Craig Gamble
@craiggamble66.bsky.social
Writer, publisher. Tries to do good.
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Huge news! Today we're launching our biggest sale ever, to celebrate the move to a shiny new website.
✨ Smooth website experience
📚 50% off ALL books from 2022 & earlier
🗓️ For all of August, while stocks last
The sale is live now at www.teherengawakapress.co.nz.
✨ Smooth website experience
📚 50% off ALL books from 2022 & earlier
🗓️ For all of August, while stocks last
The sale is live now at www.teherengawakapress.co.nz.
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Huge news! Today we're launching our biggest sale ever, to celebrate the move to a shiny new website.
✨ Smooth website experience
📚 50% off ALL books from 2022 & earlier
🗓️ For all of August, while stocks last
The sale is live now at www.teherengawakapress.co.nz.
✨ Smooth website experience
📚 50% off ALL books from 2022 & earlier
🗓️ For all of August, while stocks last
The sale is live now at www.teherengawakapress.co.nz.
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Matariki is the perfect time to embark on something new as you farewell the year that was. So apply by this Friday for:
Māori and Pasifika Creative Writing | Te Hiringa a Tuhi
Poetry | He Rotarota
Short Fiction | He Kōrero Paki
Writing for Theatre | He Tuhinga Whakaari
Special Topic: World-Building
Māori and Pasifika Creative Writing | Te Hiringa a Tuhi
Poetry | He Rotarota
Short Fiction | He Kōrero Paki
Writing for Theatre | He Tuhinga Whakaari
Special Topic: World-Building
June 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Matariki is the perfect time to embark on something new as you farewell the year that was. So apply by this Friday for:
Māori and Pasifika Creative Writing | Te Hiringa a Tuhi
Poetry | He Rotarota
Short Fiction | He Kōrero Paki
Writing for Theatre | He Tuhinga Whakaari
Special Topic: World-Building
Māori and Pasifika Creative Writing | Te Hiringa a Tuhi
Poetry | He Rotarota
Short Fiction | He Kōrero Paki
Writing for Theatre | He Tuhinga Whakaari
Special Topic: World-Building
In Dunedin for Christmas. I think it’s my fave NZ city after Wellington (sorry Auckland, I know we go way back, but a distance has grown between us).
December 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
In Dunedin for Christmas. I think it’s my fave NZ city after Wellington (sorry Auckland, I know we go way back, but a distance has grown between us).
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'It is intelligent, entertaining and unearths many knotty opportunities for critical analysis...' The Spinoff's Claire Mabey recommends that Chris Luxon reads the forthcoming Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies, and the beloved She's A Killer by Kirsten McDougall
thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-12-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-12-...
An alternative summer reading list for the prime minister
Some additions and alternatives to this year's NZIER summer reading list.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 3, 2024 at 2:02 AM
'It is intelligent, entertaining and unearths many knotty opportunities for critical analysis...' The Spinoff's Claire Mabey recommends that Chris Luxon reads the forthcoming Star Gazers by Duncan Sarkies, and the beloved She's A Killer by Kirsten McDougall
thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-12-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/03-12-...
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Everyone I know here may have signed this but just in case. 🖤🤍❤️
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
Stop the Treaty Principles Bill - TOITŪ TE TIRITI!!
In 1835, 189 years ago, a gathering of great chiefs of Aotearoa signed He Whakaputanga with representatives of the British Crown. Five years from that date, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed between Māo...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 17, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Everyone I know here may have signed this but just in case. 🖤🤍❤️
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ka...
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Poets, fiction, creative nonfiction and script writers, hear that sound? It's the deadline for applications to the 2025 MA Workshops at the IIML approaching at speed. But tomorrow is not too late to start: we want to hear the sound of your writing! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Master of Arts in Creative Writing - Te Kohinga Auaha | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Join the Creative Writing programme with a national and international reputation for developing many of New Zealand's best writers.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
October 31, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Poets, fiction, creative nonfiction and script writers, hear that sound? It's the deadline for applications to the 2025 MA Workshops at the IIML approaching at speed. But tomorrow is not too late to start: we want to hear the sound of your writing! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
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Our Art Editor, Andrew Paul Wood on ACTs criticism of CNZ.
‘If your piss isn’t boiling, it should be.’
‘If your piss isn’t boiling, it should be.’
OPINION: ACT's Threat To Arts Funding Provokes Anger
ACT has warned Creative NZ not "to tempt fate" of future funding with its continued support of a celebrated artist. Andrew Wood fires back - and the Arts minister responds.
thebigidea.nz
October 21, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Our Art Editor, Andrew Paul Wood on ACTs criticism of CNZ.
‘If your piss isn’t boiling, it should be.’
‘If your piss isn’t boiling, it should be.’
Farewell to my baby brother, Damon/Eme. You were a good one, I wish we’d had more time.
June 11, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Farewell to my baby brother, Damon/Eme. You were a good one, I wish we’d had more time.
