We are excited to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. Head here to read more about the authors! overland.org.au/2026/03/anno...

Thrilled to share some big news: my next book, The Carnivore Diaries, will be published later this year with Āporo Press 🍎 #TheCarnivoreDiaries #pukapuka #NZbooks @damienlevi.bsky.social

Pō mārie ✨

Research for my next novel… loving this iceberg series from RNZ with artist Joseph Michael. I wish I’d seen this exhibition back in 2017

We’ve nearly made it through January - well done everyone. February’s gonna be wild.

Congratulations to all who made the long-list and a special shout out to my talented pal Mark Forman for his amazing, novelistic biography of Tony Fomison. Y’all should read it, it’s captivating 🫶🥳🤗 thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-01-...

Jacinda Ardern longlisted for this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

Four categories, 44 books, zero AI book covers.

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January Film Club (with super work colleagues) was a hoot and a shocker. Talk about a twist, and now, keen to read the book also 🙌

DELIGHTED to be included as a summer fiction writer for NZ Listener 🥳🙏 A wonderful way to start 2026, and in such fine company, esp @antzlapwood.bsky.social 🥂🥰

Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for highlighting CLUTCH as one of its 2026 most anticipated books! It's hard to believe that my novel is out in just four weeks. Preorders are open and much appreciated! @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social emilynemens.com/books/

Random fiction writing thought: “Raising the stakes“ is rarely “increasing the scope of the threat“ and is almost* always “deepening the character’s emotions.” *Maybe not almost. Maybe just always.

Happy new year! We're now open for fiction collections. The most recently published book from this list, Show Me Where the Hurt Is b @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, was recently longlisted for the PEN/Bingham award. Could YOU be next? Dust off that manuscript, and send it to us!!!

Split/Lip Press@splitlippress.com · 9mo ago

GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!

Happy New Year All, wishing you a wonderful year ahead 🥂✨

For anyone in Aotearoa looking for a worthwhile cause to make a Christmas donation to, please consider the Aunties Christmas appeal. Any contribution is gratefully received. #kikorangi #nzpol givealittle.co.nz/cause/the-au...

The Aunties Christmas Appeal

Your donation to the Aunties this Christmas 2026 will help us to provide Christmas to over 113 children/grandchildren of Aunties Whānau.

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Take care today team.

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

Hey, it's Cozy Up with Fantasy! TODAY ONLY (December 12, 2025), you can get more than 70 (!) cozy fantasy books, from all different authors, for only 99 cents. It includes my yarn shop/witchy sapphic romance Spellcasting On. You can find all the books at: www.cozyupwithfantasy.com

Male colleagues caught in a ‘must have last word infinity loop’ Bring on Christmas 🎄

I sometimes think of scenes I know exist but haven't written yet as rooms I'm struggling to reach. Today I walked into a room I first glimpsed two years ago, and finally witnessed the scene I knew would happen there, a moment a long time coming that did not prevent it from unfolding into surprise.

It's Bandcamp Friday! meaning if you buy music on Bandcamp in the next 24 hours, 100% of the money goes to the artist. I'm grabbing one of the Fu Manchu albums that's missing from my collection isitbandcampfriday.com

Is it Bandcamp Friday?

Is it?

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1/2 Measles outbreak in NZ is not under control. Cases continue to pop up across the country, risk of community transmission high. Measles is highly contagious - please check your immunity before summer travel. ✅ Born after 1969? You need 2 MMR doses. 📞 Symptoms? Call Healthline: 0800 611 116.

… the most dangerous/delightful thing about COUNTING DOWN to the end of the working year is all the amazing books I can’t wait to read… what are you reading this holiday season? 📚💫✨💕

Only a couple days left to apply! Kick off 2026 with a short fiction fix 😎

Anthony Lapwood@antzlapwood.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Want to explore the art of short story writing in a series of supportive workshops with me? Apply for CREW 254 Tri 1 intake by 1 Dec @modernletters.bsky.social ✍️ Students consistently rate the course excellent. Or to quote from a recent thank you card: "BEST EVER." www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...

‘We are calling for essays from young people campaigning for a more equitable, sustainable and compassionate world.’ Writers under 25 are eligible - deadline 27 March.

Applications are open for the 2026 Penguin Random House Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship. Deadline 31 January 2026 (and expressions of interest in the course itself should be made by early December).https://authors.org.nz/call-for-applications-for-maori-and-pacific-publishing-scholarship/

Day two. Loving the cheeky Weka 🐤

Beautiful Day One on the Queen Charlotte Track 🫶

Please read, an incredibly important, sobering and moving account of the future, happening now: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We sent the kids home. Then all our cellphones went out’ – This is climate breakdown

When the Maui fires ripped through Hawaii, the community came together. For everyone it was a life-changing experience. This is Ryan’s story

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These all sound so good! I definitely need a copy of Flashlight and Audition 🤗 www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/b...

Booker Prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts

Ben Markovits's gently melancholic The Rest of Our Lives and Kiran Desai's culturally insightful The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny are among the finalists.

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Another incredible afternoon hosted by the incredible Women’s Bookshop #Ladiesliteratea 🫶👏