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Upcoming Events
National Poetry Day
Explore the vivid, fabulous selection of events taking place on National Poetry Day
Check out the eventBalance in children's and young adult literature in NZ: a Storylines Trust Panel Event
A Storylines Trust Panel Event in conjunction with Hamilton Book Month
Check out the eventWORD Christchurch Festival
Ideas, stories, kōrero, books.
Check out the eventNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winners announced
The ceremony to announce the 2024 winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Check out the eventBooks Alive Finalists Events for Wellington Schools
Free Books Alive events, featuring a selection of the finalists in the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults with sessions for upper primary, intermediate, and secondary school students.
Check out the eventWORD Christchurch Festival programme launches
The WORD Christchurch Festival line-up will be revealed on 3 July!
Check out the eventBook Launch: Bad Archive
All are welcome to celebrate the launch of Bad Archive by Flora Feltham at Unity Books, Wellington.
Check out the eventBook Launch: The Social Space of the Essay
All welcome to celebrate the launch of Ian Wedde's essay collection: The Social Space of the Essay, 2003–2023.
Check out the eventWriting Dangerously: Claire Mabey and Louise Wallace in conversation
Hear authors Claire Mabey and Louise Wallace discuss their new books at the University Book Shop, Otago.
Check out the eventAn evening with Ray Wood at Wardini Books
Join Wardini Books Napier for an evening with author and geologist, Ray Wood.
Check out the eventAuthor Talk: Laurence Fearnley at Scorpio Books
Laurence Fearnley will be in conversation with Morrin Rout at this free event at Scorpio Books.
Check out the eventBook Launch | ‘Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand’
You are warmly invited to the launch of ‘Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand’.
Check out the eventThe Marlborough Book Festival 2024
An annual weekend of wonderful writers and curious audiences in beautiful Marlborough. 25 to 28 July 2024.
Check out the eventLee Murray in Conversation
Winner of the Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize, Lee Murray will be in conversation with Kathryn Burnett discussing her new book Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud.
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