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 Walker for her essay ‘Unsteady ground’ and Hannah August for her essay ‘Response to...Continue reading→
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, Emma Neale. We were hosted by the wonderful University Book Shop and...Continue reading→
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 Books. This wonderful new pukapuka was launched by Chris Price. Here’s her fantastic launch speech: Blue...Continue reading→
Otago poets praised at prestigious International awards
Two University of Otago alumni have won awards in the prestigious Laurel Prize for poetry. Established by UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, the Laurel Prize honours the best collections of...Continue reading→
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 of the inaugural title, Pretty Ugly, by award-winning writer Kirsty Gunn. In Pretty Ugly,...Continue reading→
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 Seeing by Megan Kitching and Tung by Robyn Maree Pickens were...Continue reading→
Launching The Twisted Chain
On Wednesday 11 September we launched The Twisted Chain by Jason Gurney with friends and whanau at te Wharewaka o Pōneke, with bookselling by Unity Books Wellington. It was a special evening to celebrate...Continue reading→
Launching Power to Win in Auckland and Manawatū
In August, Lyndy McIntyre went out on the road to launch her book Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand Auckland and Manawatū. The Auckland launch took place at...Continue reading→
Launching Forms of Freedom and Koe
In August 2024, we had two book launches for our new releases, Forms of Freedom: Marxist Essays in New Zealand and Australian Literature by Dougal McNeill and Koe: An Aotearoa ecopoetry anthology edited...Continue reading→
Geology’s fossil expert awarded Emeritus Professor
In recognition of her outstanding career as one of New Zealand’s most dedicated and passionate palaeontologists, Department of Geology’s Honorary Professor Daphne Lee has been awarded the title of Emeritus...Continue reading→
Launching Power to Win by Lyndy McIntyre
On Thursday 4 July, we launched Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by Lyndy McIntyre at Unity Books Wellington. The shop was packed and we had fantastic speeches from...Continue reading→
Launching Echoes from Hawaiki
On Thursday 20 June, we launched Echoes from Hawaiki: The origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments by Jennifer Cattermole. We were hosted by our good friends at the University Book Shop Otago, and it...Continue reading→