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We’re putting creative rights and their importance — for the local book sector and the country — in the spotlight. 

So, what can you do to support the creative rights of the people who make books here in Aotearoa? First, find out why creative rights are vital. Explore the Creative Rights = Creative Reads website, read Stella’s Story to find out why creative rights are so important for authors, publishers — and the rest of Aotearoa. And find out more, over on the About Us page.

Take a look at Our Stories. Here you’ll find personal stories from authors, publishers, booksellers and readers. Read about how Becky Manawatu felt holding a copy of Auē, her first book and winner of the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2020, for the very first time. Hear from an Avonside Girls’ High School student about being inspired by poet, scholar and author of Mophead (winner of the 2020 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year) Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh. And more. These stories touch on moments in reading, writing, and creating lives that highlight how important our local books are. Others show the significance creative rights hold in keeping the pages of our homegrown Aotearoa books turning. All of them are worth a good read. 

Over the coming months we’ll be releasing these on social media. We’ll also be busy collecting interesting new stories too.

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and share the story we post there each week.

Download and share our social tiles from the link at the foot of the Why Creative Rights page and stay tuned!