New Zealand

Literary festivals in New Zealand

From big-city writers' weeks to small-town book festivals, these are the literary festivals coming up across the country.

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Book fair
Rangiora Book Fair
Runs Thu, 1 Oct – Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Location
Rangiora Showground Oval
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Book fair
Charity Book Fair
Runs Thu, 1 Oct – Sat, 3 Oct 2026
Location
Northcote College Hall
Time
11.00am – 5.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Te Kamo Writers' Workshop
Location
The Kamo Club
Time
10.00am
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Jez Smith
Location
New Lynn War Memorial Library
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian Icon Veronica Roth
with Veronica Roth
Location
Tauranga Library
Time
12.00pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Book chat
Auckland Neurotic Manchild Gang
Location
Albert Park
Time
12.00pm – 1.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
BookChat @ Mosgiel Library
Location
Mosgiel Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Book launch
Book launch: Ponsonby People's Union
with Roger Fowler
Location
Auckland Central Library
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Poetry readings with Colleen Coco Collins & others
with Colleen Coco Collins
Location
Gus Fisher Gallery
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Asher Emanuel in conversation with Steve Braunias
with Steve Braunias, Asher Emanuel
Location
Time Out Bookstore Ltd
Time
6.00pm – 7.15pm
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Book launch
Book Launch: Sunday Session - Big Book of Kiwi Nursery Rhymes
with Kimberly Andrews
Location
Unity Books Wellington
Time
3.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
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Book launch
Launching In-store: The Station by Bruce Foster & Redmer Yska
with Bruce Foster, Redmer Yska
Location
Unity Books Wellington
Time
6.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Waitākere Central Library Henderson
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Whangārei Library 3.30 Flash Writers' Group
Location
Whangārei Central Library
Time
11.00am – 12.30pm
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Lunchbox
Location
Ellen Melville Centre
Time
12.00pm – 1.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Dewey Book Group (Tuesday)
Location
Tūranga
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
FreeCanterburyUnverified listing
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book fair
Matamata Historical Society Annual Book Fair
Runs Wed, 7 Oct – Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Location
Matamata Memorial Hall
FreeWaikatoVerified
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Book chat
Wednesday Book Chat
Location
East Coast Bays Library
Time
10.00am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandUnverified listing
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Glen Eden Library - Te Pātaka Kōrero o Ōkaurirahi
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Maria Gill
with Maria Gill
Location
Remuera Library
Time
6.30pm – 8.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Book fair
Bookarama 2026 - Auckland's Largest Community Book Fair & Sale
Runs Thu, 8 Oct – Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Location
Howick College
FreeAucklandVerified
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Literary festival
Hawke's Bay Readers & Writers Festival
with Isabelle Taylor, Witi Ihimaera, Tīhema Baker, Susie Ferguson, Jo Randerson, Ivy Cliffwater, Elisabeth Easther, Nalini Singh, Kate O’Keeffe, Tom Coyle
Runs Thu, 8 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
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Book launch
Book Launch: Meditations of a Landscape Architect by David Irwin
with David Irwin
Location
Objectspace
Time
5.30pm – 7.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: History of Jubilee Blind Institute, Parnell with Carolyn Cameron
with Carolyn Cameron
Location
Parnell Library
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: Thyme to Cook by Emma Galloway
with Emma Galloway
Location
Mt Eden Village Centre
Time
6.00pm – 8.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Abby Letteri
with Abby Letteri
Location
Schrödinger's Books
Time
6.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Author talk
Returning Home: Writing the Filipino Experience
with Monica Macansantos
Location
Central City Library
Time
6.30pm – 7.30pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
NZ Christian Book Expo - An Evening with Rob Harley
with Rob Harley
Location
Empower Church
Time
6.30pm – 9.30pm
$17.39 + GST + $1.71 feeCanterburyVerified
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Writing workshop
Te Kamo Writers' Workshop
Location
The Kamo Club
Time
10.00am
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
1.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Fertility Matters
with Susie Ferguson, Elisabeth Easther, Kate O’Keeffe
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm
FreeHawke's BayVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: 'Hometown' by Martinette Williams
with Martinette Williams
Location
Maggie's
Time
7.00pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - The Dead Speak: My Life in Forensics
with Louise Ward, Gareth Ward, Thomas Coyle
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
7.00pm – 8.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Writing workshop
Writers Weekend Workshop
with Stephanie Parkyn
Runs Sat, 10 Oct – Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Location
Kūaotunu, Coromandel
$125WaikatoVerified
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Reading
Time Out x Griffin's Morning Reading Rave
Location
Time Out Bookstore Ltd
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
$5 (can be redeemed on a book)AucklandVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Surviving White Island
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
10.00am – 11.00am
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Creative workshop
HBRW 2026 - Being Live With Words
with Jo Randerson
Location
Woodford House School
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
FreeHawke's BayVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Food!
