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Authors need protection from online pirates, Philip Pullman claims
Online book piracy is an “offence against moral justice” that “any decent Government” should protect authors from, the writer Philip Pullman has said. Mr Pullman, the president of the Society of Authors, criticised Britain’s lax copyright laws that are failing to tackle the “increasingly prevalent” number of websites where novels are downloaded for free without […]
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PEN AMERICA – Defending Journalistic Freedoms
SIGN NOW: End the harassment and surveillance of journalists. Defend press freedom at our southern border. The Trump administration’s targeting of journalists has reached a new level. Recent reports from the U.S.-Mexico border—and leaked documents from a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower—indicate that US government agencies have been tracking and monitoring over 50 individuals, mostly […]
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Struggling Writers
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/lately/audio/2018688863/struggling-writers From Lately, 10:20 pm on 29 March 2019 Listen duration8??:58? Listen The plight of the struggling writer is not new, neither is getting any easier according to a new report by Copyright Licensing New Zealand. The Writer’s Earnings in New Zealand report revealed that, on average, writers earned 31% of their personal income, or around […]
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NZSA Submission to Tomorrows’ Schools Review
March 2019 NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF AUTHORS (PEN NZ INC) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa Background on NZSA: The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa was established in 1934 and is the principal organisation representing and supporting New Zealand writers. We are a membership-based organisation, representing nearly […]
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NZ: How journalists can improve diversity in the media
http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/nz-how-journalists-can-improve-diversity-media-10316 Item: 10316 Thursday, March 28, 2019 OPINION: By Michael Andrew, of Pacific Media Watch AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): The New Zealand mainstream media has done two things in the past fortnight – it’s shown just how good it can be with excellent reporting of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks. And it’s shown […]
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A report that looks at how New Zealand writers earn from their writing has again revealed that very few are able to make writing their full-time career.
27 March 2019 The Writers’ Earnings in New Zealand report, undertaken by Horizon Research and commissioned by Copyright Licensing New Zealand in conjunction with the NZ Society of Authors, NZ Writers’ Guild and Playmarket, follows on from the same research project completed in 2016. As in 2016, respondents were a mix of fiction, non-fiction and […]
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ALL MEMBERS Your chance to have a say to the Issues Paper that will inform the Copyright Act review.
21 March 2019 New Zealand content and the ability to protect your rights as a writer are key issues in the current copyright act review. Take this opportunity to shape the future of our country’s copyright law. The New Zealand Copyright Act is in the early stages of review and is currently open for public consultation. […]
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A message from Creative NZ
Kia ora t?tou katoaAs – Salaam – Alaikum The hate, gun violence and crimes directed against the faithful at the Masjid al Noor and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch have left us bewildered, feeling vulnerable, struck to the core. We have had to accept that an act of terrorism hasbeen inflicted on our people […]
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New Zealand Society of Authors condemns Christchurch massacre
Disponible en arabe ?????? ?????? ??????? International PEN Charter The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa sends love and support to our devasted communities across Aotearoa. PEN International condemns this act of cowardice and hate. Every NZSA regional branch and council meeting begins with reference to the empty chair […]
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Policy recognition needed for proven link between participation in the arts and enhanced well-being
Posted by Michael Moynahan Chairman of the Arts Council of New Zealand Aotearoa’s so-called ‘quiet’ crisis – the ongoing increase in mental health issues – has seen the benefit of many public, emphatic and diligent voices demanding change in recent years. In early 2018 the Government acknowledged that something needs to be done to improve […]
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NZSA warns of yet another free e-book site
The NZSA is deeply concerned about the website Ebook Bike (https://ebook.bike/) which allows users to freely download books, including by New Zealand authors. The NZSA joins the Australia Society of Authors and the UK Society of Authors in condemning Ebook Bike’s free distribution of books. By undertaking this activity without either seeking permission or providing […]
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Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts Strategy 2019-2024
Creative New Zealand have released their Maori Arts Strategy. Creative New Zealand has released Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts strategy for the next five years, following nationwide engagement over the past year. As the national arts development agency, Creative New Zealand’s role is to encourage, promote and support the arts for the […]
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