About us
Creative rights are critical to our book sector. When we value the rights of the people who write and make our books, we all benefit.
Our vision
Click the image to download our Creative Rights = Creative Reads booklet, including Stella’s Story and our vision for a fair copyright regime. If you’d like to do more than share the booklet as it is, drop us a line.
Our homegrown books and stories help us understand who we are, show us where we’ve come from, and help us to see where we might be going. They teach, inspire and feed our imaginations. And they contribute to our children’s literacy and cultural, economic and social wellbeing.
The book sector is also an important part of our country’s creative economy, contributing millions every year. The success of the sector stems from the creative rights of the people who make our books.
Creative rights allow authors, illustrators and publishers to own and earn from their work. When we value these rights we get more: more creativity, more of our own Aotearoa New Zealand stories, more inspirational ideas, and access to more local knowledge.
Creative rights = Creative Reads is a book sector initiative led by:
The New Zealand Society of Authors
The Publishers Association of New Zealand
Copyright Licensing New Zealand