To celebrate International Mother Language Day 2025, Dunedin City of Literature is thrilled to announce publication of ‘The Heat is On: Young Writers on the Climate Crisis’. This thought-provoking volume is a creative response to the climate crisis facing our planet by extraordinary young writers under 20 years of age from Cities of Literature around the world. The dazzling words and images will stay with you always.

Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua –
As the people disappear from sight, the land remains