New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa

Meet NZSA 2019-21 President elect John Cranna

Auckland Branch meeting - Friday, May 3, 2019 at 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM Level 12, Room 1211, 1 Rutland St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand John Cranna will be NZSA's next President, once ratified at the AGM in Dunedin 15 June. At this Auckland event he'll tell members a...
CompleteMS - open for applications

Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme - a programme that provides writers with essential critical feedback on an advanced work, moving it closer to publication. The NZSA CompleteMS manuscript assessment...
The 2019 VOLUME Mapua Literary Festival

A boutique literary festival featuring some of New Zealand’s best writers will be held in Mapua on the weekend of 20-22 September. Organised by VOLUME, the 2018 New Zealand Bookshop of the Year, the festival will continue the series of literary festivals held in Mapua to benefit the Mapua...
The Time of Your Life (book launch) - Auckland

We hope that you have the time to join us for the book launch of: The Time of Your Life Written by Tanya Batt Illustrated by Bruce Potter Published by One Tree House There will be storytelling, drinks, and nibbles. Books will also be available for sale. Please RSVP to tanya@imagined-worlds.net or info@onetree-house.com.
Hadassah Grace Book Launch - Christchurch

Hadassah Grace is hitting the road to promote her debut poetry collection How To Take Off Your Clothes, out on Dead Bird Books. Support from Tourettes aka Dominic Hoey and Rebecca Nash You can pre- order the book here. Hadassah Grace is a writer and performer living in Wellington. The last couple...
Creative Writing with Leslie McKay

Leslie’s classes inspire writers at all stages—aspiring and seasoned writers find ongoing benefits from her approach—all that’s necessary is a desire to write creatively. She has designed some very effective exercises to get the writing flowing, so there’s no room for blocks or excuses. Leslie’s a poet and teacher of creative...
Three talented writers shortlisted for Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel

Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. Three outstanding manuscripts have been chosen for this year’s shortlist: Into the Green Fields by Susan Paterson The City by Tom Remiger Isobar Precinct...
CD Region Workshops and AGM - Hastings (Havelock North)

Venue: Taruna College, 33 Te Mata Peak Rd, Havelock North Programme: 9.30am Welcome and ‘where the industry is at’ - Branch chair, Mary-anne Scott 9.45am Workshop: Crafting your writing - author Anna Mackenzie 11am Workshop: Pathways into publishing, marketing and publicity - NZSA CEO, Jenny Nagle 12am ...
Mystery in the Library - Cambridge

The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the Waipa District Council, invites booklovers to an event featuring four talented storytellers from the upper North Island. As crime writing has evolved from puzzle-like mysteries to novels delving deeply into people and places, it has continued to be the world’s most popular...

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NZSA is the principal representative for the professional interests of writers. Protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, promoting New Zealand writing and literary culture. Developing and creating a community for writers.

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The NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) has been representing the interests of NZ writers since 1934. We are a community of writers who are proud to include some of New Zealand’s finest writers as members. NZSA fights for freedom of expression through our affiliation to International PEN.

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Our eight branches from Northland to Southland offer the opportunity to network with other writers, attend workshops, take part in seminars, enjoy social events, learn aspects of the craft of writing, enter branch specific competitions, and participate in decision-making about the Society.

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We represent writers of all genres and formats at all stages of their career. We offer information services, professional development programmes, advice and advocacy, awards, grants, residencies and fellowships, promotional opportunities and members discounts.

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Honorary doctorate for literacy champion Dame Wendy Pye
18 April 2019
Educational publishing entrepreneur and literacy advocate Dame Wendy Pye, who received an honorary Doctor of Education. ‘Teaching the world to read’ has been educational publishing phenomenon Dame Wendy Pye’s mission and mantra for 35 years. Now, Massey University is celebrating the life-changing impact of her early literacy resources to children
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New Zealand Book Council’s new toolkit aims to support arts events
18 April 2019
A new set of free resources aims to provide event organisers with extra support. The New Zealand Book Council’s Event Support Kit offers downloadable resources including checklists, templates and strategies for event organisers. It also includes links to existing Book Council resources, such as the extensive Writers Files and an online
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A wave of women’s voices carry Best New Zealand Poems
17 April 2019
The latest edition of the online anthology Best New Zealand Poems is now live, featuring 25 poems chosen by Dunedin-based novelist, poet, playwright, and non-fiction author Fiona Farrell. The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington has published the anthology annually since 2001, with support from
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