St Bernadette’s and the bees

Posted: Friday May 21, 2021

A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Paula Morris and Alison Wong.

Reviewed by Saradha Koirala for The Academy of New Zealand Literature.

Posted: Thursday May 20, 2021

Carisbrook School Junior Team Poem

Posted: Wednesday May 19, 2021

Sargeson Prize Short story competition

Posted: Wednesday May 19, 2021

The Amazing Andy Bay School Poem

Posted: Wednesday May 19, 2021

Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature Participates in Manchester’s Online Poetry Exhibition

Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature was delighted to take part in a virtual exhibition curated by Manchester UNESCO City o...

Posted: Monday May 17, 2021

Join the SSBD Board

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

Ockham NZ Book Awards 2021 Winners Announced

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

Author’s awards cover full spectrum

One of Dunedin’s most celebrated and versatile authors has added yet another award to an already bulging trophy cabinet.

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

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...

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

PLAYWRIGHTS b4 25

Playmarket and Auckland Live are thrilled to announce the short-listed plays and playwrights for this year's Playwrights...

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

Application forms for the Caselberg Creative Connections Residency 2022 are available now

Submissions will be accepted until 5pm on the 31st May!

Posted: Thursday May 13, 2021

Study English at Otago University

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 manag...

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 07, 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 ...

Posted: Friday May 07, 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 Holl...

Posted: Thursday May 06, 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 Read...

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 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 lit...

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 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 05, 2021

Second Creative Spaces funding round opens

Second Creative Spaces funding round opens

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 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, w...

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 2021

Writers & Readers Festival features NZ’s top talent

Curating a festival during a global pandemic would be tough for anyone, but it is a challenge Hannah Molloy has embraced...

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 2021

Collaboration honours print and publishing trade

Bespoke hardcover book Alert Level Four is the fruit of a special collaboration, says author Athol Parks. Parks worked w...

Posted: Wednesday May 05, 2021

The Gifts of Gary Blackman

Thomas McLean has lived in Dunedin for 16 years, during which time he has had the chance to enjoy the city's artistic ri...

Posted: Tuesday May 04, 2021

Remembering Dave Cull

Posted: Tuesday May 04, 2021

Commutes given a literary flavour

Dunedin commuters will have something new to read while waiting for the bus this morning.

Posted: Tuesday May 04, 2021

Heritage Decals on Bus Shelters

We are proud to collaborate with Unesco City of Literature and the Hocken Library to celebrate Dunedin’s transport herit...

Posted: Tuesday May 04, 2021

Nook and Cranny act ‘so different’

Lift music traditionally has a soothing quality as people are taken up and down in an uncomfortably enclosed space.

Posted: Monday May 03, 2021

Seasons of Summers

The upcoming Reed Gallery exhibition Seasons of Summers: New Zealand’s Queen of Romance celebrates New Zealand’s prolifi...

Posted: Monday May 03, 2021

Thrill of starting something new

Inspired by her travels through the South Island of New Zealand, Auckland best-selling author Nalini Singh has added thr...

Posted: Friday Apr 30, 2021

Committed to his community

Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull is being remembered as an articulate advocate for the city, an inclusive leader and a man...

Posted: Wednesday Apr 28, 2021