Tararua Teens & Students

Free Library app an easy way to see what we have, place holds etc (search Tararua in your app store).

Graphic novels

Young Adult books are identified by a yellow strip on the spine. In many of our libraries, they are intershelved with the adult fiction.

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If you don't know your passcode, click log in at top right of this site, click on Forgotten Passcode, & follow instructions to get a reset link to your email. Or ask a librarian.

Welcome to Hooked on NZ Books He Ao Ano

We want to know what you think about what you read. Specifically, we want to know what you think about books published in Aotearoa New Zealand. Become part of a critical conversation and influence what's published.

Find out titles others enjoy and learn how to review.

Creative Writing

NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program

What is NaNoWriMo?

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

Our Young Writers Program supports under-18 writers and K-12 educators as they participate in our flagship event each November, and take part in smaller writing challenges year-round.

Sign up to NaNoWriMo,

Links for Writers

Young NZ Writers Festival

NZ Poetry Society

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award (for 11-17 yr olds)

National Flash Fiction Day NZ

National Schools Poetry Award

NESFA Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story Contest (some years only)

fingers commas toes (online journal for children and young adults, to contribute artwork, stories and poems)

Disclaimer: we only add links to this page we're pretty sure are alright, but it's up to you to confirm the legitimacy of the competition/magazine before submitting.