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Tina Makereti wins 2022 Landfall Essay Competition
Otago University Press: Tina Makereti has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Landfall Essay Competition with her striking essay about her journey surviving breast cancer. Lumpectomy is an exploration of the body and its boundaries. In writing that is both poised and honest, Tina shares what surprised her about cancer and what she […]
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The recipients of the 2022 Contestable Fund Grants – $73,000 granted
CLNZ is excited to announce the successful recipients in this year’s round of Contestable Fund Grants. Applications were invited for projects that had clearly defined and measurable outcomes that align with the Cultural Fund’s objectives. There were a total of 38 applications received, covering a wide range of topics and subjects, with funding contributions made […]
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Auckland Poet Margaret Moores wins $1000 Poetry Prize
Auckland poet Margaret Moores, is the winner of The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems in 2022 and Lincoln Jaques, also of Auckland, is runner-up. This prestigious prize, enabled by a bequest from the Jocelyn Grattan Charitable Trust, has been organised by International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW) since 2009, and over the […]
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Nominees 2022 RSF Prize
Here is the list of nominees for the 2022 RSF Prize. Fifteen journalists and media outlets from all over the world have been shortlisted for their outstanding and essential work in support of the freedom to inform. Here are the exceptional histories on their website. This year is the 30th edition of this prize. Thirty years […]
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Submissions open for 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
16 NOVEMBER 2022 The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa is now inviting submissions for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. These annual awards recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published in Aotearoa. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2022 […]
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The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2023 Residencies
14 November 2022 This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel once again had their work cut out for them with a high number of applications received for the 18 residencies planned across 2023. There were 108 applicants totaling 509 individual applications across all of the available categories. A continuing trend is the high […]
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Otago University Creative writing competition winners 2022
13 October 2022 A humorous take on the theme “Brave New World” has won Lennox Tait one of the top places in the University of Otago’s annual creative writing competition, Writer. Tait, a BCom/LLB finalist, won the student poetry category with his witty poem which flipped the theme and took the reader on a journey […]
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Storylines announces 2022 Notable Book award winners
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa 1 November 2022 2022 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced The excellence of New Zealand publishing for children and young adults is reflected in the list of Storylines Notable Books in five genres announced today by the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te […]
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RNZ Short Story comp: 2022 winners announced
Short Story competition judges, writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca Reilly, announced the five winners of the 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story competition. Over 550 stories were submitted to the competition. Harry Ricketts said it was “an impressive standard of stories in a wide range of settings”. Rebecca Reilly said there was a great breadth […]
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The Robert Burns Fellow 2023 is Kathryn van Beek
Congratulations to Kathryn Van Beek, NZSA Board member who has been announced as the Robbie Burns Fellow at Otago University for 2023. The Dunedin-based multidisciplinary writer has published a collection of short stories, Pet, authored plays, written and illustrated children’s books, authored television and podcast series, and contributed to news media. During the […]
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The Letter Review – submisions close Oct 31 for poetry, short story… & journal submissions
The Letter Review Prize for Short Stories Entries close 31st October 11:59 pm (ET) First place: $600 USD and publication. Second place: $250 USD and publication. Third place: $150 and publication. 20 stories longlisted. 10 shortlisted. All entries are considered for publication. For tales between 400 – 3000 words. Open to writers from anywhere in […]
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2022 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with Australia’s leading essential building and infrastructure services provider ARA Group, is excited to announce the winners of the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize. The winner of the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Adult Category is Corporal Hitler’s Pistol by Tom Keneally (Penguin Random House). The winner […]
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