Study Publishing

Have a way with words? Want to sharpen your skills? Explore our Publishing programmes. Join New Zealand’s only full-time training course for publishing or develop your writing skills in our short courses. Either way, you will work closely with highly experienced tutors who can prepare you for the industry. 

Publishing Programmes

'Anything can happen in fantasy’: Infinite possibilities a reality for young Wellington author

18-year-old Lower Hutt author, Denika Mead, is investing in her creative writing skills at Whitireia Community Polytechnic ahead of her fifth book release in 2022.

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Denika

The heart of the publishing programme is the apprenticeship experience.

Students on the Diploma in Publishing (Applied) are mentored through a range of publications while they study, putting together books and digital publications with industry partners.

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A vase and a vast sea by Jenny Nimon Performing Dramaturgy by Fiona Graham Kopika Aotearoa Official Guide - Bikepacking Cape Egmont to East Cape Southern Stage by Michael James Manaia Unity Books at 50 Whitireia Nursing and Health Journal Explore! Aotearoa by Bronwen Wall
A change of key by Adrienne Jansen All of us by Adrienne Jansen and Carina Gallegos Dawn Raids by Oscar Kightley Mental Health in Primary Care - A resource for New Zealand Health Professionals Monsters of Virtue by L.J Ritchie My Wide White Bed by Trish Harris A book is a book by Jenny Bornholdt The Ghost House - Bill Nagerkerke