November 6, 2017
Exhibition by Sam Foley at the Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery
The exhibition by Sam Foley at the Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery is a collection of paintings in, of and around about D...
Posted: Tuesday October 31, 2017
Invitation to the Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery
Delegates are warmly invited to stroll with us to the Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery (nearby at 2 Dowling Street) on 30 ...
Posted: Tuesday October 31, 2017
Jealous Saboteurs Teen Writing Competition
Open to young people in years 9-13 of high school
Posted: Friday October 27, 2017
A Heritage Christmas
This Reed Gallery exhibition showcases a Christmas-themed assortment of variegated works for all ages from the Heritage ...
Posted: Wednesday October 25, 2017
Guest Speaker: Steven Edmund Winduo
Creative Cities Southern Hui is excited to welcome STEVEN EDMUND WINDUO as delegate and guest speaker. Steven will be vi...
Posted: Tuesday October 24, 2017
Guest Speaker: Anna Maria Lorusso
Creative Cities Southern Hui is excited to welcome ANNA MARIA LORUSSO as delegate and guest speaker. Anna Maria will be ...
Posted: Monday October 23, 2017
Guest Speaker and Facilitator: Noel Waite
Creative Cities Southern Hui is excited to welcome NOEL WAITE as guest speaker and facilitator. Noel will be speaking at...
Posted: Sunday October 22, 2017
Guest Speaker: Sue Bidrose
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes SUE BIDROSE as delegate and guest speaker. Sue will be speaking at Creative...
Posted: Saturday October 21, 2017
MC: Victor Billot
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes VICTOR BILLOT as delegate and MC. The local writer and poet will be partici...
Posted: Friday October 20, 2017
Guest Speaker: Hera Lindsay Bird
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes HERA LINDSAY BIRD as delegate and guest speaker. Hera will be participating...
Posted: Thursday October 19, 2017
Centre for the Book Symposium: Books & Users
Join the University of Otago Centre for the Book for a day of scholarly presentations and discussions.
Posted: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Association Building Open Day
Come by and view the interior of this art deco fronted, Victorian-built gem in Moray Place.
Posted: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Guest Speaker: Shayne Carter
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes SHAYNE CARTER as guest speaker and delegate. Shayne will be speaking at Cre...
Posted: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Book Lovers' Walking Tours
Posted: Tuesday October 17, 2017
Guest Speaker: Craig Cliff
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes CRAIG CLIFF as delegate and guest speaker. Craig will be participating in e...
Posted: Tuesday October 17, 2017
Guest Speaker: Rosi Crane
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes ROSI CRANE as guest speaker. Rosi will be speaking at Centre for the Book: ...
Posted: Monday October 16, 2017
Guest Speaker: Mayor Dave Cull
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes MAYOR DAVE CULL as delegate and guest speaker. Dave will be participating i...
Posted: Sunday October 15, 2017
Guest Speaker: Phillippa Duffy
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes PHILLIPPA DUFFY as guest speaker. Phillippa will be speaking at Centre for ...
Posted: Saturday October 14, 2017
Special Guest: Lawrie Forbes
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes LAWRIE FORBES. Lawrie will generously be opening his Athenaeum building for...
Posted: Friday October 13, 2017
Muse: An Exhibition of Artworks Inspired by the Dunedin Public Libraries Collection
Hidden amongst the Dunedin Public Libraries’ collections is a large group of talented artists. To celebrate the Creative...
Posted: Thursday October 12, 2017
Mayor’s welcome
Kia ora koutou katoa (Greetings, hello to you all)
Posted: Thursday October 12, 2017
Virtual Speaker: Alexander Gillespie
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes ALEXANDER GILLESPIE as virtual speaker. Unable to attend the Hui, Alexander...
Posted: Thursday October 12, 2017
Guest Speaker: David Goodwin
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes DAVID GOODWIN as guest speaker. David will be speaking at Centre for the Bo...
Posted: Wednesday October 11, 2017
Guest Speaker: Aaron Hawkins
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes AARON HAWKINS as delegate and guest speaker. Aaron will be participating in...
