About us
The Coalition for Books was established in 2019. Its founding members include Booksellers New Zealand, the New Zealand Society of Authors, the Publishers Association of New Zealand, the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, the Michael King Writers Centre, the Academy of New Zealand Literature, and the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.
The Coalition for Books is a dynamic, collaborative organisation, tasked with delivering strategic initiatives with the aims of reaching and engaging more audiences with a diverse range of New Zealand books and authors, and enhancing the visibility and sales of New Zealand Books.
The Coalition for Books will complement the work of existing organisations in this field, by taking a strategic approach, identifying gaps in activity, and mobilising the literary sector to take collaborative action on initiatives that serve authors, publishers, booksellers and festivals.
Together, we can have a significant positive impact on the literary landscape of Aotearoa.
Staff
Jill Rawnsley, Coalition Manager
Jill Rawnsley has always liked working around books: as a typesetter, in publishing at OUP, Routledge and Macmillan; as Co-Manager and then Director of the Auckland Writers Festival (2001-2011); and as the Senior Adviser for Literature at Creative New Zealand (2012-2015). She has been a selection panellist for numerous grants and awards, and a Fiction judge for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. She’s owned by a border terrier, and has a number of books.
Ellie Kivinen, Digital Coordinator
Ellie Kivinen came into the world of books in a roundabout way, moving from a social and sustainability research career in London into setting up and managing the Auckland Writers’ Café. She owns more books than she can read alongside her work and family life, as well as attempting to write her own.
Contact us
By post:
The Coalition for Books
PO Box 47283
Ponsonby
Auckland 1144
By e-mail:
jill.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com
ellie.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com
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Board members
Juliet Blyth, Booksellers New Zealand
Catriona Ferguson, Publishers Association New Zealand
Melanie Laville-Moore, Michael King Writers Centre / Allen & Unwin
Nicola Legat, NZ Book Awards Trust / Massey University Press
Paula Morris, Academy of New Zealand Literature
Jenny Nagle, New Zealand Society of Authors / One Tree House
Anne O’Brien, Auckland Writers Festival
Chris Tse, Writer
Iona Winter, Writer