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Apply now for Toloa Scholarships
The Toloa Scholarships support Pacific students to pursue study in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Scholarships are available at both secondary and tertiary levels. There are 400 secondary scholarships and 10 tertiary scholarships on offer for the 2026 academic year. Secondary scholarship applications close at 5pm on Friday 23 January 2026. Tertiary scholarship applications close […]
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Dr Frances Hancock appointed as 2026 JD Stout Fellow
Newly appointed 2026 JD Stout Fellow Dr Frances Hancock will use her fellowship to complete a co-authored book highlighting the campaign against a housing development on confiscated Māori land at Ihumātao, South Auckland, which gained national attention in 2019. Weaving archival, documentary and interview material, the book examines the collaboration forged in the Indigenous-led and […]
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Michael King Writers Centre announces 2026 residencies
The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce the 18 New Zealand writers awarded residencies for its 2026 residency programme. The residency programme aims to support New Zealand writers and promote the development of high-quality New Zealand writing. Over 150 writers from across New Zealand applied for residencies at the historic Signalman’s House […]
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Copyright Licensing NZ Announce 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants.
Copyright Licensing New Zealand are Pleased to Announce the Recipients of the 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received 107 applications, the highest ever number of applications […]
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Book Awards Trust relaxes ruling on AI covers for 2026 awards
5 December 2025 The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is today announcing that it will allow two books to be considered by the judges of the fiction category of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards that had previously been disallowed because their covers were originated using AI, in contravention of the awards’ entry criteria. […]
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2025 Australasian Shadows Awards OPEN
The 2025 Australasian Shadows Awards are now OPEN! The Awards will close at midnight AEST on Jan 31. GUIDELINES Full Awards entry rules can be found HERE. Up to three works of horror/dark fiction may be entered per author in each of the following categories: Short Fiction: works up to 7,500 words. Paul Haines Award for […]
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2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellows Announced
New Zealand writers Laurence Fearnley and Bridget van der Zijpp have been awarded the prestigious 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. This national literary award, named in memory of New Zealand writers Frank Sargeson, Kevin Ireland and Phillip Wilson, offers an annual stipend of $30,000, shared between two fellows, for them to write fulltime on a […]
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2025 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition Winners
The 2025 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition winners were announced by the NZSA Auckland Branch at their 29 November meeting. This annual competition has once again celebrated the vitality of short story writing in New Zealand. In his judge’s report, Graeme Lay writes: “Writing a successful short story remains one of literature’s greatest challenges… ‘Many […]
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Apollo Awards 2025 Book Winner
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis, with Jonathan Mane-Wheoki Auckland University Press/University of Chicago Press View the shortlist Oceanic art has inspired a vast literature. Since the early 20th century, hundreds of catalogues and monographs have highlighted the collections of museums, explored genres and traditions and, more […]
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Dr Terri Te Tau named as 2026 IIML Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
Fiction writer and artist Dr Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2026. Dr Te Tau is a member of the Mataaho Collective, a group of four artists whose […]
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WriteTime Competitions
WriteTime competitions are only open to older writers. Everyone is welcome, wherever in the world you live. If you want to join in, you need to be over 60 years old. There’s no upper age limit. Share your stories with us – entering a competition is a great way to keep up your writing. WriteTime […]
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Dublin Literary Award Nominations Announced
Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out! 69 titles have been nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries for the 2026 Award, reflecting the best in fiction from Africa, Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, South America, Australia – and New Zealand. Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand nominated: 1985 by Dominic Hoey Delirious […]
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