The THWUP blog

Last night we launched two brilliant new short story collections, Beats of the Pa'u by Maria Samuela and Home Theatre by Anthony Lapwood, at Unity Books Wellington. We were lucky enough to have Em … read more

On Wednesday 20 April, we launched Another Beautiful Day Indoors by Erik Kennedy at Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Here's what poet Joanna Preston had to say about Erik's new collection.Erik Kenn … read more

On Wednesday 23 Feb, against all odds, we celebrated a fantastic new poetry collection by Frances Samuel: Museum. Frankie was even able to persuade James Brown to give a speech. Here he is:Kia or … read more

On 1 January 2022, Victoria University Press will become Te Herenga Waka University Press.Our new name reflects the evolution and vision of the press, and aligns us with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria Unive … read more

This is the transcript of a speech given by Viran Molisa Trief at the launch for Sista, Stanap Strong! held in Port Vila, Vanuatu in late June. We thank Viran for allowing us to reproduce it here … read more