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New record number of journalists jailed worldwide A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The number of those killed has increased again this year – to 57– while 65 journalists are being held hostage and […]
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Asian Artists’ Fund – open – Foundation North and CNZ
Asian Artists’ Fund 2023, a partnership fund with Creative New Zealand. Applicants can apply for up to $35,000. KEY DATES Applications Open: Now Application Close: Friday, 3 March 2023 Decision: 12 weeks from the closing date. Apply Now Open for applications The Asian Artists’ Fund is a step towards addressing funding inequities for Asian artists through targeted project grants. […]
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UK Society of Authors – Dec 2022 – UK Author median incomes dropped 60% since 2006!
A profession struggling to sustain itself ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006 The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has published a report of their fourth survey into authors’ earnings – carried out by CREATe – with the stark headline that the median income of full-time professional […]
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How I write: Dystopian thriller author M. C Ronen on the writers who have influenced her
Published in STUFF by Andre Chumko Dec 15 M. C Ronen (pen name of Maya Cohen-Ronen) is a Wellington-based, multi-award-winning author of three dystopian thrillers, The Liberation Trilogy. She is a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA), a proud mother of two children, two dogs and one rabbit, and is an activist […]
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Protecting Australian artists – Australia’s Albanese government moves to protect creative rights
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP 24 November 2022 Media Release The Albanese Government is committed to copyright laws that protect Australian artists and enable them to earn a living from their creative works. The Attorney-General’s Department will release an issues paper for public consultation as the first stage of a review into whether […]
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Australian authors income survey – similar to NZ, though slightly higher
New survey results show Australian authors earn on average $18,200 7.12.22 In 2015, Macquarie University researchers investigated the experiences of Australian authors and reported the oft-cited finding that writers earned on average $12,900 per annum from their creative work. This figure has now been updated, following the 2022 National Survey of Australian Book Authors, to $18,200 […]
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NZ Summer of Reading campaign launched by Read NZ
An online campaign launching today will again encourage Kiwis to pick up a book and share their reading this summer. NZ Summer of Reading is a light-hearted campaign to share and promote reading for relaxation and pure fun. Now in its second year, it will run until the end of January. Read NZ Te Pou Muramura […]
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Creative New Zealand appoints Toi ki Tua to deliver new digital service to arts sector
MEDIA RELEASE The Arts Council (Creative New Zealand’s governing body) is pleased to announce the appointment of Toi ki Tua, a company owned by We Are Indigo, to establish and deliver a new Digital Arts Commissioning and Capability Service. The new service will give artists and arts organisations the opportunity to utilise the latest […]
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Changes at WORD Christchurch – Nic LOW steps down
NOVEMBER 28, 2022 AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WORD After two years in the role, Nic Low is stepping down from the Programme Directorship of WORD Christchurch. Nic leaves us with stronger ties to Māori writers and storytellers, and a new strength in livestreaming and innovative digital presentation. He is leaving to concentrate on his own writing and his role […]
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Seven Days Walking – Going West poets offer provocations
We love bringing you innovative ways to connect with New Zealand authors. Which is why we are delighted to be partnering with the Urban Walking Festival to extend their delightful project Seven Days of Walking: writing to inspire walking delivered to your phone by text message. We teamed up with UWF to add new commissions […]
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Legendary Author Joy Cowley Draws Thousands of Spellbound Young Kiwis to Special Online Event
Wellington,1 December 2022 More than 4,000 young Kiwi booklovers in schools and libraries across the country attended a very special online event yesterday, where legendary author Joy Cowley read from her classic tale The Tiny Woman’s Coat (illustrated by Giselle Clarkson from Gecko Press) and answered questions about her love of reading, writing, and penning […]
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Coalition for Books & KETE – Summer Reading Guide
The Coalition for Books is delighted to partner with Booksellers New Zealand to produce the Summer Reading Guide 2022. For the first time, a lift-out NZ section features all of the best pukapuka leading into Christmas, and as with previous Coalition campaigns, this section will be distributed via the Listener at the end of this […]
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