Book Launch: A Day Like No Other by James Norcliffe
Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of A Day Like No Other: Selected poems by James Norcliffe. James Norcliffe, awarded the Prime Minister’s Award...Continue reading→
Celebrating Ruth Dallas
On Saturday 22 November, we gathered at the Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, to celebrate the double book launch of Ruth Dallas: A writer’s life by Diana Morrow and This...Continue reading→
Launching Overland to the Island
On Thursday 27 November, we launched Overland to the Island: New Zealand to Skye with six kids in a homemade house-truck by Hannah Bulloch. A massive thank you to the...Continue reading→
Book Tour | Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades
We’re excited to announce that Lynley Edmeades is going on tour for her new book, Hiding Places! Ōtautahi | Christchurch Lynley Edmeades in conversation with Kiran Dass. 5.30pm for a 6pm...Continue reading→
Book Launch | Overland to the Island by Hannah Bulloch
We warmly invite you to the book launch of Overland to the Island: New Zealand to Skye with six kids in a homemade house-truck by Hannah Bulloch. Overland to the...Continue reading→
Double Book Launch | An Afternoon with Ruth Dallas
Join us to celebrate the life and work of Ruth Dallas with a special double book launch for the new biography, Ruth Dallas: A writer’s life by Diana Morrow and...Continue reading→
Launching Landfall Tauraka 250
On Thursday 16 October, we celebrated the launch of Landfall Tauraka 250 and the opening of the accompanying exhibition in Special Collections. We’re grateful to Head Curator Kirstie Ross and...Continue reading→
Landfall Tauraka celebrates 250 issues
Landfall Tauraka is celebrating its 250th edition with a new name, a literary symposium, a special exhibition and a bumper issue. Laura Hewson talks to those involved about the evolution...Continue reading→
Lynn Jenner wins 2025 Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award
Poet Lynn Jenner has won the 2025 Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award for her manuscript ‘The Gum Trees of Kerikeri’, a collection set in Te Tai Tokerau Northland that reflects on...Continue reading→
Tasmin Prichard wins 2025 Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize
Tasmin Prichard has won this year’s Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize for their essay, ‘Four Hours in the Dark, Forgetting’, a quiet and intimate retelling of their experience undergoing gender-affirming top...Continue reading→
Launching Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades
On Thursday, 18 September, we held a book launch for Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades at the University Book Shop Otago. A massive thank you to everyone who joined us...Continue reading→
Book Launch | Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades
Join us for the book launch of Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades. To be launched by Emma Neale 5:30pm–7:00pm Thursday 18 September 2025 University Book Shop Otago 378 Great King...Continue reading→