• WAIKATO UNIVERSITY WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2022

    Posted on 19 August 2021

    An award has been set up to enable a New Zealand writer of fiction, poetry, drama, or serious non-fiction to become the University’s Writer in Residence in 2022. This award has been created to foster New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity for a writer to work in an academic environment. It is sponsored […]

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  • A BOOK WOVEN WITH MĀORI MYTHOLOGY WINS TOP PRIZE AT CHILDREN’S AWARDS

    Posted on 12 August 2021

     New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 Winners A disabled Māori boy who meets a mermaid on the beach won over the hearts of the judges at this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by Christchurch author T K Roxborogh was […]

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  • Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners – 2021

    Posted on 8 August 2021

    The winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2021, recognising works from the 2020 year have been presented at a ceremony held on August 7th. Congratulations to all the winners. Professional Categories Best Novel The Stone Wētā Octavia Cade (Paper Road Press) Ebook Paperback Best Youth Novel These Violent Delights Chloe Gong (Hachette NZ) […]

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  • Adam NZ Play Award 2022

    Posted on 6 August 2021

    Submissions are now open for the 2022 Adam NZ Play Award.
 Awards may be given in the following categories: – Best Play – Best Play by a Māori Playwright – Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright – Best Play by a Woman Playwright – McNaughton South Island Play Award – Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-Fiction Award […]

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  • Tessa Duder is the NZSA 2021-2 President of Honour

    Posted on 6 August 2021

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Tessa Duder CNZM OBE is the NZSA 2021-2022 President of Honour.  This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing and writers and the literary arts sector in Aotearoa. Of the award, Tessa says: ” To […]

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  • Entries now open for 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

    Posted on 4 August 2021

    The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition of, the best books for adult readers published annually in New Zealand. Titles with release dates between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 will be considered for […]

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  • New Zealand Writers Guild announces the recipients of the First Round 2021 NZWG Seed and Seed Advanced Grants

    Posted on 26 July 2021

    The New Zealand Writers Guild is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the first round of Seed and Seed Advanced for 2021. Seed is one of the most competitive writer-only grants for draft feature film scripts in New Zealand. They want to take this opportunity to thank the writing community for continuing to write with spirit, originality and most […]

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  • Irish writer captures Kiwi readers’ hearts and minds – Whitcoulls Top 100 2021

    Posted on 26 July 2021

    Celebrating 26 years of asking Kiwi readers to vote for their favourite books, Irish actor turned writer Lucinda Riley is newly crowned at number one with her series The Seven Sisters in the 2021 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List, announced today (Monday 26 July.) This is a real vote of confidence for Riley’s hugely popular […]

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  • 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries

    Posted on 23 July 2021

    Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are  thrilled to announce entries for the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]

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  • STORYLINES JOY COWLEY AWARD – open for entries

    Posted on 18 July 2021

    The Storylines Joy Cowley Award was established in 2002 when Storylines contacted Scholastic New Zealand, one of Joy’s publishers, asking them to join with Storylines in creating an award that would recognise the exceptional contribution Joy Cowley has made to children’s literature and literacy in New Zealand and internationally. The Storylines Joy Cowley Award for an original picture […]

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  • Talia Marshall wins Surrey Hotel writers residency

    Posted on 15 July 2021

    Six writers share the spoils of New Zealand’s coolest residency award Dunedin genius Talia Marshall is winner of the 2021 Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award. She collects $3000 and can take up residence at the Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn, Auckland, for seven nights to work on a collection of personal essays. In second place, Wellington short […]

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  • Visual masterpieces and record entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards

    Posted on 13 July 2021

    There’s nothing like the irresistible allure of a beautifully made book, and entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards show New Zealanders have never had so many to choose from. With nearly 150 submissions received for this year’s awards, the four judges faced a real challenge when it came to settling on a shortlist. […]

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