Posted: Tuesday October 10, 2017
Guest Speaker: Raymond Huber
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes RAYMOND HUBER as guest speaker. Raymond will be speaking at Centre for the ...
Posted: Monday October 9, 2017
Creative Cities Southern Hui
Posted: Sunday October 8, 2017
Guest Speaker: Welby Ings
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes WELBY INGS as delegate and guest speaker. Welby’s talk, Disobedient voices,...
Posted: Sunday October 8, 2017
Guest Speaker: Warwick Jordan
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes WARWICK JORDAN as guest speaker. Warwick will be opening the Hui for the Ce...
Posted: Saturday October 7, 2017
Guest Speaker: Donald Kerr
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes DONALD KERR as guest speaker. Donald will be speaking at Centre for the Boo...
Posted: Friday October 6, 2017
Short Story Conference
The New Zealand Short Story had its very own conference in Invercargill in early September and Athenaeum committee membe...
Posted: Thursday October 5, 2017
Guest Speaker: Melanie Kidd
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes MELANIE KIDD from Norwich UNESCO City of Literature. Melanie will be speaki...
Posted: Thursday October 5, 2017
Mystery guest: David Loughrey
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes DAVID LOUGHREY as delegate and mystery guest. David will be participating i...
Posted: Wednesday October 4, 2017
Guest Speaker: Karen McAulay
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes KAREN McAULAY as guest speaker. Karen will be speaking at Centre for the Bo...
Posted: Tuesday October 3, 2017
Guest Speaker: Alexandra Newman
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes ALEXANDRA NEWMAN as guest speaker. Alexandra will be speaking at Centre for...
Posted: Monday October 2, 2017
Guest Speaker: Guy Ryan
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes GUY RYAN as delegate and guest speaker. Guy will speaking at Creative Conne...
Posted: Sunday October 1, 2017
Guest Speaker: Victor Rodger
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes VICTOR RODGER as delegate and guest speaker. Victor will be participating i...
Posted: Sunday October 1, 2017
Guest Speaker: Elaine Webster
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes ELAINE WEBSTER as guest speaker. Elaine will be speaking at Centre for the ...
Posted: Saturday September 30, 2017
Guest Speaker: Moira White
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes MOIRA WHITE as guest speaker. Moira will be speaking at Centre for the Book...
Posted: Friday September 29, 2017
Guest Speaker: Iona Winter
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes IONA WINTER as delegate and guest speaker. Iona will be speaking at Creativ...
Posted: Thursday September 28, 2017
Guest Speaker: Sue Wootton
Creative Cities Southern Hui warmly welcomes SUE WOOTTON as guest speaker. Sue will be speaking at Centre for the Book: ...
Posted: Wednesday September 27, 2017
Telling tales
Our lives are all made up of many stories and everyone has a tale to tell.
Posted: Friday September 22, 2017
LIM - LESS IS MORE 2018
International call for projects
“Created by filmmakers for filmmakers”
Posted: Thursday September 21, 2017
Festival of Colour hit The Blue Moments Project to perform in Dunedin
It’s a show that brings new meaning to the phrase “music and lyrics”. The Blue Moments Project, an evening of jazz, blue...
Posted: Friday September 8, 2017
Navigator by Anne Moir
NAVIGATOR, Anne’s first novel, was inspired by her experiences as a child during the post-World War Two era, when many m...
Posted: Tuesday September 5, 2017
September 2017 Script Call
Short Film Otago has a new funding round open for new writers and filmmakers.
It is calling for scripts/film ideas/outl...
Posted: Sunday September 3, 2017
The third New Zealand Young Writers Festival to be held in Dunedin - UNESCO City of Literature.
Sex, dairy farming and feminism are among the unlikely bedfellows at this year’s New Zealand Young Writers Festival, fif...
Posted: Wednesday August 16, 2017
City author wins book awards
Port Chalmers author and illustrator David Elliot has won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award at the New Zealand Bo...
Posted: Monday August 14, 2017