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Growing generations of readers in Aotearoa.

We deliver engagement programmes in communities & schools to help more New Zealanders read more.

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Reading makes

Reading makes life better.

life better.

We believe it’s a superpower
that can transform us.

We run campaigns to encourage New Zealanders to read, research our reading habits and barriers to reading, and advocate for the importance of reading.

  • 44K+
    School students reached
  • 13
    Regions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
  • 90
    Writers engaged
  • 44K+
    School students reached
  • 13
    Regions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
  • 90
    Writers engaged
The Writer's files

The most comprehensive online collection of information about Aotearoa New Zealand's writers

  • Writers In Schools
  • Translator
  • Storyteller
  • Screenwriter
  • Reviewer/Critic
  • Poet
  • Playwright
  • Performer
  • Pasifika
  • Novelist
  • Non-fiction
  • Māori
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Journalist
  • Illustrator
  • Historian
  • Graphic novels
  • Essayist
  • Educational
  • Editor
  • Disabilities
  • Children's author
  • Anthologist
  • Academic