Te Herenga Waka University Press

Te Herenga Waka University Press is Aotearoa’s leading publisher of new fiction and poetry, and New Zealand nonfiction.

Established in the early 1970s as Victoria University Press, Te Herenga Waka University Press has grown from a staff of one to a staff of six, under the leadership since 1985 of publisher Fergus Barrowman. We have published about 1000 books in total, and on average we publish thirty new books every year. We have a special mission to discover new writers.

In January 2022, our name changed from Victoria University Press to Te Herenga Waka University Press. This name reflects the evolution and vision of the press, and aligns us with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, of which we are a proud part.

Our fiction list features many of Aotearoa’s foremost writers, as well as exciting new writers. Some of our writers include Eleanor Catton, Rebecca K Reilly, Elizabeth Knox, Catherine Chidgey, Pip Adam and Damien Wilkins.

Te Herenga Waka University Press has Aotearoa’s strongest and most vibrant poetry list, including such writers as Tayi Tibble, Hera Lindsay Bird, and the inaugural New Zealand Poet Laureate Bill Manhire.

We publish vital work in a wide range of subjects, including history, law and public policy, biography and memoir, literary studies, politics, art and architecture, Pacific studies, te reo Māori and personal essay.

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