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LitPLUS AUT info site on literacy education launches
LitPlus is a research and professional learning community focused on literacy education for children and young people and is based at AUT. LitPlus supports literacy education that puts the pleasures of reading together and equalising differences in children’s literacy at its centre. This will be useful to access research about literacy in Aotearoa.
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Joy Sellen is the recipient of the Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award
Joy has always been an avid reader. She graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in microbiology and Russian, after which she worked in translation, research, market analysis, writing and editing in New Zealand and the UK. Later, with young children, she became involved in playgroups, toy library and kindergarten committees, where she took […]
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Call for judges of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
2 OCTOBER 2024 The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are inviting expressions of interest from members and followers of the children’s literature community who would like to be considered as judges of the 2025 awards. Applications to judge are now open to all those with suitable qualifications and […]
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Calling all writers! Applications are now open for the 2025 Sargeson Fellowship
1 October 2024 The Frank Sargeson Trust is calling for applications from published New Zealand writers for the 2025 Sargeson Fellowship. This prestigious Fellowship, named in memory of New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson, is offering in 2025 an increased stipend of $26,000 to write fulltime on a project(s). The Sargeson Fellowship may be shared by […]
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Robust and Resilient Indies Celebrate their role as Community Hubs on Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day
Independent book shops across the motu will celebrate their pivotal roles as community hubs with fanfare events on Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day Saturday 12 October as they continue to trade strongly in a tough retail environment. Bookstore sales volumes increased by three percent in August on the month prior according to Nielsen BookData. […]
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Love of books and reading foremost with Kiwi Kids Whitcoulls Top 50
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 On the eve of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Term 3 holidays, Whitcoulls announce their influential 2024 Kids’ Top 50 Books list; an annual event for over 25 years and one Kiwi children respond to with enthusiasm. Whitcoulls Book Manager, Joan Mackenzie, says, “This year, 36% of books on the Top 50 are […]
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Ngā Pae Rewa Pū Kōrero – NZSA Te Kaituhi Māori Wānanga – Motueka
Labour Weekend 2024, Te Awhina Marae, Motueka FRIDAY 25TH OCT 3 PM PŌWHIRI 4.30 PM KAI WHAKANOA WHAKAWHANAUNGATANGA MANAWHENUA MIRIANA STEPHENS & ROPATA STEPHENS TE MATU – MOTUEKA HIGH SCHOOL 6 PM DINNER MOTUEKA STATE CINEMA 7 PM […]
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Māori Literature Trust – Te Hā publishing seminar Wgtn
If you’re a kaituhi Māori, interested in how you can have your writing published, whether traditionally or self-published and live in Pōneke, Wellington, you can’t miss these upcoming workshops by the Māori Literature Trust. The event will be from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm on Saturday, September 21st. Secure your spot by emailing Nicole programme@mlt.org.nz […]
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Applications for the CLNZ 2024 Contestable Fund Grants open Friday 13 September
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce that applications for the 2024 round of Contestable Fund Grants are open from 9:30am on Friday 13 September. We have $75,000 available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The Contestable Fund Grants are made possible through the CLNZ Cultural Fund. Applications are […]
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2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards Winners Revealed
Our heartfelt congratulations go out to the recently announced winners of the 2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Now in its fifteenth year, the annual Ngaio Marsh awards celebrate excellence in Aotearoa crime, mystery and thriller novels. This year’s winners were: Rotorua author Claire Baylis, who won Best First Novel for her harrowing examination of jury beliefs […]
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Success of Draft English Curriculum Requires Investment in School Libraries
The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) is pleased to see reading remains a core component of the draft English curriculum released this week, but is concerned that the lack of resourcing for school libraries limits its potential success. “The draft curriculum requires teachers to ‘choose texts that expose students to a wide […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival opens next week!
A dazzling array of words and performance take over Ōtautahi Christchurch There’s just one week to go until more than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from New Zealand and around the world take to the streets, schools and theatres of Ōtautahi Christchurch offering a feast of fresh ideas, music, powerful stories and creative escapes […]
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