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2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize Open
The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize opened on 13 October for entries, welcoming unpublished women and non-binary writers to submit their work. Generously sponsored by WME, the Prize continues its mission to amplify new voices in fiction. WME took on six authors from 2025’s shortlist and longlist, including Ciara Borderick, whose debut Catfish has just sold […]
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Call for applications for Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship
Applications are open for the 2026 Penguin Random House Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2020, in collaboration with Whitireia and Weltec, with the aim of reducing barriers to equitable representation and encouraging diversity and inclusivity in publishing in Aotearoa. The scholarship offers funding for one Māori or Pacific student to […]
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2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards: Call For Entries
Enter by February 26, 2026 to be a part of the 2026 awards program If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your short stories, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards. Calling all short story writers, even first time authors, in […]
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Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025 Longlist Announced
Congratulations to the poets longlisted for the takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025: 580nm – Laurice Gilbert Acorn – Andrea Ewing Aku waewae e rua – Hana Buchanan A Rahui over Aotearoa/New Zealand – Rangi Faith Dawn Chorus – Rebecca Hawkes Ghazal for the Earth – Marjory Woodfield He Koha, He Koha, He Koha – […]
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing, writers and the literary […]
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Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story Competition 2026
Huge thanks to our sponsor Maurice Trapp Group for their amazing support! You might notice we have done something different with the theme… In fact, there’s no theme! You can write about any topic you wish The prizes are awesome – 1st Prize $1000, 2nd Prize $500 & 3rd Prize $250. Entries close 2 February […]
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2026 Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essay Prize
Thinking about exploring an important topic in your life through prose? We want to read it! We welcome original essays that reflect life in Aotearoa today and capture the concerns and creativity of our emerging writers. Open to Aotearoa New Zealand citizens or permanent residents aged between 16 and 25. Essays must not exceed 2000 […]
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2026 Springboard Nominations Are Open!
Our Springboard Awards are back – and bigger than ever! Don’t miss your chance to nominate an early-career artist before Friday 5 December. Thanks to the incredible success of our Supernova campaign, we’ve supersized Springboard for 2026. Instead of the usual six awards, we’re offering 16 awards for rising artists to kickstart their practice and step boldly into the next […]
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2026 Calibre Essay Prize Now Open!
Prize money: $10,000 Closing: 3 February 2026 Judges: André Dao, Kate Fullagar, and Diane Stubbings Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the 2026 Calibre Essay Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original non-fiction essay. The prize – now worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all essayists writing in English. The winner will receive […]
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2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement
2025 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recipients: Ross Calman (Non-fiction), Barbara Else (Fiction) and Dinah Hawken (Poetry). Photography by Mark Tantrum. Three outstanding New Zealand writers will tonight receive the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement at an event in Te Whanganui-a Tara Wellington. Barbara Else MNZM receives the award for fiction, Ross Calman […]
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2025 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa is delighted to announce the 2025 Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adults published in the last twelve months. The Storylines Notable Book Awards celebrate excellence in Aotearoa New Zealand children’s and young adult literature, recognising outstanding books that reflect […]
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Tusiata Avia named as 2026 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2026. Tusiata has received many significant awards including the 2013 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award, a 2023 Te Herenga Waka Distinguished Alumni Award, and the 2024 Prime […]
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