Catch the latest news from NZ Book Month
Now that NZ Book Month is over for another year we'd like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the participating authors, booksellers and publishers who play such a vital role in the success of the campaign.
March 28th 2013: Last weekend to spend your voucher
What better way to spend the longest weekend of the year than curled up with a book? Shops will be shut, everything will be covered in a thin glaze of melted chocolate, it might even rain – time to grab your $5 voucher, head down to a bookstore and take shelter in some literary escapism before it all becomes too much.
It is great to see the signage loud and proud in the windows of participating stores. I have taken a few snaps on my morning walk into work. We are very spoiled in Wellington as bookstores - both new and second hand - are plentiful, especially in and around the bucket fountain!
March 2013 is the next instalment of NZ Book Month. We're now looking for people to help run events in their communities...
Wow! A big thank you to everyone who took part in NZ Book Month 2012. We were
delighted with the month’s activities. Whether you held an event, were one of our
sponsors, an ambassador, a touring author, an event attendee or maybe, just maybe a
humble book reader, you’re the power behind our catch call: Books Change Lives.
Paper Plus Kaikoura is celebrating New Zealand Book Month by teaming with top Kiwi authors to challenge the district’s primary school children - all 500 of them - to collate their very own book, with proceeds from the sales going back into the schools.
From Thursday March 1st – Saturday March 3rd the vouchers are being exclusively distributed
throughout the North Island by The NZ Herald and APN regional papers. During the first three days of MarchSouth Islanders can get vouchers from their friendly local bookstore. Read the newsletter for other voucher locations...
Thanks to Creative New Zealand this year we’ve been able to fund 60 volunteer book activists to make a wide variety of events happen in their communities. Many others are hosting their own, un-funded events too.
The Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) is to hold a short story competition to bring alive the story of Canterbury before the start of the 20th Century.
Meet the celebrity ambassadors for 2012 and get a quick rundown on what's planned for NZ Book Month 2012.
If you have an idea for a life-changing book event that could take place in your community,
school, library, bookshop or workplace we might be able to help!
Get funded for your NZ Book Month event.
NZ Book Month’s Books Change Lives campaign was announced as the winner of the Not-for-Profit Award at the 2011 NZ Marketing Awards.
September 2011: Four Prizes for Book Month
Four prizes have been won by New Zealand Book Month in the United States Pro Awards, one of the most prestigious international marketing and promotional awards.
April 2011: How we celebrated NZ Book Month 2011
Read a round-up of how NZ Book Month 2011 went. Together, we created over 300 events to celebrate books and reading across the country. These events took place in libraries, cafes, schools and telephone boxes, from Russell to Invercargill, and with attendees from 2 to 82 years of age.
February 2011: 4 million book vouchers for NZ Book Month
Feburary 2011: Publicise your plans for NZ Book Month
February 2011: Countdown to NZ Book Month 2011
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