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2026 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medalist to Tim Tipene
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki is delighted to announce Tim Tipene as the 2026 recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. This award is recognised as New Zealand’s most prestigious honour for authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s and young adult literature. About the Honouree Tim Tipene is awarded in […]
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NZSA Statement to members: PLR problems
It was brought to my attention this week that problems have occurred with the 2025 Public Lending Right (PLR) funding round. An administrative error within National Library of NZ (NLNZ), who administer the scheme, meant that 318 authors incorrectly received emails mid-year stating that they were eligible for a PLR payout in 2025. This […]
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NZSA National Board seeks Youth representative
We seek a new NZSA National Board Youth representative. Next Page Aotearoa, started as Pens and PJ’s, and has its own developing programme of professional development and events. Next Page Aotearoa – NZSA Youth Branch This is an opportunity to learn about governance. We thank Jessica Thomas for all her work on the board this last year. […]
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NZSA seeks a Delegate to represent Northern Districts: Northland, Auckland, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
Your current national board delegate and NZSA Vice-President Melinda Syzmanik is standing down this year. We need a new delegate for Northern Districts. We thank Melinda sincerely for her significant contribution and efforts to grow and develop our organisation and support the northern regional branches. Nominations for the Northern Districts regional delegate for the National Board are […]
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Copyright Licensing NZ Announce 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants.
Copyright Licensing New Zealand are Pleased to Announce the Recipients of the 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received 107 applications, the highest ever number of applications […]
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Book Awards Trust relaxes ruling on AI covers for 2026 awards
5 December 2025 The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is today announcing that it will allow two books to be considered by the judges of the fiction category of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards that had previously been disallowed because their covers were originated using AI, in contravention of the awards’ entry criteria. […]
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MCH Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age,
As someone from NZSA was involved in helping to shape our Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age, MCH are very pleased to share that a final version has now been published. As you are likely aware, this briefing looks ahead to 2040 and explores how digital technologies – like artificial […]
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing, writers and the literary […]
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Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025
“Across the world, writers continue to pay a heavy price for speaking truth. Rory Branker, Yalqun Rozi, Mohamed Tadjadit, and Mzia Amaglobeli remind us that words can shake the powerful — and that courage endures even when their freedom is taken away. Their persecution is a wound to justice and humanity itself. We must not […]
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Read Local, Buy Local campaign launched from CFB
From the Coalition for Books: As we begin the countdown to the biggest gift-giving season of the year, The Coalition for Books is pleased to present our final campaign for the year: Read Local, Buy Local. Launched on November 1, this digital campaign’s focus is on encouraging readers to buy or borrow New Zealand books by […]
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Publisher changes at Massey University Press
After establishing Massey University Press for Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University 10 years ago, Publisher Nicola Legat (pictured) is stepping into a new Publisher at Large position at the Press. The university is seeking a full-time publisher to fill the role. “The 10-year anniversary seems an apt time to make this change,” Nicola says. […]
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Whitireia publishing course secured: Applications open now
Last week PANZ officially announced that it will assume responsibility for the Whitireia Publishing Course – New Zealand’s only full-time, industry-led publishing qualification – from 2026 and will welcome a capped intake of 20 students for next year. You can read the full press release here. PANZ is now reaching out to all members and […]
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