• NZ Writers celebrated with New Year Honours 2023

    Posted on 2 January 2023

    Congratulations to the New Zealand Aotearoa’s writers and those across the arts community who were recognised in this New Years Honours list for 2022. Writers who received recognition include Dr. Haare Williams, Pānia Papa, Beryl Te Haumihiata Mason, Dr. Lana Lopesi, Dr. Paul Maunder, Penelope Jackson and Dr. Gina Cole. We also congratulate Dame Miranda […]

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  • Turbine | Kapohau writers off to a flying start

    Posted on 16 December 2022

    16 December 2022 This year’s issue of Turbine | Kapohau, the annual online literary journal of the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao, is now live.   The journal showcases brand new fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry from the 2022 Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing […]

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  • Asian Artists’ Fund – open – Foundation North and CNZ

    Posted on 15 December 2022

    Asian Artists’ Fund 2023, a partnership fund with Creative New Zealand. Applicants can apply for up to $35,000. KEY DATES Applications Open: Now Application Close: Friday, 3 March 2023 Decision: 12 weeks from the closing date. Apply Now Open for applications The Asian Artists’ Fund is a step towards addressing funding inequities for Asian artists through targeted project grants. […]

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  • “Wholesome, consoling love story” wins Adam Foundation Prize

    Posted on 15 December 2022

      15 December 2022 L- R: Damien Wilkins, Verna Adam, and Olive Nuttall. An hilarious but emotionally powerful novel is the winner of the 2022 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). Olive Nuttall wrote the winning manuscript, Kitten, as part of her 2022 […]

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  • Playful and powerful collection wins the 2022 Biggs Family Prize in Poetry

    Posted on 15 December 2022

    15 December 2022 An engaging and generous collection of poems about Sāmoan family and community has won the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) 2022 Biggs Family Prize in Poetry. Author Nafanua Purcell Kersel (Faleālupo, Malaelā, Mosula, Tuaefu) is a poet of the Sāmoan diaspora with a degree in social anthropology. She wrote the winning […]

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  • Modern Commedia play wins University scriptwriting prize IIML

    Posted on 14 December 2022

      14 December 2022 A full-length theatre play giving traditional Commedia dell’Arte a modern spin has been awarded the 2022 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). Written by Ella Yiannett as part of her 2022 Master of Arts folio at the IIML, […]

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  • NZCYP Judges announced for 2023

    Posted on 8 December 2022

    Convenor of judges Nicola Daly is an Associate Professor at the University of Waikato, where she is codirector of the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit and teaches courses in children’s literature. Nicola’s research focus is the use of languages in picture books, and she has received several fellowships to pursue this interest, including at the International Youth Library […]

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  • JOHN SUMMERS RECEIVES 2022 JANET FRAME AWARD FOR PROSE

    Posted on 8 December 2022

    Janet Frame Literary Trust Announcement Award Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Janet Frame’s Most Famous Prize Wellington writer John Summers will this week receive the 2022 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Imaginative Prose, worth $7000. John Summers has published two books of short non-fiction, The Mermaid Boy (2015) and The Commercial Hotel (2021). His writing […]

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  • Colleen Maria Lenihan named as 2023 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence – IIML

    Posted on 6 December 2022

    Acclaimed short story writer Colleen Maria Lenihan (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2023. Ms Lenihan’s first book of stories, Kōhine, was published this year and received rave reviews. The stories […]

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  • Noelle McCarthy named as 2023 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence

    Posted on 1 December 2022

    Bestselling memoirist and well-known radio broadcaster Noelle McCarthy has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2023. Ms McCarthy’s first book, the memoir Grand, was published this year and has been a breakout success with readers and critics […]

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  • Tina Makereti wins 2022 Landfall Essay Competition

    Posted on 23 November 2022

    Otago University Press: Tina Makereti has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Landfall Essay Competition with her striking essay about her journey surviving breast cancer. Lumpectomy is an exploration of the body and its boundaries. In writing that is both poised and honest, Tina shares what surprised her about cancer and what she […]

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  • The recipients of the 2022 Contestable Fund Grants – $73,000 granted

    Posted on 22 November 2022

    CLNZ is excited to announce the successful recipients in this year’s round of Contestable Fund Grants. Applications were invited for projects that had clearly defined and measurable outcomes that align with the Cultural Fund’s objectives. There were a total of 38 applications received, covering a wide range of topics and subjects, with funding contributions made […]

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