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University of Waikato 2022 Sargeson Prize
Annual short story competition First offered in 2019, the Sargeson Prize is New Zealand’s richest short story prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato. Named for celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson, the Prize was conceived by writer Catherine Chidgey, who also lectures in Writing Studies at the University. Entries open on 1 April for […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its Inaugural 2022 International Residency with Australia
The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce a new residency for New Zealand writers. The writer awarded the residency will receive return flights to Sydney, four weeks accommodation and meals at Varuna, a NZ$5,000 stipend and the opportunity to appear at […]
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Awards: Bologna names its 2022 Best Children’s Publishers of the Year
In its 10th round, the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year names its winners across six regions. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson As Publishing Perspectives readers know, the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year is “the big one” in terms of bragging rights. Publishers in many parts of the world […]
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Narrative Prize 2022 – open for submissions
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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