New Zealand Book Council school membership

What your membership entitles you to

• The opportunity to arrange one free half-day visit by a New Zealand children's writer or illustrator as part of our Writers in Schools programme.
• A subscription to our quarterly magazine, Booknotes, which provides a lively mix of news, views and discussion of books, writers, writing, the New Zealand books community and the Book Council's programmes.
• A dedicated school e-newsletter each term, keeping you up to date with cut-off dates, tours on the move, and other information relevant to school members.
• Every e-newsletter will feature The School Library, an e-publication dedicated to the review of children's books, information about writers available in the Writers in Schools programme, and themes relevant to teachers of literacy.
• A free, full-colour poster from our Literary Pin-ups series, featuring leading New Zealand writers.
• Secondary schools are entitled to one free WordSpace DVD with a new membership (additional WordSpace DVDs can be purchased at a reduced rate)
• Entry in a quarterly prize draw of books for your school library, announced in The School Library.

Cost

School membership costs $82 per school year.

How to join

Our membership subscriptions are handled in-house. Click here to visit our membership portal website to join.