Philippa Werry News Today

For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an established writer, poet, playwright. The NZ Society of Authors Mentor programme 2024 seeks applications from writers looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual community, ...

Despite all New Zealanders being either migrants or descendants of migrants, until now there has been no single book on the topic. New Zealand Migration fills that gap for general readers, while also aligning with the new history curriculum. In ...

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A debut Dunedin author has tasted instant success for her "poetic and beautifully written" story. Susan Wardell took home the best first book prize...

This is the first time a bilingual book has won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award.

10 August For the first time a bilingual book has taken out the top prize at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te rātō) was tonight presented ...

Kete Books and Storylines have launched a new monthly bestseller list to help showcase and promote the excellent junior and young adult fiction books written and published in Aotearoa New Zealand. View the Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young ...

We are pleased to announce that five writers have been shortlisted for an award that celebrates fresh writing with a 'unique and original vision'. NZSA congratulates shortlisted writers Susanna Elliffe, Melanie Kwang, Wes Lee, Lee Murray, and Kathryn ...

Hound the Detective, Kimberly Andrews (Penguin Random House NZ) Kōwhai and the Giants, Kate Parker (Mary Egan Publishing) The Hug Blanket, Chris Gurney, illustrated by Lael Chisholm (Scholastic New Zealand) This Is Where I Stand, Philippa Werry, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart (Scholastic New Zealand) The books vying for the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award presented the judges with eclectic plot lines and endearing characters and they struggled to narrow down to a short...