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Upcoming Events
Book Launch | Mahjong by Nicole Wong
Scorpio Books and The Mahjong Project warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora by Nicole Wong. All welcome, refreshments provided.
Check out the eventBook Launch | The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw
Scorpio Books and Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Lost Saint by local award-winning author Rachael Craw. All welcome, refreshments provided.
Check out the eventFeatherston Book Town Karukatea Festival
2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!
Check out the eventFeatherston Book Town Karukatea Festival
2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!
Check out the eventFeatherston Book Town Karukatea Festival
2025 Karukatea Festival will be extra special as it will be Featherston Booktown's 10th Anniversary!
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventOckham New Zealand Book Awards Ceremony
The winners of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Auckland.
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventAuckland Writers Festival
The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.
Check out the eventNew 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.
Check out the eventNZ Mountain Film and Book Festival 2025: June 20 to 27
Aotearoa's premier mountain festival with literary leanings!
Check out the eventMarlborough Book Festival 2025
An annual weekend of wonderful writers and curious audiences in beautiful Marlborough.
Check out the eventNew 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.
Check out the eventPhantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2025
Hold onto your sonnets, it's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day.
Check out the eventLit – 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.
Check out the eventDunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2025
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival will be held from 17 to 19 October 2025.
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