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Shortlist announced for inaugural Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize
14 August 2019 Hachette NZ and the Margarey Mahy estate have announced the shortlist for the inaugural Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for unpublished illustrators.
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‘No Friend but the Mountains’ wins National Biography Award
Behrouz Boochani also won the Victorian Premier’s Award. He sent his manuscript from where he is interred on Manus Island, by WattsApp. He accepted…
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Creative New Zealand Pacific Arts Strategy 2018–2023 update: Celebrating the first year of delivery
Ia manuia le fai o le faiva! Creative New Zealand’s Pacific Arts Strategy 2018–2023 was…
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Storylines Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award
The Storylines Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award is open to all New Zealand writers and is made annually, when merited, to the New Zealand author…
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Creative New Zealand increases arts sector investment by $27 million and confirms 80 arts organisations for its investment programmes
Eighty New Zealand arts organisations are confirmed in Creative New Zealand’s Investment programmes over the next two to…
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CLNZ/NZSA $25,000 Writers’ Award 2019: Applications are Open
$25,000 award to a New Zealand writerone of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literaturebrought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and…
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Entries now open for the 2020 Ockhams
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best…
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The 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards shortlist is revealed
Ngaio Marsh has made the cut for the shortlist of the award which bears her name. To the possible relief of the organisers of the awards that bear…
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Social issues a major theme for National Poetry Day celebrations
Climate change and the plight of refugees are the focus of some of the 150+ events in this year’s Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, taking place on Friday…
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David Hill is announced as the 2019-2020 President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that David Hill is their 2019-2020 President of Honour. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior…
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