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Entries open for 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024 The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published annually in Aotearoa – are now inviting submissions for the 2025 awards. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 will be […]
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From Nurturing New Voices to Preserving Legacies: Mātātuhi Foundation’s record funding round ends 2024 on a high note
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 November 2024 Following the release of a new set of funding criteria in July, including an increase in grant size from $5,000 to $20,000, the Mātātuhi Foundation is proud to announce record funding for five more initiatives. Legacy Projects NZ Society of Authors: to establish a complete record (including […]
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DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year!
DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year! The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Award is back for 2025 to celebrate and spotlight even more underrepresented children’s book creators! Following a hugely successful first year, The ASLA DANZ Award, previously The DANZ Award, is returning bigger and better in its quest […]
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Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards
Tuesday 12 November 2024 Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards: Supporting Up-and-Coming Artists to Kickstart Creative Careers 2025 marks the sixth year of the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard programme, which aims to kickstart arts careers for six artists in Aotearoa every year. Along with a $15,000 gift, […]
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Grey Lynn Library writing competition
T H E F I N E P R I N T { t e r m s & c o n d i t i o n s } S u b m i t u p t o 5 0 0 w o r d s o f y o u r o […]
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The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui Te Kahu Rolleston
The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui (formerly the Book Council Lecture) is held in November each year. This year the address was given by Te Kahu Rolleston (Ngāi Te Rangi), one of the most sought-after creative writing educators in Aotearoa. While his slam poetry or rap is […]
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NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARDS 2025 open for entries
NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2025, sponsored by Lighthouse PR We are looking for the best in storytelling, a novel we couldn’t put down. NZ Booklovers Award for Best Lifestyle Book 2025, sponsored by Benefitz Cooking, wine, architecture, lifestyle, home and garden, design, fashion – all the non-fiction books […]
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AMPLIFY – Draft Plan for Arts Strategy out now
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith has released a draft of a national creative and cultural strategy, Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand (Draft) 2024 – 2030. Amplify is a national strategy that shows how government will work with the creative and cultural sectors to deliver support for the sectors’ development. The vision […]
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New Bookshop Guide for NZ Indie authors
A New Guide for Self-published/Indie Authors from Booksellers NZ and NZSA has been launched. This guide forms a set of protocols on how to get your book stocked in bookshops and achieve trade sales. This covers how to approach bookshops, what you need to show and present, what the terms of trade are, promotion and […]
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Nga Po e Rewa Pū – Motueka Hui Oct 25-27 Report from Donna MacLeod – Te Kaituhi Māori
To Sir with love. How does one encapsulate Space. The Space of Creativity The Creative Space within Te Aō Māori. The Space where a Master stands before you gifting 3 hours but continues for 6 hours. We witnessed one standing in Mana We were gifted a legacy. “A life-changing experience.” Harold Helmbright “I found inspiration […]
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Meet Your 2024 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates
Te Tumu Toi LaureatesLast night, Aotearoa New Zealand’s creative community came together in full force to celebrate the arts, and the artists shaping our nation’s future. This year, we are delighted to honour eight Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates – artists that have been outstanding in their field, and are having a significant impact.They […]
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Sargeson Prize for short stories won by writer of topical, political tale
The writer of a political, quintessentially New Zealand story has taken the top spot in one of New Zealand’s richest short story competitions, securing a $10,000 prize. Benn Jeffries of Wellington was named winner of the 2024 Sargeson Prize with his short story ‘Greywacke’ on Saturday evening at the 21st annual Frank Sargeson Memorial […]
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