Sam Elworthy

For poets these days there are far more options to share their work than there used to be, beyond the printed page. But seeing their words and name in print for many is still the ultimate ambition… Audio

New Zealand is the country of honour at another of the world's big literary events - two years ago it was Frankfurt, this year Taiwan's chosen this country to introduce to its readers and others from… Audio

The New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards supreme category has been re-named after the acclaimed children's author Margaret Mahy. Audio

A new governance group has been set up to look at how to improve the country's main book award. We talk to its chair, publisher Sam Elworthy. Audio

Sam Elworthy, Laurie Chittenden, Michael Heyward and Derek Johns consider whether the future of the book in a digital, technological, future. Noel Murphy chairs. Audio

The New Zealand Society of Authors has lodged a legal challenge to a deal between internet giant Google and US writers and publishers. Audio