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23 May 2025

Ava Reid wins the 2025 Landfall Young Writers' Essay Competition


Ōtepoti resident Ava Reid has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Landfall Young Writers’ Essay Competition. Her wi...

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30 Apr 2025

The Mad Diva book launch tour


In early April we released the stunning debut collection, Mad Diva by Cadence Chung. We celebrated the release with a bo...

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14 Mar 2025

Launching The Intimacy Bus by Janet Charman


On the evening of Thursday 13 March, we launched Janet Charman's new collection, The Intimacy Bus. With friends and fami...

Former University of Otago Burns Fellow Emma Neale

06 Mar 2025

OUP titles shortlisted in Ockham Book Awards


Two books published by Otago University Press (OUP) have been shortlisted for the country’s top literary honours.

Te Takarangi curators, from left, Angela Wanhalla, Jacinta Ruru and Jeanette Wikaira welcome people to celebrate the release of Books of Mana with them at a special event at the Hocken Library on 12 February. Photo: Dean Johnston

10 Feb 2025

‘Books of Mana’ a tribute to significant Māori writing


A carefully curated reading list of Māori non-fiction books has become the inspiration for a book of its own.

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27 Nov 2024

Joint-winners announced for 2024 Landfall Essay Competition


Landfall Essay Competition judge Lynley Edmeades has announced the joint winners of this year’s competition: Franchesca...

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15 Nov 2024

Launching Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit by Emma Neale


On Thursday 14 November, we launched Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit, the stunning new collection by Ōtepoti poet and writer, Emm...

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08 Nov 2024

Launching Blue Hour by Jo McNeice


On Thursday 7 November, we joyfully launched the award-winning collection, Blue Hour by Jo McNeice, at Schrödinger’s Boo...

Otago alumni Megan Kitching and Robyn Maree Pickens

30 Oct 2024

Otago poets praised at prestigious International awards


Two University of Otago alumni have won awards in the prestigious Laurel Prize for poetry.

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01 Oct 2024

Announcing the Landfall Tauraka short story series


Landfall and Otago University Press are excited to announce a new series of short story collections with the publication...

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24 Sep 2024

Megan Kitching and Robyn Maree Pickens Longlisted for The Laurel Prize 2024


The longlist for The Laurel Prize 2024 has been announced and two of our poets have made the list! At the Point of Seein...

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20 Sep 2024

Launching The Twisted Chain


Last Wednesday we launched The Twisted Chain by Jason Gurney with friends and whanau at te Wharewaka o Pōneke. It was a...

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