with Vanya Insull, Allyson Gofton
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
12.00pm – 1.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Writers group
Waitakere Writers Group
Location
St John Hall
Time
1.30pm – 4.00pm
Annual membership: $20AucklandVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Aotearoa in Bloom
with Tryphena Cracknell, Rachel Clare
Runs Sat, 10 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Reading
Time Out X Griffin's Afternoon Reading Rave
Location
Time Out Bookstore Ltd
Time
4.00pm – 6.00pm
$5 (can be redeemed on a book)AucklandVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Witi Ihimaera & Rediscovering Te Reo
with Witi Ihimaera Smiler
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
4.00pm – 5.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - The Romantasy Phenomenon
with Catherine Robertson, Ivy Cliffwater, Nalini Singh
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Creative workshop
HBRW 2026 - Zine Workshop
with Bryce Galloway
Location
Woodford House School
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
FreeHawke's BayVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Histories Real & Imagined
with Tess Redgrave, Tracy Farr, Cristina Sanders, Lauren Keenan
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
12.00pm – 1.00pm
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Book launch
Book launch: Ponsonby People's Union
with Roger Fowler
Location
Auckland Central Library
Time
1.00pm – 4.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writers group
The Writers' Tea Party
with Emma Francis, Hester Ullyart
Location
Hurunui Memorial Library
Time
2.00pm – 4.00pm
$5CanterburyVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - Wild Horses
with Abby Letteri, Marty Smith
Location
Havelock North Library
Time
4.00pm – 5.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Author talk
HBRW 2026 - The Crash
with Sally Wenley
Location
Havelock North Function Centre
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
See cost detailsHawke's BayVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book chat
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: Song of the Birds by Robert Vennell
with Robert Vennell
Location
Auckland Museum
Time
6.00pm – 7.30pm
Pay what you canAucklandVerified
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Author talk
An Evening with Ryan Holiday
with Ryan Holiday
Location
Bruce Mason Centre
Time
7.00pm
$90.00 - $299.00AucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Book chat
Picton Library Book Chat
Location
Picton Library and Service Centre
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughUnverified listing
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Book launch
Book Launch: The Cost of Living by Ross Webb
with Ross Webb
Location
Unity Books
Time
6.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Book fair
The Salvation Army Book Fair
Runs Thu, 15 Oct – Sat, 17 Oct 2026
Location
East End Skating Rink
FreeTaranakiUnverified listing
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Location
Kaitaia
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Book fair
Lions Book Fair
Runs Thu, 15 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
Location
Old Harvey Norman Store
Time
9.00am – 4.00pm
FreeMarlboroughUnverified listing
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Writing workshop
Whangārei Library 3.30 Flash Writers' Group (newcomers)
Location
Whangārei Central Library
Time
3.30pm – 5.00pm
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: Meditations of a Landscape Architect by David Irwin
with David Irwin
Location
Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery
Time
5.30pm – 7.00pm
FreeCanterburyVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredVerified
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Literary festival
Māori Writers Festival
Runs Fri, 16 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
Location
Venue TBC
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Writing workshop
Te Kamo Writers' Workshop
Location
The Kamo Club
Time
10.00am
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk & storytime: Claire Mabey reads from Cass and the Beast
with Claire Mabey
Location
Schrödinger's Books
Time
3.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop
Location
St Aidans Church (Lindisfarne Room)
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Literary festival
A night with Alice Oseman
with Alice Oseman
Location
Dorothy Winstone Centre
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
$30.55 + BFAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Albany Village Library
Time
10.30am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Helensville Library and Service Centre
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Blueskin Bay Bookshare
