Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills.
The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme offers aspiring young writers (aged 15-18) a mentorship, from May to November. The intent of the mentor programme is to foster and develop emerging writing talent with the support of established authors.
Deadline: 6 April 2022
Aspiring writer Ella Quarmby had bestselling author Rosetta Allan for her mentor in 2021, and said this about her experience: “Working with my mentor was a great opportunity to connect with someone from the writing world and extend myself and my abilities as a writer. The kindness, support, and guidance I received from Rosetta was amazing – I would recommend this mentorship to any young writer.”
We offer student, associate and full memberships. NZSA has run a highly successful mentoring programme for writers since 1999, thanks to support from Creative New Zealand.
