The Otago Literary Society is the University’s foremost and oldest running literary club. While we have only been intermittently active over the previous few years, we are running in 2026, with a ton of planned events – including themed literature discussions, a writing group, zine-making, and movie nights!

The club is intended to help humanities students connect outside of lectures and tutorials, similar to clubs across the sciences, but is also welcome to students of any discipline who are interested in literature. We also consider literature in its broadest sense – whether you read poetry, watch films, or play video games, or even create your own literary works, we’d love to have you!

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