Study Publishing

Learn the craft of writing through exercises, workshops, course reading, regular feedback, but most of all through writing itself. Develop skills in genres including short fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting and poetry. This online programme offers flexibility through eight-week blocks of teaching, which means you can study around other commitments.

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