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  • STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS 2020 – brochure release

    Posted on 1 October 2020

    STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS Storylines 2021 Notable Book Awards The 2021 Storylines Notable Book Awards will be presented in October next year, to maximise the potential for booksellers to highlight the award-winning books to parents and wider whānau as Christmas gift options. The 2021 awards therefore cover a one-off 19-month period, with a 31 August 2021 […]

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  • Congratulations to NZSA member Lorraine Orman – the 2020 Betty Gilderdale Award recipient

    Posted on 1 October 2020

    Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for 2020 goes to writer and mentor Lorraine Orman   Christchurch author, librarian and reviewer Lorraine Orman is the winner of the 2020 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for services to New Zealand children’s literature. Her achievements as […]

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  • The future of the cultural and creative sector – Election 2020

    Posted on 28 September 2020

    Listen to this discussion between those with the arts portfolio

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  • NEW NZ BOOKS SITE KETE LAUNCHING WITH STUFF TO SHARE REVIEWS

    Posted on 10 September 2020

    Thursday 10 September 2020 Kete – the new site devoted to the books of Aotearoa which launches on 15 September – will share reviews of New Zealand books with Stuff to bring the latest releases to readers of Sunday Magazine, Your Weekend and online. Kete is delighted to partner with Stuff, a New Zealand-owned media […]

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  • A small change with the potential to make a big difference to literacy in NZ

    Posted on 8 September 2020

    by Paula Browning Sep 08 2020 WARWICK SMITH/STUFF We need to create a fairer system for teachers, learners and creators when it comes to copying and sharing learning resources in the classroom, writes Paula Browning. Read the rest of the article here on STUFF  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/122685642/a-small-change-with-the-potential-to-make-a-big-difference-to-literacy-in-nz

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  • Maria Gill, winner of the 2020 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, presents her Lecture online

    Posted on 6 September 2020

    Maria Gill, winner of the 2020 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, will now present the Storylines Margaret Mahy Lecture online https://www.mariagill.co.nz/ http://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.com/

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  • GOOD NEWS!: PIRATE SITE KISS LIBRARY CLOSED BY USA COURT INJUNCTION – AND BLOCKS ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS INCLUDING ISP’S

    Posted on 6 September 2020

    KISS LIBRARY ILLEGALLY OBTAINED COPIES OF BOOKS AND EBOOKS AND SOLD ON THEIR SITE – Piracy pure and simple   UPDATE : KISS Library has been shut down by order of a federal judge, due to its failure to respond to the lawsuit. The sweeping order effectively shuts down the operation in its current iteration, and seeks […]

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  • People’s Communication Commission – FEEDBACK – Pantograph Punch residency

    Posted on 1 September 2020

    Thank you for taking the time to convey your concerns to the People’s Communications Commission. Use this form to make a complaint about content you have seen or heard from a televised broadcast, cinema/film, radio station, or via Internet Social Media platforms. Have you seen discriminatory content? Submissions to this form close on the 26th […]

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  • Sydney Writers Festival – on line event RICHARD FLANAGAN: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

    Posted on 31 August 2020

    Richard Flanagan: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams 29 September  ONLINE EVENT BOOK TICKETS Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan joins Jennifer Byrne for a fascinating discussion about his highly anticipated new novel The Living Sea of Waking Dreams.  An ember storm of a novel, The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is Flanagan at his best. In a world of perennial […]

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  • SLANZA: The Plight Of School Libraries- A Nationwide Campaign

    Posted on 31 August 2020

       “School Libraries Transform”   The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) is launching a nationwide campaign to highlight the plight of our school libraries. The campaign will be launched on September 1st and is called “School Libraries Transform” SLANZA is deeply concerned about the demise of school libraries in Aotearoa. It is […]

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  • International author community concerned over reports of Hong Kong Book Bans

    Posted on 25 August 2020

     17TH AUGUST 2020 FREEDOM OF SPEECH,  NEWS The International Authors Forum (IAF) is extremely concerned by reports in the BBC News, The Guardian, Global Times and The Wall Street Journal among others that books by Joshua Wong, prominent protester, and Tanya Chan, Hong Kong politician, have been removed from public libraries as the new Chinese Security Law is implemented in Hong Kong. Bans […]

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  • Aotearoa New Zealand Screen Sector Strategy 2030 Released

    Posted on 24 August 2020

    AUGUST 23, 2020   Firstly, we are aware that COVID will be impacting on our sector once again and hope you are safe and well in these challenging times. We are pleased to send you the final strategy document.  While we are all still focused on getting through the current resurgence phase,  it was important to release the […]

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