An incident in Millers Flat

Kyle Mewburn tells the story behind the house she bought after conducting the land transfer in Gore

Posted: Thursday Mar 21, 2024

10 Questions with the editors of Katūīvei

Contemporary Pasifika Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand

Posted: Wednesday Mar 20, 2024

Book Launch Invitation

You are invited to the book launch of In the shape of his hand lay a river, Iona Winter

Posted: Monday Mar 18, 2024

2024 Robert Burns Fellow, Mikaela Nyman's poetry collection nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize

Congratulations to 2024 Robert Burns Fellow, Mikaela Nyman whose poetry collection is nominated for the Nordic Council L...

Posted: Tuesday Feb 27, 2024

'How Perfectly Delicious!'

David Eggleton reviews:

Posted: Monday Feb 12, 2024

Book Launched: Praha v me krvi, Jindra Tichá (Echo, 2023)

In her fresh memoirs, Jindra Tichá returns to the Czechoslovak reality of the 1950s and 1960s, her journey to exile in E...

Posted: Friday Feb 09, 2024

Read NZ Author Q&A: Ella West

Ella West, author of six YA novels (including the NZ Book Award shortlisted Thieves), chats writing for young adults, le...

Posted: Wednesday Jan 24, 2024

Whimsical ‘click-a-path’ adventure story out now for summer

The ManyEnding Story is a coming-of-age tale with a difference. Written by Robert Burns Fellow Kathryn van Beek, the fre...

Posted: Tuesday Jan 23, 2024

Extract: ‘The Tiriti Translator’ and ‘Aloneness’ winners of the 2023 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize

‘The Tiriti Translator’ by Jilly O’Brien and ‘Aloneness’ by Tim Saunders were announced the dual winners of The 2023 Cas...

Posted: Monday Jan 22, 2024

Local author Swapna Haddow leads popular Festival events for tamariki

The 2023 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival curated a selection of literary experiences based on the central theme Te Pū...

Posted: Friday Jan 19, 2024

Recent works of poetry

Hamesh Wyatt reviews recent works of poetr

Posted: Friday Jan 19, 2024

School’s out for summer!

Here’s a great activity to entertain children and help them with their reo. Take a look at this gorgeous colouring page ...

Posted: Tuesday Jan 16, 2024

Xmas: the best poetry books of 2023

Erena Shingade selects the 10 best poetry collections of 2023

Posted: Monday Dec 18, 2023

Adventures in bookland: From paperbacks to first editions

Dunedin collector Tony Eyre looks back on a life with literature

Posted: Tuesday Dec 12, 2023

Poetry Box review:

Tulip and Sprout by Emma Wood & Carla Martell

Posted: Monday Jun 19, 2023