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2022 Surrey Hotel Writer’s Residency Award in association with Newsroom – open for entries
Nominations for the 2022 Surrey Hotel Writer’s Residency Award in association with Newsroom close incredibly soon. The cut-off is midnight, Saturday July 30. Email me at stephen11@xtra.co.nz with the subject line in screaming caps THE SURREY HOTEL WRITERS RESIDENCY IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEWSROOM. Send in a brief covering letter outlining the project you have in mind, […]
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Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript Backwaters. Sidnam wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, celebrating the life and work of the writer and agent Michael Gifkins. Emma Sidnam […]
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Winners of 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement and recipient of Michael King Writer’s Fellowship honoured at Premier House
22 Jun 2022 On June 22, Anne Kennedy, Dame Claudia Josepha Orange, David Hill and Dr. Monty Soutar were honoured by Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, at Premier House. Each year, the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement, organised by Creative New Zealand, celebrate writers from […]
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Hardie Grant Ampersand Prize
Submission Guidelines Ampersand Prize Winner 2020 Ampersand Shortlist Acquisitions 2020 Ampersand Prize Shortlist 2020 Ampersand Prize Winner 2020 Hardie Grant accept submissions from any person who has not previously had a young adult, middle-grade or graphic novel published by a trade publishing house anywhere in the world. If you have had a picture book, general […]
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2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize – opens July 11
The Australian Book Review Peter Porter Poetry Prize opens for 2023 First prize: $6,000AUD Four other shortlisted poets: $1,000AUD Opening: 11 July – 3 October 2022 Judges: TBA Australian Book Review will soon open entries for the nineteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, for which all poets writing in English are eligible. We will be accepting submissions […]
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Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement 2022
Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2022 – open now for entries The annual Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Amount: $60,000 in each category Watch this video on You Tube on how […]
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Nick Bollinger named as Lilburn Research Fellow 2023
Writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger has been awarded the prestigious Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2023. Mr Bollinger will use the Fellowship to research and write a book on culture, class and identity in New Zealand music, while being based at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Exploring historic […]
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Dark deeds and fresh blood: 2022 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist revealed
The Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate literary excellence in crime, mystery and thriller writing. This year’s longlist has just been announced — Included amongst its illustrious ranks we have novels set in Renaissance Florence, 1930s Singapore, New York City, and 1990s Auckland — with many established authors sitting alongside debut writers. The diversity of tropes, characters, styles, […]
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Congratulations to the 2022 winners! A wonderful day of flash, with the special awards night and reading!
Congratulations! Announcing the 2022 National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) winners! FirstGolden phoenix, grey hen – Vera DongKerikeri SecondHe Rangi Mokopuna – Helen WaakaTe Matau a Māui Hawkes Bay ThirdBefore it sets – Rebecca BallŌtautahi Christchurch Highly commendedThe Art of Dentistry – Margaret MooresTāmaki Makaurau Auckland CommendedSafe – Kerry LaneŌtepoti Dunedin / GlasgowThank you to our judges, Anne Kennedy and […]
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Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022 winner!
Rachel J Fenton is winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022! New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Rachel J Fenton on winning the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’, that celebrates the life and work of writer Laura Solomon. The prize was […]
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Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022
$10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a […]
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Māori Literature Trust | Te Waka Taki Kōrero announces six new kaituhi Māori for Te Papa Tupu mentor programme
Māori Literature Trust | Te Waka Taki Kōrero announces six new kaituhi Māori for its highly sought-after, biennial mentorship programme, Te Papa Tupu.Six new writers, including one kaituhi reo Māori, have been selected for the hotly contested Māori Literature Trust’s incubator programme, Te Papa Tupu.For the next six months, each writer will work with a […]
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