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Dame of Aotearoa children’s literature steals Harry Potter’s crown – Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids 2023
MEDIA RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22 Whitcoulls announce their Kids’ Top 50 Books List today (Friday, September 22, 2023) and with it reveal Dame Lynley Dodd’s classic book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy steals Harry Potter’s crown as the nation’s favourite children’s book. First published in 1983, Dodd’s book also celebrates another significant milestone – 40 years […]
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Burns Fellow and Otago College of Ed Writer in Residence announced: Mikaela Nyman & Feana Tu’akoi
The Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence Fellow 2024 is Feana Tu’akoi Feana Tu’akoi Feana Tu’akoi is a Kirikiriroa Hamilton-based writer, with a long career in the field of children’s writing. “When our four children were pre-schoolers, nearly all children’s fiction was Pālangi-centric. I couldn’t find any books that included Tongan characters, […]
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We Create – New sector data from Manatū Taonga/MCH and Infometrics!
The MCH/Infometrics profile as at March 2022 has now been updated to include new industry and occupation codes (please see below). These additions have increased the total number of jobs, businesses and GDP contribution of the sector according to government data to almost $15bn! That’s bigger than agriculture! These changes are due to a redefinition of […]
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Over $25,000 of Booksellers Tokens will be distributed this week to school libraries affected by cyclone Gabrielle, thanks to the fundraising project Books Back Better.
4:00 PM, 7 September 2023 Hawkes Bay author and NZSA member Mary-anne Scott initiated the recovery project along with a group of Hawkes Bay authors, school librarians and booksellers. They teamed up with SLANZA (School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) and Booksellers Aotearoa NZ to create the Books Back Better project in March 2023. Mary-anne […]
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ASA makes submission to NSW Government’s Arts and Culture Policy
The ASA has called for a coordinated funding framework and more direct investment in writers and illustrators in a submission to the NSW Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy consultation. The consultation for the new Arts policy opened in July this year, and seeks to use the Federal Government’s National Cultural Policy, Revive, as a starting […]
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A New Approach (ANA) is a think-tank in Australia that works to build an ambitious, innovative policy and investment environment for arts, culture and creativity.
ANA’s published its latest report yesterday ; To-Scale-main-report-ANA.pdf (newapproach.org.au) Cultural and creative industries earned 87 percent of their income – the largest proportion – from sales and services, new research by arts and culture think tank A New Approach (ANA) reveals. To Scale: Mapping Financial Inflows in Australian Arts, Culture and Creativity found Australian cultural […]
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JOIN NEW ZEALAND’S BIGGEST ANNUAL ONLINE BOOK CLUB: TOGETHER WE READ SEP 27 – OCT 11
From 27 September to 11 October booklovers from around the country are invited to join thousands of other readers in New Zealand’s biggest online book club, Together We Read. This year the chosen book is local author Charity Norman’s Remember Me, a heartfelt, page-turning suspense novel. All you need to take part is a […]
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NEWSROOM: Penguin axes legendary publisher (Braunias)
Steve Braunias – An excerpt from his piece published on READING ROOM Steve Braunias is the literary editor of Newsroom’s books section ReadingRoom, a noted writer at the NZ Herald, and the author of 10 books. COMMENTS BY Beverley Short, Kathleen Healam New Zealand’s literary community responds to the shock dismissals at Penguin Random […]
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Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand announces the winner of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for 2023
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand and the Margaret Mahy Estate are delighted to announce Alba Gil Celdran as the winner of the 2023 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize. Now in its fifth year, the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize has established itself as one of the most successful illustration prizes in the country; with the previous winners […]
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RESOLUTION ON CRIMINAL DEFAMATION AND STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (SLAPPS)
Proposed by Writers in Prison Committee Seconded by PEN Bangladesh, Croatian PEN, PEN San Miguel, Swedish PEN, and Vietnamese Abroad PEN The Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting virtually at its 89th annual Congress, 26 to 28 September 2023, expresses serious concern over the growing use of criminal defamation charges and Strategic Lawsuits Against […]
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For the first time a bilingual book has taken out the top prize at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
August 10 Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te rātō) was tonight presented with the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award, Aotearoa’s highest accolade in children’s literature, during a joyful ceremony held at Wellington’s Pipitea Marae. Te Wehenga’s bold bilingual design presents the Māori creation pūrākau, […]
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Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading
Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading The NZ Book Sector asks candidates to support reading and the sharing of Aotearoa New Zealand stories. Reading and books are vital to modern Aotearoa: they help us to make sense of ourselves and the world around us. Local stories and books contribute to the culture […]
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