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The place to find dates for literary festivals, events and awards. An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Upcoming Events

  1. Featherston Book Town Karukatea Festival

    2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!

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  2. Featherston Book Town Karukatea Festival

    2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!

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  3. Featherston Book Town Karukatea Festival

    2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!

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  4. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  5. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  6. Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Ceremony

    The winners of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Auckland.

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  7. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  8. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  9. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  10. Auckland Writers Festival

    The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

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  11. New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults shortlist announced

    The shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced.

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  12. NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival 2025: June 20 to 27

    Aotearoa's premier mountain festival with literary leanings!

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  13. Marlborough Book Festival 2025

    An annual weekend of wonderful writers and curious audiences in beautiful Marlborough.

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  14. New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winners announced-2025

    The winers of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced at a ceremony in Wellington.

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  15. Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2025

    Hold onto your sonnets, it's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day.

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  16. Lit – Whanganui Booklovers Festival

    Lit. Whanganui Booklovers Festival conjures a diverse bi-annual programme of books, reading, writing, authors, discussion, and ideas from across the motu and beyond, to entertain, educate and charm our Whanganui bookloving community.

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  17. Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2025

    Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival will be held from 17 to 19 October 2025.

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