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Sarah Forster – 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Winner
Many congratulations to Sarah Forster, winner of the 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Wellington’s Sarah Forster has been named as the recipient of the 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for outstanding service to children’s and young adult literature and reading.Christine Young, chair of Storylines Trust says the award acknowledges the work Sarah has done […]
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Call for judges of the 2022 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are inviting expressions of interest from members and followers of the children’s literature community who would like to be considered as judges of the 2022 awards. The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are made in six categories: Picture […]
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Ockham Collective 2022 residency
If you enjoy operating at the intersection of creativity and education and need space to put your ideas into action, join the Ockham Collective’s annual residency programme in 2022. What is the OC? The Ockham Collective is a charitable trust with a kaupapa of supporting lifelong creativity and education. Our support is direct: we offer […]
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Petone bookshop wins Bookshop of the Year award
Last night’s awards ceremony at the annual New Zealand Book Industry awards was a time for the book trade to reflect and celebrate the last year. It is a forum where individual publishers and booksellers are recognised as the best in the New Zealand trade. One of the highly anticipated awards presented at the ceremony […]
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Mākaro Press wins Publisher of the Year
Last night, booksellers and publishers gathered online in anticipation of the 2021 Aotearoa Book Trade Industry Awards, hosted by PANZ Te Rau o Tākupu and Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the most sought-after awards of the night is the Nielsen Book Publisher of the Year award. It is always an exceptional category with a […]
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The NZSA Heritage Literary Awards 2021 shortlists revealed
It was no easy task for judges in this year’s NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards to shortlist 156 entries coming from all corners of Aotearoa. The awards are in their eighth year, and have now become established on the New Zealand literary calendar. Past winners include Fiona Farrell, Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka and Brian […]
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Creative NZ welcomes additional $5 million from Government to support the arts sector through Delta
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni announced today that the Government is providing a targeted support package of reprioritised funding to help the arts and culture sector respond to the challenges of the Delta variant. The Government has brought forward $37.5 million which will span across protecting jobs and supporting at-risk organisations, key […]
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Entries are open for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2022
NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARDS 2022 Entries are now open for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2022 We are looking for the best in storytelling – a novel we couldn’t put down. NZ Booklovers Award for Best Lifestyle Book 2022 Cooking, wine, architecture, lifestyle, home and garden, design, […]
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2021 Sunday Star Times Short Story competition – Terms and Conditions
In association with the Milford Foundation and Penguin Random House the prize pool this year is $9000, with $6000 awarded to the overall open category winner. It’s also the chance for writers to receive critical feedback and have the winning story published in the Sunday Star-Times and on Stuff. Judges this year are acclaimed writers Patricia Grace, Rosetta Allan, Megan Dunn and Amy McDaid. Entries for the […]
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Whiti Hereaka, Recipient of the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022
Whiti Hereaka is an award-winning novelist and playwright of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Tainui and Pākehā descent, based in Wellington. She will use the fellowship to complete the research and development for a new novel. Whiti says: ‘I’m not sure if there are enough exclamation marks in the world to express how thrilled I am to be […]
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2021 Given Words poems chosen – the winners from National Poetry Day 2021
17 September 2021 We are delighted to share with you the winning poems from the Given Words competition for Phantom National Poetry Day 2021. New Zealanders of all ages were invited to write a poem including five words chosen from the te reo poetry film Noho Mai, which features a poem by Peta-Maria Tunui. The […]
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2022 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING – call for submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for the 10th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Two prizes of $5,000 each are given for works of fiction and nonfiction. The awards, co-sponsored by Stanford Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to encourage new or emerging writers and honour the Saroyan legacy of originality, vitality, […]
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