Te Herenga Waka University Press
@thwupbooks
Aotearoa New Zealand's leading publisher of new fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Formerly Victoria University Press.
In Auckland on 7 August, Writers Write: Actors Read will honour much-loved writer Maurice Gee, and celebrate Maria Samuela’s Bluey which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and published in her collection Beats of the Pa’u. Tix here: eventfinda.co.nz/2025/writers-w…
Really looking forward to being part of the Whanganui Booklovers Festival this September. I will be in the lineup speaking with Airini Beautrais on Saturday morning. Check out the full programme and book tickets via their website literaryfestival.co.nz/programme
🚨 We are looking for an administrator to join our little team! Applications close on Friday 25 July. 📚 ejye.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
The 2025 WORD programme has been launched! And we're thrilled to announce that the theme this year is JOY! Dive in, start planning your festival schedule, and join us to share #TheJoyOfWords 27-31 August. wordchristchurch.co.nz
Insightful longform interview with Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2025 winner Damien Wilkins and international judge, @Monocle_Radio presenter @georginagodwin @thwupbooks #theockhams
New bonus ep of Meet the Writers! This year I judged the NZ Book Awards & we unanimously chose Delirious by Damien Wilkins. At @AklWritersFest, he joined me to talk writing, teaching, publishing—and nearly missing his own win. Lister for free #MeetTheWriters #NZLit
'What do you do when confronted by the current and impending horrors of today’s world? If you’re a poet, you face up squarely in the best way you know. And in Erik Kennedy’s case, this means writing a collection titled Sick Power Trip.' regionalnews.kiwi/reviews/sick-p…
The incredible Una Cruickshank appeared on Culture101 over the weekend to discuss her award-winning essay collection The Chthonic Cycle 🐋 rnz.co.nz/life/books/wha…
Today’s the day: come and see Ockham Best First Book of Fiction winner Michelle Rahurahu in conversation with Gina Butson, whose novel The Stars Are a Million Glittering Worlds is about to be launched, in the first Writers on Mondays event, Te Papa, 1215 tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events/w…
Yay for Nafanua! This is wonderful news 🎉 wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/07/n…
John Gibb examines Carl Shuker's The Royal Free in this review for Landfall and finds 'fresh, nimble, ambitious writing.' landfallreview.com/what-we-fear-i…
Coming to Oz in September, & US/UK in ‘26!
'Wallace paints this world of a woman on the edge of crisis with precision, flair and well-placed wit... Her storytelling holds us all the way through. And her punch delivers.' Michelle Elvy reviews Louise Wallace's Ash for Landfall. landfallreview.com/memory-is-diff…
'Wallace paints this world of a woman on the edge of crisis with precision, flair and well-placed wit... Her storytelling holds us all the way through. And her punch delivers.' Michelle Elvy reviews Louise Wallace's Ash for Landfall. landfallreview.com/memory-is-diff…
Bill Hastings loved Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies and Without Fear or Favour by Kenneth Keith. Listen to his RNZ review here, and enjoy the surprise crossover between these very different books 😁 rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
💙Laura Borrowdale reviews 'Surplus Women' (THWUP 2025) by Michelle Duff: takahe.org.nz/surplus-women/ 💙Tim Grgec reviews 'Clay Eaters' (AUP 2025), by Gregory Kan: takahe.org.nz/clay-eaters/