• Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist showcases critical and commercial successes

    Posted on 8 March 2023

     8 March 2023 Bestselling books by both debut writers and established literary luminaries feature among the 16 finalists in the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today. The shortlist – selected from a longlist of 44 books by four panels of specialist judges (for fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and general non-fiction) – offers entertaining […]

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  • Shortlist for 2023 Adam Play Award

    Posted on 3 March 2023

      Playmarket is thrilled to celebrate the shortlisted plays and playwrights for the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award. Supernova by Albert Belz Lads on the Island by Sam Brooks Em by Sam Brooks Nicola Cheeseman is Back by Kathryn Burnett The Valentina by Anders Falstie-Jensen Dimensions in Black by Keagan Carr Fransch  Mitochondrial Eve by Keagan Carr Fransch Icky by Viki Moananu […]

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  • The 2023 Margaret Mahy Medal award winner is James Norcliffe

    Posted on 23 February 2023

    Storylines is delighted to share the news that the 2023 Margaret Mahy Medal award winner is James Norcliffe.   James Norcliffe is an acclaimed poet and writer for children and young adults, as well as a prolific editor and poetry champion. The Margaret Mahy Medal is New Zealand’s most prestigious honour for children’s and young […]

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  • AWF announces First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange

    Posted on 16 February 2023

    The Auckland Writers Festival is hosting a First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange as part of their 2023 program. We are inviting First Nations writers, poets, editors, illustrators, arts workers and journalists in the literature sector of all career levels to participate.  This program is engaging with New Zealand and Canada which aims to enhance the cultural, artistic […]

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  • The Pantograph Punch The Next page programme – applications open

    Posted on 3 February 2023

    Applications for The Next Page are now open! In 2023, this programme focuses on developing up to 15 early-career magazine editors, with participants receiving mentorship and taking part in three wānanga across the year.   Te kaupapa Editors play a vital role in our media landscape, yet very few opportunities exist to support their development […]

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  • New Australia Cultural Policy REVIVE includes new WRITERS AUSTRALIA body to invest in literature

    Posted on 3 February 2023

    Revive: $286 million National Cultural Policy revealed “Four new bodies focused on the autonomy of First Nations arts and culture, the development of contemporary music and the literary sector, and workplace safety in the arts sector, will be established as part of the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy. To be known as ‘Revive’, the policy […]

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  • Hereaka and McDougall make Dublin Literary Award longlist

    Posted on 3 February 2023

    The Dublin Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award promotes excellence in world literature and is solely sponsored by Dublin City Council, and administered by Dublin City Libraries. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world. The award is entering its 28th […]

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  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Breaks All Records

    Posted on 2 February 2023

       Highly personal memoir, probing political treatise and gut-punching poetry collections sit alongside trailblazing fiction and books exploring our whenua, moana, artists and entertainers in the longlists for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Today’s longlist announcement is the largest and widest ranging in the recent history of the awards, with a record number […]

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  • Australia’s Prime Ministers Literary Awards 2022

    Posted on 25 January 2023

    PMLAs 2022 winners announced 13 December 2022 The recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been announced. The winners in each category receive $80,000 and the shortlisted writers each receive $5000. All prizes are tax-free. Selected from shortlists announced in October, the winning books are: Fiction Red Heaven (Nicolas Rothwell, Text) Poetry Human Looking (Andy Jackson, […]

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  • 2022 Bram Stoker Awards – Preliminary ballots

    Posted on 25 January 2023

    The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 1,800 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/) Works on this ballot […]

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  • Applications now open for 2023 Te Ao o Te Pukeko Residency!

    Posted on 25 January 2023

    NZ Pacific Studio Re-opens After a hiatus due to the pandemic, our international arts residency programme re-opens with two residency opportunities for Tangata Whenua and Writers. Posted: Monday 23 January 2023 Applications now open for 2023 Te Ao o Te Pukeko Residency! Open to creative people from Aotearoa, this two-week residency is offered between the 13th […]

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  • Dan Disney wins the 2023 Porter Prize

    Posted on 20 January 2023

      Dan Disney was named the overall winner of the 2023 Peter Porter  Poetry Prize at an online ceremony on 19 January 2023 for his poem ‘periferal, fantasmal’. The Porter Prize – Australia’s most prestigious poetry competition – is worth a total of $10,000. This year’s judges – Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley and James Jiang […]

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