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

launch of climate fiction novel Emergency Weather - Wellington

The launch will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm - please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999 Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps us know numbers attending. Emergency Weather will be available...
NZSA Wellington Branch Book Showcase 2023

Please join us for an exciting evening! Fourteen authors, all Wellington NZSA members, will introduce their newly published books; a wonderful smorgasbord of fiction, adult and young adult, non-fiction and poetry. What: NZSA Wellington Branch Book Showcase 2023 When: Wednesday 18 October, 6.00pm (doors open 5.45pm) Where: Unity Books, 57 Willis Street,...
Pens and PJs writing group

Are you a young (age 18-29) author keen to share your work in a low-pressure environment? Join Pens & PJs on the first Wednesday of each month for some dedicated writing time, kōrero and kai! If you are Wellington based, feel free to show up at Wellington Writers' Studio...
Kirikiriroa Hamilton Regional Roadshow 2023

9AM – 4PM, SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER, TRUST WAIKATO, 4 LITTLE LONDON LANE, HAMILTON Each one-day conference offers local writers access to professional development, masterclasses, workshops and panel discussions taught by experienced writers from across Aotearoa. These events are organised in partnership with local NZSA branches to build collegiality, connection and new...
Michael Gifkins Prize Text Prize launch of 2022 winners book: Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam - Auckland event

Come along to the launches of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Text Prize winner: Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam. Auckland: October 3, 5.30-7pm. Webb's. 33a Normanby Road Mount Eden, Auckland 1024 Emma Ling Sidnam won the 2022 Gifkins Prizes for her debut novel BACKWATERS. Emma will be in conversation with writer Albert Cho to...
NZSA Northland Branch Fund-raising Auction November 2023

During the month of November, thanks to the generous donations of members and supporters, Northland Branch will hold an online auction, culminating online and in person at our final meeting of the year. (Details of time and venue to follow.) Throughout the month, rolling offerings and bids will be updated and displayed....
Author Talk | Anke Richter on Cult Trip

TUESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2023, 12.30pm-1.30pm Unity Books Wellington invites you to join us for a lunchtime event with Anke Richter chatting about her book, Cult Trip: Inside the World of Coercion & Control, published by Harper Collins. Anke will be in conversation with radio presenter and journalist, Susie Ferguson.
Book Talk with author Sandra Russell - Auckland

Book Talk with author Sandra Russell in conversation with fellow psychotherapist Amanda Cox at the Little Book Shop, Remuera,, Sunday 10 Sept 3 pm.
2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries

Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents...

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

Our Mission
Why you should join us

The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc is the principal representative for the professional interests of writers. Protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, promoting Aotearoa New Zealand writing and literary culture. Developing and creating a community for writers.

Ko Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa/The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ) Inc ko te māngai matua mō ngā aronga ngaio o te kaituhi. Ko tāna, he tiaki i ngā tika tūāpapa mō te manawhiri whakapuaki, he whai kia whakapai ake i te utu, i te taiao mahi, he whakatairanga i te ahurea o te tuhi me te mātātuhi o Aotearoa. He whakaahu, he auaha hoki i tētahi hapori kaituhi.

The right to freedom

of expression

The right to fair reward

Te mōtika ki te mana

whiri whakapuaki

Te mōtika ki te utu tōkeke

Our Writers - Ō Mātou Kaituhi

The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (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 PEN International.

Mai i te tau 1934 te tū a Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa/The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ) Inc hei māngai mō ngā aronga ngaio o ngā kaituhi o Aotearoa. He hapori kaituhi mātou me tō mātou whakahīhī hoki e tae rā anō ana ngā mema ki ngā kaituhi kairangi nō roto o Aotearoa nei. Mā te tūhono ki PEN International ka pakanga ai Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa mō te manawhiri whakapuaki.

Branches - Ngā Peka

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.

Tukuna ai e ō mātou peka e waru, mai i Te Hiku o te Ika tae rā anō ki Te Taurapa o Te Waka ngā āheinga ki te kōtuitui ki ērā atu kaituhi, ki te tae atu ki ngā awheawhe, ki te whai wāhi ki ngā wānanga, waihoki te pārekareka i ngā huihuinga, kia ākona he āhuatanga o ngā pūkenga tuhi, ki te uru atu ki ngā whakataetae ā-peka, ā, ki te whai wāhi ki ngā tukanga whakatau e pā ana ki Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa.

Membership Benefits - Ngā Painga ā-Mematanga

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.

He māngai mātou mō ngā kaituhi ahakoa te tūmomo, ahakoa hoki te whakatakoto, ahakoa te roa o te mahi. Tukuna ai e mātou ngā ratonga mōhiohio, ngā kaupapa whakawhanake ngaio, ngā kupu āwhina me te kōkiri hoki, ngā whakawhiwhinga, ngā karāti, ngā nōhanga tohunga kaituhi me ngā whakawhiwhinga tūranga, ngā āheinga whakatairanga, ngā pārongo me ngā whakahounga, ka mutu, ko ngā whakahekenga utu ā-mematanga.

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Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading – VOTE 23! Collated responses!
4 October 2023
NZSA, PANZ, CLNZ & The Coalition for Books sent the Book Sector Manifesto: Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading out to all parties: both to the leaders and those candidates with ministerial assignment. We collate the responses to our specific book sector asks for you below: DO YOU AGREE
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Construction impacts on National Library Wellington’s service hours – DISRUPTION FROM NOV 1
4 October 2023
NOTE TO WRITERS AND RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY With heavy construction work scheduled for the National Library building in Wellington, from 1 November 2023 there will be a reduction of service hours until the end of the year. National Library’s reduced service hours will be 10am to 2pm,
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Have your books been used on Books3 Dataset to Train AI Systems?
3 October 2023
Reproduced from The Authors Guild website… NZ Writers: Please send us details of your books so we can keep a database of NZ works used. If you’re an author, you may have recently discovered in The Atlantic that your published book was included in a dataset of books used to train artificial intelligence systems without
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The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc is proudly supported by Creative New Zealand and a range of other organisations. We also take part in industry-wide coalitions and campaigns. Thanks to all those who support us and the literary sector in Aotearoa. For more about each please visit our Partners page.