• CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- ‘FLYING SOLO’ – ANTHOLOGY OF NZ WRITING

    Posted on 31 May 2023

    Are you interested in submitting your work to be considered for inclusion in a themed anthology on the experience of single parenting? * We want to read your take on ‘solo parenting’ ─ whether humorous, enlightening, or challenging ─ in the genre of your choice: poetry, prose (creative non-fiction), or short fiction. You may be […]

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  • Storylines Notable Book Awards judges announced

    Posted on 30 May 2023

      Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa has announced the judges chosen to select the Storylines Notable Books for 2023 (for books published from 16 November 2022 to 15 November 2023). The panels of six for each of five categories (non-fiction, junior and YA fiction, picture books and books written […]

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  • Creative New Zealand and NZ On Air creative professionals research released 

    Posted on 23 May 2023

      Media release 23 May 2023 Creative professionals are still earning considerably less than other New Zealand wage earners.    Research just released shows that New Zealand’s creative professionals’ median income is $37,000, compared to the median of $61,800 for salary and wage earners. Forty four percent of creative professionals supplement their creative income with […]

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  • Great Leap Forward by Creative Industries

    Posted on 18 May 2023

    New statistics released by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) have found that the creative industries have taken new leaps forward – highlighting their importance to Aotearoa.   The latest COVID-19 Cultural Recovery Programme (CRP) Impacts Report has been made public this morning – measuring the period of March 2021 through to March […]

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  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023 Winners’ Announcement

    Posted on 18 May 2023

       Novel that New Zealanders have ‘clasped to their hearts’ wins country’s richest writing prize. Celebrated New Zealand writer Catherine Chidgey has won the $64,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for The Axeman’s Carnival – a page-turning novel of depth, pathos and humanity that skilfully infuses […]

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  • Danny Keenan receives the 2023 Michael King Writer’s Fellowship

    Posted on 17 May 2023

    03 APR 2023 It was announced on Friday that Dr Danny Keenan (Ngāti Te Whiti ki Te Ātiawa) is the 2023 recipient of Michael King Writer’s Fellowship. Congratulations Danny! Danny will use the fellowship to support the writing of his new work is called In Sickness and In Health: A Cultural History of Three Māori Pandemics 1895-2021. It’s an […]

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  • Books without barriers: a practical guide to inclusive publishing

    Posted on 12 May 2023

    27 April 2023 | resources-for-editors Books without barriers is written and designed by members of IPEd’s Accessibility Initiative Working Party. It outlines the barriers to reading that people with print disability may experience if their needs are not supported, and describes how to avoid creating these barriers at each stage of the publishing process.   The guide is […]

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  • NZSA stands with the Writers Guild of America

    Posted on 11 May 2023

      The Writers Guild of America has called a strike with effect from 2 May, after talks broke down with a group representing major studios and streaming services.   The strike action began after the expiration of a Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). According to the Writers […]

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  • Kete and Storylines spotlight New Zealand junior and young adult fiction with new bestseller list

    Posted on 4 May 2023

    Kete Books and Storylines have launched a new monthly bestseller list to help showcase and promote the excellent junior and young adult fiction books written and published in Aotearoa New Zealand. View the Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List, sponsored by Storylines. Created with data collected by Nielsen BookScan, the new list focuses on […]

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  • The Michael King Writers Centre announces recipients of International Exchange with Australia

    Posted on 3 May 2023

    3 May 2023 New Zealand writer Emma Hislop and Australian writer Fiona Kelly McGregor have been announced as the recipients of the 2023 New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency programme held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland. The four-week residency exchange will take […]

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  • On World Press Freedom Day, PEN International mobilizes in support of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

    Posted on 3 May 2023

    PEN INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 03 May 2023 (London, UK) –To mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2023), PEN International, the literary and free expression organisation, mobilizes its Centres in support of imprisoned journalist, media publisher, activist and writer, Jimmy Lai, who is currently facing a potential life sentence for his […]

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  • Mātātuhi Foundation increase in grants

    Posted on 2 May 2023

      Mātātuhi Foundation’s 10th funding round will be accompanied by a substantial increase in grant amounts. In the upcoming rounds in May and October, applicants can now apply for between $5,000 and $20,000 in funding for a literary project. In previous years, the maximum was $5,000. Since its launch in 2018, the Foundation has funded close […]

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