Location
Blueskin Bay Library
Time
3.30pm – 4.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Book chat
A Bookish Evening at Forrest Wines
Location
Forrest Wines Cellar Door,
Time
5.00pm – 8.00pm
FreeMarlboroughUnverified listing
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Author talk
Author talk: Josh Silver - Fruit Fly
with Tendai Mutambu, Josh Silver
Location
The Hannah
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
See cost detailsWellingtonVerified
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Writing workshop
Te Kamo Writers' Workshop
Location
The Kamo Club
Time
10.00am
FreeNorthlandUnverified listing
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Author talk
Author talk: Lloyd Jones in Conversation with Claire Mabey
with Claire Mabey, Lloyd Jones
Location
Wellington Library
Time
12.30pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Writers group
Short Story Day (and Small Party)
Location
Ellen Melville Centre
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Manukau Library Book Chat
Location
Manukau Library and Research Centre Te Paerangi
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: Dido on the Edge
with Bianca Parker
Location
Time Out Bookstore Ltd
Time
7.00pm – 9.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Literary festival
'Capital Trees' walking tour with author Susette Goldsmith
with Susette Goldsmith
Location
Supreme Court Complex
Time
2.00pm – 4.00pm
See cost detailsWellingtonVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Wham Bam Tauranga Poetry Slam
Location
Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
Time
6.00pm – 8.00pm
See cost detailsBay of PlentyVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Matthew Wright (Trading Blows - What Drove the Musket Wars)
with Matthew Wright
Location
Schrödinger's Books
Time
6.00pm
Koha entryWellingtonVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Te Kamo Writers' Workshop
Location
The Kamo Club
Time
10.00am
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Pt Chevalier Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Literary festival
Home Again with Jon Toogood
with Jon Toogood, Karl Puschmann
Location
Te Ao Mārama – Tauranga Library & Community Hub
Time
5.00pm – 6.00pm
See cost detailsBay of PlentyVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Grant Hodgson (Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship: A Conversation in 1825)
with Grant Hodgson
Location
Schrödinger's Books
Time
4.00pm
FreeWellingtonVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Waitākere Central Library Henderson
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop / Coffee catchup
Location
Wintergarden Cafe
Time
10.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Dewey Book Group (Tuesday)
Location
Tūranga
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
FreeCanterburyVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Wednesday Book Chat
Location
East Coast Bays Library
Time
10.00am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Glen Eden Library - Te Pātaka Kōrero o Ōkaurirahi
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Literary festival
Queenstown Writers Festival
with Eugene Bingham, Jon Toogood, Tīhema Baker, Kyle Mewburn, Kate Camp, Emma Neale, Gladys Henderson, Kiri Allan, Gavin Strawhan, Simon Lendrum, Shehan Karunatilaka, Dame Anne Salmond, Charlotte Grimshaw, Kahli Scott, Elizabeth Knox, Pax Assadi, Laura Williamson, Asher Emanuel, Breton Dukes, Claire Mabey, Sarah-Kate Lynch, Thomas Coyle, Pauline Smith, Laura Shallcrass, Barbara Dreaver, Megan Nicol Reed, Dick Hubbard
Runs Thu, 5 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov 2026
Location
Te Atamira
See cost detailsOtagoVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Queenstown Creative Writing Group
Location
Queenstown Library
Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Reading
Fendalton Library Book Discussion Group
Location
Fendalton Library
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
Cost involved, please enquireCanterburyVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Lloyd Jones (The Beaded Curtain)
with Lloyd Jones
Location
Schrödinger's Books
Time
6.00pm
Koha entryWellingtonVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: An Evening with Nadia Lim
with Nadia Lim
Location
Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth
Time
6.30pm
$50TaranakiVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Book chat
BookChat @ Mosgiel Library
Location
Mosgiel Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Book fair
Great Auckland Bargain Book Sale (GABBS)
Runs Sat, 7 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov 2026
Location
Barfoot and Thompson Stadium
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Author talk: Jodie Shelley
with Jodie Shelley
Location
