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Pasifika Festival Feb 2023 The Coalition for Books
The Coalition for Books had its first stand at the Pasifika Festival this weekend and has produced its third catalogue for Pasifika Books. Download the new Pasifika catalogue Feb 2023 HERE Thanks to Dorothy Butler Bookshop for all their organisation and support.
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A New Map of the Book Sector in Aotearoa
The team at the Kotahitanga offices (CLNZ, NZSA, PANZ) collaborated to Map the Book Sector. Many thanks to Copyright Licensing New Zealand for putting this together in this fab new design. The Book Ecosystem It is available for all to download CPY230031 – Book industry – The Book Eco-system Economic and Data Flows in […]
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Books Back Better – Restocking school libraries post-Gabrielle
Many schools: kura, preschools, colleges, kindy’s, primary schools in the Hawkes’Bay have lost their entire libraries through the damage wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Books Back Better is a campaign to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers NZ Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo, and Kindy’s affected […]
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CNZ Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund OPEN NOW
The Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund opened March 10. Kaupapa This fund supports researching, developing and/or creating new digital artwork for an international audience. The aim of the fund is to amplify innovative digital arts practice and encourage exploration and experimentation. It does this by supporting the development of […]
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Aotearoa NZ book review site to launch
“A new long-form book review site launches on Wednesday 22 March: the Aotearoa NZ Review of Books, based on the model of the Sydney Review of Books and the LA Review of Books. Edited by Paula Morris, the site will publish around eight reviews a month, on Wednesdays and Fridays, and cover all genres: fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including […]
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PEN International Women’s Day – March 8
International Women’s Day: Take Action for María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez (Cuba) To mark International Women’s Day 2023, PEN International features the case of Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez, imprisoned since July 2021 for her criticism of the Cuban government, and for participating in the peaceful protests that saw thousands of Cubans […]
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Startling campaign for Katherine Mansfield Centenary 2023 aims to reach new fans
A bold new campaign has just been released from Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to celebrate 100 years of Katherine Mansfield’s influence. Designer Janelle Rodrigues and photographer Amber-Jayne Bain worked with Cherie Jacobson from Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to come up with something entirely new. “When I started working on this campaign I […]
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Coalition for Books at Matatini this weekend – Come visit
Come visit the Coalition for Books stand – P21 at Matatini this week and weekend. Huia Publishers also have a big stand down by the kai. Te Matatini catalogue HERE – OUT TODAY!
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UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage comes to Wellington for FREE events
Verb Wellington and British Council New Zealand and the Pacific have collaborated to bring UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to Wellington on 11 – 12 March to take part in two free events that focus on the importance of libraries and of literature. Natasha Beckman (Country Director, British Council New Zealand and the Pacific) […]
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AWF announces First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange
The Auckland Writers Festival is hosting a First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange as part of their 2023 program. We are inviting First Nations writers, poets, editors, illustrators, arts workers and journalists in the literature sector of all career levels to participate. This program is engaging with New Zealand and Canada which aims to enhance the cultural, artistic […]
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Mental Health for Creative Freelancers – a guide
Here is an excellent guide that is an adaptation of Working Well: Good Mental Health and Creative Freelancers, funded by Authors’ Awards and Advancement on behalf of The Society of Authors UK, Artquest, and the Design and Artist Copyright Society. It covers chapters on issues such as Imposter Syndrome, Rejection, Money, Social Media, Work/Life Balance… and […]
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NZSA appoints new PLR Reps
The Board is pleased to announce our new PLR Advisory Group representatives are Anna Mackenzie (Chair) and Sherryl Clark: Anna McKenzie is an award-winning writer of contemporary, historic, and speculative long-form fiction, and teaches creative writing at secondary and tertiary level, and in the community. She spent a decade working for writers’ rights on the Board […]
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