TV3's Newshub took a look at New Zealand's booming children's book industry in a story…
PANZJanuary 22, 2019
2019 Yale scholarship recipient Tom Rennie Despite tough competition the recipient of the W.E. and…
PANZDecember 17, 2018
Heading into Christmas, sales of New Zealand-published children’s books are on a roll —helping the…
PANZDecember 12, 2018
To celebrate a bumper year of publishing we asked our members to pick a favourite…
PANZDecember 11, 2018
PANZ is delighted to announce the successful recipients of the 2018 Creative New Zealand National Publishing…
PANZDecember 4, 2018
PANZ is delighted to announce the successful recipients of the 2018 Creative New Zealand National Publishing…
PANZDecember 4, 2018
L-R: Peter Dowling, Catriona Ferguson, Indonesian Literary Agent Alda Trisda and IPA President Elect Hugo…
PANZOctober 18, 2018
Sam Elworthy, Director, Auckland University Press reports: I wore two hats at the Frankfurt Book…
PANZOctober 18, 2018
New Zealand publishers are gearing up for the most important book event of the year,…
PANZOctober 9, 2018
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Debut novelist wins country’s richest literary prize
Westport writer Becky Manawatu has won this year’s $55,000 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction for her first novel, Auē. Manawatu’s win was announced during…
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Book publishers struggling to keep Kiwi stories alive through Covid-19
Kiwi book publishers are struggling to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April. The Publishers Association of New Zealand/Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) says members are reporting zero or minimal…
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Special Round of Copyright Licensing New Zealand Contestable Fund Grants
If you're working on a writing or publishing project that has arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand writing and publishing sector due…
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Go Virtual For 2020 Winners’ Announcements
The winners of the country’s premier literary honours – the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – will be delivered to the nation online, on the original date set down for…
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Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa: A new programme announcement from The Coalition for Books
New Zealand schools, libraries and early childhood education centres are keen to ensure that children are still able to enjoy all that a good book has to offer during these…
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Excellence Drives Fierce Competition in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ Shortlist
Debut writers and literary luminaries vie for the country’s premier book honours in today’s finalist announcement of 16 compelling works that explore and re-imagine the natural, cultural and creative landscapes…
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