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WIR Waikato is David Coventry
Writing to his own beat: David Coventry to take up residence at University of Waikato For David Coventry, writing is an experience to be savoured. The award-winning author is the University of Waikato’s new Kaipukahu Writer in Residence and will spend 2026 on campus working on a new collection of short stories. Dr Coventry’s short-story project is set in and around 1981, during the Springbok […]
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Ōtaki Writers residency 2026
RESIDENCY 2026 After a highly successful event in 2025, In other words, Ōtaki (IOWŌ) / Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki is delighted to call for applicants for our 2026 10-day residency programme. The residency is for five Aotearoa storytellers whose work reflects positive and/or progressive ways of thinking about people, community and the environment. If you’re a professional, mid-career to […]
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2026 NZSA Kupu Kaitiaki & Kaituhi Mentor Programmes for Kaituhi Māori OPEN
Open For Applications February 23rd – April 10th. He karanga tēnei ki ngā kaituhi Māori, he pōwhiri hoki kia kawea ō pūkenga tuhituhi ki tētahi taumata kounga hou. Whakaae ki tā mātou wero ki te tuhi i a koe anō ki tētahi wāhi e tū ai koe i waenga i ō hoa aropā, i ō […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 Shortlist Announced
19 February 2026 The NZ Booklovers Awards 2026 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of debut authors and well-known writers. Books by Jacinda Ardern, Dominic Hoey, Chris Blake, Stef Harris, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Jane Ussher & John Walsh, Elizabeth Knox, Stacy Gregg, Sonya Wilson and Rachael King are among the diverse titles nominated for the […]
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The 2026 NFFD competition is open!
Send your best 300 words! Submissions open through 30 April The 2026 judges for the national competition are the award-winning writers Ingrid Horrocks and Louise Wallace. The 2026 youth judge is Josiah Morgan. How to enter can be found on the NFFD Competition page. MICRO MADNESS A free competition open to international writers. For stories up to 100 words. The 2026 […]
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2026 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medalist to Tim Tipene
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki is delighted to announce Tim Tipene as the 2026 recipient of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. This award is recognised as New Zealand’s most prestigious honour for authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s and young adult literature. About the Honouree Tim Tipene is awarded in […]
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Kidman Writers Residency 2026 Winner Announced
The Kidman Writers Residency in London is delighted to announce that Saraid de Silva is the inaugural Writer in Residence for 2026. Saraid de Silva is a writer and arts worker from Aotearoa New Zealand. Her debut novel, Amma, was published in Australia, New Zealand and the UK in 2024. In 2025 Amma was long listed by the New […]
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2026 Longlist Announcement
5.00AM, THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2026 Authors’ creativity, intellect and determination recognised Authors who are unafraid to tackle the pressing moments of our past, present and future dominate the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist announced today. Among the 44 powerful, page-turning books are jaw-dropping true stories, fascinating histories, best-selling novels and incisive poetry […]
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Caselberg Trust Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Emerging Writers Resident 2026
The Caselberg Trust announces that the recipient of its Elizabeth Brooke-Carr Emerging Writers Residency in 2026 will be poet Sofia Drew from Tāmaki Makaurau. Sofia is currently studying English literature and philosophy in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and has had her writing published in Starling, Symposia, Salient and A Fine Line. The residency is named after well-known and much-loved Dunedin writer Elizabeth […]
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Headland Submissions for Issue 25 Now Open
Guidelines Headland welcomes unsolicited submissions, but we do ask you to read these guidelines thoroughly to ensure that you do not spend your energy on preparing a submission that we will be unable to accept. Submissions for Issue 25 are now open until 30 January 2026. We accept short fiction and creative nonfiction only (up to 5,000 […]
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Enter The Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition 2026
Have a bold story or fresh idea you’re ready to share? The Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition is your opportunity to bring bold, original fiction or creative non-fiction work to one of Australia’s most respected literary platforms. Here’s the competition information from the Griffith Review website: Griffith Review is looking for submissions of fiction and […]
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Artist in Residence 2026
Apply for the 2026 Artist in Residence The residency is an opportunity to live and make art in an Auckland regional park for eight weeks during October and November 2026. Open to all artists and creatives, working in any art form. Seeking innovative, site-specific proposals from nature-needing artists. Applications for the 2026 residency close on […]
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