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Coalition for Books releases 2024 Pasifika Books catalogue
Pasifika Books 2024 catalogue Our books, our stories View the digital catalogue Download a printable version With thanks to HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand and Vitale Lafaele, and New Zealand for illustrations from A Canoe Before the Wind. Social tiles — download and share Hashtags: #OurBooksOurStories #ReadAotearoa Please tag: The Coalition for Books Kete Books Visit your local […]
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Coalition for Books 2024 Māori Books catalogue
Ngā Pukapuka Māori 2024 Ā tātou pukapuka, ā tātou kōrero Māori Books 2024 Our books, our stories Catalogues View the digital catalogue in English View the digital catalogue in te reo Māori Download a printable version in English With thanks to Gavin Bishop (Ngati Pukeko, Ngati Awa, Ngati Mahuta, Tainui) and Penguin Random House New […]
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Ukraine: Two years since Russian full-scale invasion, justice and accountability must prevail
24 February will mark two years since the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the UN, 10,378 civilians have been killed and 19,632 injured as of January 2024, although the actual figures are likely to be higher. Many are still reported missing. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian military personnel, including former […]
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How to be well-read in the Year of the Dragon
KETE BOOKS Poet Laureate Chris Tse curates a selection of recent books by Aotearoa’s East and South East Asian writers to mark Lunar New Year. Find more information about the books in this selection here.
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2024 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal Winner
National Library’s Elizabeth Jones wins Storylines’ top Award National Library’s Director, Elizabeth Jones, has been named the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal winner 2024. The award is presented annually to a person for their lifetime achievement and significant contribution to the broad field of children’s and young adult literature and literacy. As Director of Literacy and Learning […]
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UN Cybercrime Convention must not become a tool to undermine international human rights standards
PEN INTERNATIONAL 24 January: Signatories stress that the Convention should only move forward if it pursues a specific goal of combating cybercrime without endangering the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those it seeks to protect, nor undermining efforts to improve cybersecurity for an open internet. Joint Statement on the Proposed Cybercrime Treaty Ahead of […]
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2023 Prime Minister Award recipients: Linda Tuhiwai Smith (non-fiction), Lee Murray (fiction), and Tusiata Avia (poetry).
A writer of speculative fiction, a scholar of indigenous studies, and a poet, performer and children’s book author are the recipients of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. All three have had international recognition and awards, as well as being celebrated at home. This year’s recipients are: Fiction: Lee Murray – an award-winning […]
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Hinemoana Baker selected as 2024 Randell Cottage Writer in Residence
20 December 2023 Poet and performer Hinemoana Baker (Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-Tonga, Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Kāi Tahu, England, Germany) has been announced as the 2024 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellow, and will be residing and writing in the Cottage from July to December 2024. Baker will be using her six […]
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The 2023 edition of Turbine | Kapohau has landed
This year’s issue of Turbine I Kapohau, the annual online literary journal of the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML)—Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao, is now live. The journal showcases new fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry from the 2023 Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing workshops at the IIML, as well as […]
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The Philippines and Central Otago feature in prize-winning writing
Adam Foundation Prize An essay collection exploring a family’s life between Aotearoa and the Philippines and a poetry collection embedded in the landscapes of Central Otago have been awarded the Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing and the Biggs Family Prize in Poetry by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) for 2023. Examiners […]
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Manchester Writing Competition 2023 winners revealed as Tracey Slaughter and April Yee
8th December 2023 Manchester Poetry Prize and Fiction Prize awarded to best unpublished writing Tracey Slaughter and April Yee have won the 2023 Manchester Writing Competition, the UK’s biggest awards for unpublished writing. Poet Slaughter took home the Manchester Poetry Prize, and Yee was awarded the Manchester Fiction Prize at a gala awards ceremony on Friday […]
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Psychological thriller wins inaugural Phoenix Prize
5 December 2023 A pacy psychological thriller set in contemporary Sydney has won the inaugural Phoenix Prize for its author Rachel Paris, a Master of Creative Writing student from the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts. Rachel is an NZSA member. The Phoenix Prize recognises a University of Auckland Master of Creative Writing (MCW) manuscript […]
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