Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand | Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa

Welcome to Storylines

Ko tā mātou e whai nei, ko te whakaohooho i ngā taitamariki o Aotearoa me ō rātou whānau kia whai i te whakamīharotanga o te pānui pukapuka, otirā, ko aua pukapuka mā rātou i hangaia ai e ngā ringa tuhi, e ngā ringa tā o Aotearoa.

Storylines aims to inspire young New Zealanders and their whanau to enjoy the magic of reading, especially reading books created for them by New Zealand writers and illustrators.

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Reading matters

Reading to and with young people of all ages is crucial to their development, not just their reading skills. National Library outlines just how important it is, and why reading matters to young people of all ages. It highlights how, as a reading role model, whānau has a big influence on their child’s or teenager’s interest in reading outside school. One of the best ways whānau can help is through fostering a love of reading — beginning at birth.

Videos and Tip Sheets – Member-only

Storylines members can access a series of videos that provide insights into the creative and writing processes of some of New Zealand’s top children’s and YA writers and illustrators. They can also access Top Ten Tips sheets with advice on a range of topics for writers and illustrators, written by leading New Zeland writers and illustrators.

2025 Storylines Story Tour Dates

We’ve listened to our communities and the Storylines team is excited to share the significant changes to our national Story Tour programme next year. In 2025 our programme will deepen and broaden our focus on disadvantaged as well as rural and ethnically diverse communities to reach more tamariki and rangatahi in these areas who will benefit most from our visits.

We are adding two extra writer/ illustrator presenters to each tour, so we will be touring with six presenters – and a bigger van! The additional two will be fluent in te reo Māori and have written in te reo and will visit kura kaupapa. We’ll let you know more as we progress and, in the meantime, we encourage early applications for our visits

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Other organisations

Other organisations who share our objective of promoting books and reading in New Zealand include:

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