Waiuku Library
Time
11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch: The Hummingbirds by Kata Kiss
with Kata Kiss
Location
Time Out Bookstore Ltd
Time
3.00pm – 4.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredVerified
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Book chat
Book chat
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Picton Library Book Chat
Location
Picton Library and Service Centre
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredVerified
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Writers group
Queenstown Creative Writing Group
Location
Queenstown Library
Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
1.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
The Big Read
Location
Barewood Garden
Time
10.00am – 4.00pm
See cost detailsMarlboroughVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Author talk
Author Talk: This is Grief with Kirsten O’Connor
with Kirsten O’Connor
Location
Page & Blackmore
Time
5.15pm
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop - Prize giving and End of Year Function
Location
St Aidans Church (upstairs in the auditorium, and on Zoom)
Time
10.30am – 12.30pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Albany Village Library
Time
10.30am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Author talk
An Evening with Mary Beard: Talking Classics
with Mary Beard
Location
Aotea Centre
Time
7.30pm
$79.00 - $169.00AucklandVerified
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Creative workshop
Alberton Christmas Decoration Workshop
Location
Alberton - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Time
1.30pm – 3.30pm
$40AucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Open Mic! Poetry Writers Group (FREE) on wordca.mp
Location
Online
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: District-wide
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Helensville Library and Service Centre
Time
10.00am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Blueskin Bay Bookshare
Location
Blueskin Bay Library
Time
3.30pm – 4.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Book chat
Manukau Library Book Chat
Location
Manukau Library and Research Centre Te Paerangi
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
Location
Arataki Visitor Centre
Time
1.00pm – 2.30pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Author talk
Eric Idle: An Evening of Idle Conversation
with Eric Idle
Location
St. James Theatre
Time
6.30pm
$87.20 - $149 + handling/delivery feeWellingtonVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Waitākere Central Library Henderson
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Dewey Book Group (Tuesday)
Location
Tūranga
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
FreeCanterburyVerified
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Book launch
Book Launch for COLD REDEMPTION (Psy Changeling Trinity series #10)
with Nalini Singh
Location
Chapter Book & Tea Shop
Time
7.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Author talk
Book Launch for COLD REDEMPTION with Nalini Singh
with Nalini Singh
Location
Chapter Book & Tea Shop
Time
7.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Wednesday Book Chat
Location
East Coast Bays Library
Time
10.00am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Picton Library Book Chat
Location
Picton Library and Service Centre
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Glen Eden Library - Te Pātaka Kōrero o Ōkaurirahi
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Te Hiku
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Queenstown Creative Writing Group
Location
Queenstown Library
Time
5.30pm – 6.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Reading
Fendalton Library Book Discussion Group
Location
Fendalton Library
Time
6.00pm – 7.00pm
Cost involved, please enquireCanterburyVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Book chat
BookChat @ Mosgiel Library
Location
Mosgiel Library
Time
2.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book chat
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Bay Whangaroa
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
Location
Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
Time
1.00pm – 3.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Book chat
Book Chat
Location
Albany Village Library
Time
10.30am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Northland Mobile Library Service: Hokianga
Location
Kaitaia
Library card requiredNorthlandVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Creative Writing Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
8.00pm – 10.00pm
FreeVerified
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Book chat
Blueskin Bay Bookshare
Location
Blueskin Bay Library
Time
3.30pm – 4.30pm
FreeOtagoVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Reading
Te Wā Paki - Te Reo Storytime
Location
Māngere Bridge Library
Time
10.30am – 11.00am
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Stationery festival
Stationery Festival Social at The White Swan
Location
The White Swan Country Hotel
Time
5.30pm – 8.30pm
$39WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
New Zealand Stationery Festival
Location
Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop
From $25.00WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Travel Journalling with Dan Keane
Location
Cobblestones Heritage Village
Time
9.30am – 11.30am
$99WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Your Journalling Practice, Your Way with Mira Bradshaw
Location
Cobblestones Heritage Village
Time
10.00am – 11.00am
$39WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Creative Journalling Studio with Mira Bradshaw
Location
Cobblestones Heritage Village
Time
11.30am – 1.30pm
$99.90WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Add Art to Your Travel Journal with Elena Brambilla
Location
Cobblestones Heritage Village
Time
12.00pm – 2.00pm
$99WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Introduction to Book Making with Liz Constable
with Liz Constable
Location
Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop
Time
2.00pm – 4.00pm
$89.90WellingtonVerified
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Stationery festival
Creating a Washi Tape Journal Page
Location
Cobblestones Heritage Village
Time
2.30pm – 3.30pm
$39WellingtonVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writing workshop
Online Beta Reading for Writers — Thursday Night Workshop
Location
Online event
Time
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FreeVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
Location
Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
Time
10.30am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book chat
Blenheim Book Chat
Location
Marlborough Library Te Kahu o Waipuna
Time
10.30am – 11.30am
FreeMarlboroughVerified
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
Location
Arataki Visitor Centre
Time
10.30am – 12.00pm
FreeAucklandVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Meet the author
An Evening with Dr Ramani Durvasula
with Dr Ramani Durvasula
Location
Bruce Mason Centre
Time
7.00pm
$60.15 - $152.93AucklandVerified
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Author talk
Author Talk: An Evening with Dr Ramani Durvasula
with Dr Ramani Durvasula
Location
Bruce Mason Centre
Time
7.00pm
See cost detailsAucklandVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Book fair
Ages of Pages Book Fair
Location
Claudelands Events Centre
Time
9.30am – 4.00pm
FreeWaikatoVerified
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Literary festival
The Auckland Writers Festival
Runs Tue, 11 May – Sun, 16 May 2027
FreeAucklandVerified
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Book signing
Brimstone and Bookshelves
with Nisha J Tuli, Steffanie Holmes, Nalini Singh, Chloe Gong, Penn Cole, Shannon Meyer, ST Gibson
Runs Sat, 22 May – Sun, 23 May 2027
Location
Shed 10
Time
9.00am – 5.00pm
NZ$57.00 - NZ$327.00 + BFAucklandVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Book fair
Red Cross Book Sale
Runs Fri, 4 Jun – Mon, 7 Jun 2027
Location
Barber Hall
FreeManawatū-WhanganuiVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Literary festival
Wham Bam Author Jam
with JA Low, Lee Simpson, Samantha Beneke, Deborah Carter, Aleisha Maree, Sarah Williams, Esme Brett, K M Jackways, Lilliana Rose, A.J. Cane, Stacey Broadbent, Jessica Jayne Webb, Kathleen Kelly, Shaye Torrel, Catherine Mede, Courtney Clark Michaels, Karen Healey, Lynda Tomalin, Paul Mannering, J. Střelou, Leesa Bow, Kirsty Roby, Tee Ayer, Sydney Hunter, Kate Healey, Jen Morris, Andie, Sasha A. Linderson, Stacey Jayne, Trinity Wood, Melissa Gunn, Janna Ruth, Tanya Nellestein, Nikki Perry, Johanna M Rae, Vi Summers, Elle Ashwell, Minky St Anne, Jay Shaw, Cyan Tayse, Cate Lane, L.L. Hunter, HM Hodgson, Susan Glamuzina, Tilly Otara, Laura Catherine, Robinne Weiss, Penny Dee, Sofia Aves, Wendy Smith, Manna Clarke, Shayla Morgansen, Sue Carpenter, Jayne Rivers, Rachel Scotte, Julia Střelou, Cleo Browne, Suzi Love, Gillian St. Kevern, Emma Danielle, Hope Malone
Location
TBC
Time
9.00am – 5.00pm
FreeCanterburyVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Literary festival
The Little Lost Libraries - Community Activation
Runs Fri, 1 Oct – Wed, 13 Oct 2027
Location
Whangārei
FreeNorthlandVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified
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Writers group
Rotorua Writers Group Club Meeting
Location
Rotorua Arts Village (Eric Bridgeman Room, Wohlmann House)
Time
1.00pm – 3.30pm
FreeBay of PlentyVerified