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Script to Screen mentorship programme recipients
Script to Screen welcomes eight new filmmakers to the South Shorts Mentorship Programme! From July to November, the participants will embark on an incredible journey of development led by acclaimed screenwriter and director Briar Grace-Smith (Cousins, Rūrangi, Waru). Briar has led the mentorship for South Shorts since 2018, and in this time has had a […]
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Michelle Elvy gets Barr Cottage Auckland Council residency
Artist plans seascape series at Auckland regional park 23 Apr 2025 Michelle Elvy, Auckland Council’s 2025 artist in residence, hopes to find inspiration at Huia An established writer with an affinity for the ocean is thrilled to have the opportunity to live at the idyllic seaside Barr Cottage in Huia, as Auckland Council’s regional parks’ artist in […]
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Sir Julius Vogel 2025 Award Winners
Professional Categories Best Novel Echoes of Earthshine Mel Harding-Shaw Coruscate Press Best Youth Novel The Moonlight Bridge Mike Gwyther Qualia House Best Novella or Novelette We Who Remain Nikky Lee Deadset Press Best Short Story N-spired Learning B.T. Keaton SpecFicNZ Best Artwork Cover of “Artificial Sweetener: Tales of AI: 100% Written by Humans” Melissa Gunn […]
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Big news for the Landfall Essay Competition!
First up, it has a new name: the Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize. And we’re thrilled that Tina Makereti, a previous winner, will be joining us as a very special guest judge this year! The winner will receive $3000 and a year’s subscription to Landfall, and the winning essay will be featured in our milestone Landfall […]
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In other words, Ōtaki | Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki (IOWŌ)
IOWŌ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS In other words, Ōtaki | Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki (IOWŌ) New Residencies for Storytellers In other words, Ōtaki (IOWŌ) / Kia rerekē te hua, Ōtaki is delighted to launch its inaugural 10-day residency programme for five Aotearoa storytellers who work with words for positive social change. If you’re a […]
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2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement
Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual Sara Douglass Book Series Award (totalling over 120 books), and record numbers in the Children’s Fiction category. Aurealis Awards judging coordinator Tehani Croft said, “We are extremely […]
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2025 Storylines Award Shortlists and Winners
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal Winner: Paula Green Link to the lecture: https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-margaret-mahy-medal-and-lecture-award/ Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award Winner: The Goose Bay Gang and the Secret Treasure Madeleine Roberts Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award for a work originally written in te reo Māori, in association with Huia Publishers Winner: Te Taniwha […]
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2025 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Tuesday 15 April 2025 World’s most global literature prize shortlists 25 writers from 18 countries Judging panel praise stories that are ‘relevant, vibrant and essential reading’ Selected from almost 8,000 entries, the stories range from historical fiction to satire, via crime and speculative writing, family dramas and coming-of-age stories Writers tackle ambitious and challenging […]
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Storylines Tessa Duder Award for Young Adult novels, sponsored by Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand, now open for entries
Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand is looking forward to finding the next big Young Adult novel, after publishing not one, but two excellent YA books from their first time sponsoring the Storylines Tessa Duder Award. The critically acclaimed Bear by Kiri Lightfoot (Allen & Unwin NZ, Feb 2025) won the 2024 Storylines prize and […]
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2026 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards
The Judith Binney Trust is pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards will open on 12 May 2025. If you are interested in applying please visit www.judithbinneytrust.org.nz for further information. For others, we would be grateful if you would circulate this information to the people in your […]
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International Writers’ Workshop NZ – The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems
iww-writers@outlook.com iww.co.nz Media Release – 10 April 2025 Anna Jackson to judge $1000 Poetry Prize International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc IWW is delighted to announce that Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington poet Anna Jackson has accepted our invitation to judge The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems in 2025. The competition, with a first […]
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THE ASLA DANZ Children’s book award 2025 shortlists are announced
Graphic Novels Ghost Book by Remy Lai (Allen & Unwin) Neverlanders by Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva (Penguin Random House) The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle (Allen & Unwin) Non-Fiction Our Mob by Taylor Hampton & Jacinta Daniher and illustrated by Seantelle Walsh (Ford Street Publishing) Looking After Country with Fire by Victor […]
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