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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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Inaugural Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award Recipient Announced: J L Williams
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is thrilled to announce the inaugural recipient of the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award: Janine Williams, known to many by her pen name J.L. Williams. Whangarei-based author Janine is known for her compelling historical junior fiction and dedication to crafting stories that capture young readers’ hearts across the […]
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Protect and manage your intellectual property with MyCreativeRights Catalogue
Catalogue is a secure cloud-based creative rights management system where you can safely document, organise, and store records of creative works, legal agreements and other supporting documents in one safe location. In today’s world of generative AI tools, some of which use writer’s material without their permission, it has become more important than ever to […]
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Kiwi readers vote for record number of new books in annual Whitcoulls Top 100 List
MEDIA RELEASE Under strict embargo until Monday, July 22, 2024, 5:00am The 2024 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List has changed by an astonishing 42 percent the bookseller reveals, as they announce their 2024 Top 100 Books List today Whitcoulls Book Manager Joan Mackenzie attributes this to a collective surge of enthusiasm for writers who are […]
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Mātātuhi Foundation announces new funding pool
Mātātuhi Foundation is excited to announce that grant applicants can now apply for up to $20,000 in funding in our October funding round, which closes on 31 October 2024. In previous years, the maximum grant per project was $5,000. To mark our 12th funding round, the Mātātuhi Foundation has released a revised set of funding criteria to […]
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Launch of audiobooks platform in NZ offers significant opportunities for local bookstores and publishers
Global audiobooks platform Libro.fm has launched in New Zealand and is set to be a major disruptor in an industry that is seeing year-on-year double digit growth. The Seattle-based social purpose corporation is the only audiobook e-tailer in the world that directly supports local bookstores, with consumers given an option to select a local […]
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Call for nominations for Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2024
Nominate Now! Tuku tono mai! Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is calling for public nominations to honor outstanding toi Māori artists at the Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2024. Recognise the contributions of Māori artists in our communities. Three award categories are open for nomination, each with a $10,000 prize: Ngā Tohu […]
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