It’s the hope that gets ya in the end…
May 18, 2024 at 3:38 AM
It’s the hope that gets ya in the end…
This is bad news for New Zealand publishing as a whole (though unnecessarily mean about Grace Thomas). It will shrink the number of NZ books published, and weaken the industry as a whole, and Claire is a big loss.
thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-05-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-05-...
Two senior publishers axed at Penguin Random House amid major restructure
New Zealand's largest book publisher has undergone drastic changes this week, leaving its future role in local publishing uncertain.
thespinoff.co.nz
May 9, 2024 at 9:06 PM
This is bad news for New Zealand publishing as a whole (though unnecessarily mean about Grace Thomas). It will shrink the number of NZ books published, and weaken the industry as a whole, and Claire is a big loss.
thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-05-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-05-...
Have added the Mariners arena ‘Industry Group Stadium’ to list of names where people needed to try harder.
April 6, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Have added the Mariners arena ‘Industry Group Stadium’ to list of names where people needed to try harder.
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It's not often I laugh out loud reading something. Magnificently sarcastic from start to to finish.
Joel has found a winning style 🇳🇿
Cuba Street businesses face an existential threat – wider footpaths
People don't go to Cuba Street because it's a pedestrian-friendly, vibrant and interesting place to spend time. They go there because of the plentiful and convenient car parking. Now the council wants...
thespinoff.co.nz
March 29, 2024 at 7:59 AM
It's not often I laugh out loud reading something. Magnificently sarcastic from start to to finish.
Ack I’m sorry to miss this one but you all should go!
March 24, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Ack I’m sorry to miss this one but you all should go!
Too many little wobbles today in Wellington!
March 19, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Too many little wobbles today in Wellington!
Home alone for dinner…
March 16, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Home alone for dinner…
Oh man! So sorry to hear this. What an excellent bookshop, and what a loss to the publishing/bookselling world :(
Yes, we’re closing – but it’s a decision we’re at peace with. We have loved owning GOOD BOOKS. But the economic environment has been very tough lately – & after a lot of discussion, we’ve decided to err on the side of caution & close under our own terms. ❤️ - Jane & Catherine
March 12, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Oh man! So sorry to hear this. What an excellent bookshop, and what a loss to the publishing/bookselling world :(
Enjoying The New Look on Apple - beautifully designed and filmed and good acting but please god why didn’t they spend a little more time on the words.
March 8, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Enjoying The New Look on Apple - beautifully designed and filmed and good acting but please god why didn’t they spend a little more time on the words.
Great heaven! What a wine!
March 6, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Great heaven! What a wine!
Was quite enjoying the detail of Masters of the Air until the latest episode where they made two blatantly false claims. Aviation nerd’s beware!
March 3, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Was quite enjoying the detail of Masters of the Air until the latest episode where they made two blatantly false claims. Aviation nerd’s beware!
I’m 57k into my new book now thanks to the privilege of having time off work for writing. If only there was some way to give everyone the same time like, I dunno, proper support of the arts…
March 2, 2024 at 5:18 AM
I’m 57k into my new book now thanks to the privilege of having time off work for writing. If only there was some way to give everyone the same time like, I dunno, proper support of the arts…
The first day of my writing leave, so naturally I am full of imposter syndrome! Just type something, ya big dummy.
February 4, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The first day of my writing leave, so naturally I am full of imposter syndrome! Just type something, ya big dummy.
Little campsite in heaven…
January 21, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Little campsite in heaven…
The complete arrogance of thinking of a new ending to a hugely successful book, emailing it to the publisher and instructing them to forward it to the author! (thought is free, it’s what follows that is arrogant). We won’t be doing that mate, no matter how much it might ‘please you’.
January 14, 2024 at 5:06 AM
The complete arrogance of thinking of a new ending to a hugely successful book, emailing it to the publisher and instructing them to forward it to the author! (thought is free, it’s what follows that is arrogant). We won’t be doing that mate, no matter how much it might ‘please you’.
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.
PERHAPS
The last time is coming
though we will never know.
The last time I see you.
The last time you need to walk away.
The last time I saw you.
The last time we never touched.
.
PERHAPS
The last time is coming
though we will never know.
The last time I see you.
The last time you need to walk away.
The last time I saw you.
The last time we never touched.
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January 9, 2024 at 7:45 PM
.
PERHAPS
The last time is coming
though we will never know.
The last time I see you.
The last time you need to walk away.
The last time I saw you.
The last time we never touched.
.
PERHAPS
The last time is coming
though we will never know.
The last time I see you.
The last time you need to walk away.
The last time I saw you.
The last time we never touched.
.
First swim of the summer. Balena Bay, small swell from the southerly, busy beach, no jellyfish. 6/10.
January 7, 2024 at 5:48 AM
First swim of the summer. Balena Bay, small swell from the southerly, busy beach, no jellyfish. 6/10.