• Narrative Prize 2022 – open for submissions

    Posted on 19 March 2022

    The $4,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative. The deadline for entries for each year’s award is June 15. The prize is announced each September and is given to the best work […]

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  • Zadie Smith will receive the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award May 23

    Posted on 19 March 2022

    Zadie Smith Will Be Honored For Her Remarkable Novels and Essays and Unparalleled Attention to Craft and Humane Ideals. PEN America announced that writer Smith as recipient of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, to be conferred to her at the 2022 PEN America Literary Gala. The award recognises Smith’s remarkable achievements as a novelist, short story writer, and […]

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  • NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 winners announced

    Posted on 17 March 2022

    D.V. Bishop, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison and Jeremy Sherlock are winners in the 2022 NZ Booklovers Awards announced today. ‘We are delighted to announce three award-winning books that families in New Zealand will enjoy for many reasons,’ says NZ Booklovers Director Karen McMillan. ‘Our winning novel seamlessly blends historical fiction with crime thriller. Our lifestyle […]

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  • Calling all Māori storytellers!

    Posted on 14 March 2022

    Te Pou Theatre Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa, ko te karere a Mahuru Kōanga is heralded by the blossoming of the kōwhai and the call of the pīpīwharauroa as it returns to our shores. This is traditionally a time of joining together and combining efforts to prepare the ground and plant for the next harvest.  We […]

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  • NZSA Mentorships 2022 announced from record field of entries

    Posted on 11 March 2022

    Pictured: Ben Fagan, Eleanor Lornie, Emma Sidnam, Holly Fletcher, Lynda Scott Araya, Perena Quinlivan, Shelley Burne-Field, Christina Marcham, Elena Philp, Fran Cain, Lucy Revill, Marianne Bevan, Scott Fack, Trish Harris (From left, top to bottom)  We are pleased to announce that 14 emerging writers have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Te […]

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  • Three Auckland photographers and one from Hamilton have taken top honours in the new Aotearoa Photobook Awards

    Posted on 4 March 2022

    The photographers are Aucklanders Solomon Mortimer and Zahra Killen- Chance, for their photobook A Room in Whanganui, which explores the studio room of the Tylee Cottage in Whanganui, and Sheryl Campbell whose photobook Droplet uses humour and theatricality to shine a light on sexism, objectification and assault in corporate New Zealand. Hamilton photographer Mark Purdom’s […]

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  • NZSA Central Districts Branch Summer Essay competition results

    Posted on 2 March 2022

    Where writers from all over central district told us about where they lived, the people and spaces that made their “there” special. FIRST PLACE went to Palmerston North writer Anna Sophia with her essay @42 HIGHLY COMMENDED were Shelley Burne Field from Takapau with The Shape of Me, and Miriam Sharland from Palmerston North with Westerly. […]

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  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Judges Announce ‘Surprisingly Diverse’ Shortlist

    Posted on 2 March 2022

    Dazzling and diverse writing that reveals and reflects our changing world is the hallmark of the sixteen finalist books in the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, announced today. The shortlist – selected from a longlist of 40 books by four panels of specialist judges (for fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and general non-fiction) – includes […]

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  • Te Tauihu Short Story Awards open for entries

    Posted on 21 February 2022

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Top of the South Branch, in association with Wakatū Incorporation, announces the inaugural Te Tauihu Short Story Awards. This unique award offers equal prizes for the country’s two official written languages, English and Māori. E tono ana Ngā Tohu Kōrero Poto o Te Tauihu i ngā whakaurunga kua tuhia […]

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  • NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced

    Posted on 17 February 2022

    The NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of well-known authors and new writers. Books by Stephanie Johnson, Clarke Gayford, Eleanor Ozich, Nicola McCloy, Gavin Bishop, Stacey Morrison and Melinda Szymanik are among the diverse range of titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers and outstanding debut […]

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  • International Writing Contest Endorsed By Hollywood Celebrity Looking For Diverse Stories From Cultural Artists And Entertainers

    Posted on 10 February 2022

    The Page Turner Awards is inviting creative authors, writers, and screenwriters from around the globe to enter their writing projects into their 2022 awards, which has just opened. In particular, the awards judging panel is keen to discover unique voices from diverse cultures. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately believes that talented writers can […]

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  • Aotearoa Photobook Awards 2022 finalists announced

    Posted on 9 February 2022

    The traces left by burnouts, the elusive life of New Zealand motels and sexism in corporate New Zealand are among the photobook themes in the 10 finalists of new Aotearoa Photobook Awards. The Awards, sponsored by Wakefields Digital, attracted nearly 50 entries from photographic artists and small presses around the country. “These are independent artists’ […]

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