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2020 NZSA Heritage Book Awards – shortlists announced
NZSA Heritage Literary Awards Announce Shortlist NZSA Canterbury Branch Date: 14.10.20 Judges have announced the short lists for the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Book Awards. All work this year was asked to reflect on “Encountering our Stories: Art, Culture, Identity.” New categories this year are Te Reo books and Children’s Books. 50 entries were received […]
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Submit an Entry- 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
2021 Story – Submit an Entry Before you enter your story, do make sure you read the eligibility and entry guidelines which you can download here as a PDF in বাঙালি , 中文, English, française, Ελληνικά, Kiswahili, Malay, Português, Samoa, தமிழ், and Türk. Please also like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for updates on opportunities for writers, interviews, and discussions throughout the year. Make sure you don’t […]
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Inaugural NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize Opens
New award for fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision’ The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize is an exciting new prize, which celebrates the life and work of the writer Laura Solomon. This prize will be judged within the criteria set by Laura Solomon, for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’. Both published and […]
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FINAL WEEK TO GET YOUR SEED ENTRY IN
Ok writer folks, now is the time to get those applications in! You only have a few days left, so best get them in and approved while there is still time. Then you can just sit back and wait for that phone-call to come… Seed Grants represent an opportunity for writers to be innovative, to […]
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Storylines Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award.
E ngā kaituhi reo Māori! Enter your manuscript for the Storylines Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award. – any genre (picture book, junior fiction, YA fiction, non-fiction) – original works in te reo Māori (not translations) – deadline 31 October. Enter online: Receive a guaranteed offer of publication with HUIA and a cash prize of […]
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‘WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE YOUNG IN AN AGEING WORLD?’ – NINE DOTS PRIZE OFFERS $100,000 FOR THE BEST RESPONSE
Prize backed by Cambridge University – and leading figures including Anne Applebaum, Petina Gappah and David Runciman – promotes innovative thinking in response to global issues. The Nine Dots Prize has today (Friday 2nd October) revealed the question it will pose as part of a global problem-solving competition, offering US$100,000 and a book deal with […]
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STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS 2020 – brochure release
STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS Storylines 2021 Notable Book Awards The 2021 Storylines Notable Book Awards will be presented in October next year, to maximise the potential for booksellers to highlight the award-winning books to parents and wider whānau as Christmas gift options. The 2021 awards therefore cover a one-off 19-month period, with a 31 August 2021 […]
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Congratulations to NZSA member Lorraine Orman – the 2020 Betty Gilderdale Award recipient
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for 2020 goes to writer and mentor Lorraine Orman Christchurch author, librarian and reviewer Lorraine Orman is the winner of the 2020 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for services to New Zealand children’s literature. Her achievements as […]
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New Zealand writing thrives in Covid-19 lockdown – Dunedin’s Angela Pope wins this year’s Sargeson Prize
New Zealand’s richest short story competition has thrived despite challenging circumstances for writers. Angela Pope was one of the hundreds of New Zealand writers who used the Covid-19 lockdown in April to get creative and enter this year’s Sargeson Prize short story competition, sponsored by the University of Waikato. She has received $5000 for her […]
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Meet our 2020 Arts Foundation Laureates
24.09.20 Meet the 2020 Arts Foundation Laureates – congratulations to NZSA member Shayne Carter The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi welcomes seven new Laureates to our 100-strong alumni. Established in 2000, the Arts Foundation Laureate Awards celebrate and empower New Zealand’s most outstanding practising artists across all genres. The Award recognises their potential for an enduring career […]
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2021 CNZ Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship
Applications are now open for the 2021 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship. The fellowship comprises six months of accommodation in a restored colonial cottage and a stipend currently set at $27,000. It will run from 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021 and is advertised subject to confirmation of CNZ funding. Closes 6 […]
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WAIKATO UNIVERSITY – WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2021 – Applications open
University of Waikato & Creative NZ Writer in Residence 2021 School of Arts Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Each year the University of Waikato invites applications for the position of Writer in Residence, tenable for twelve months from January. The salary is $53,300 jointly funded by the University of Waikato and Creative […]
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