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OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS GO VIRTUAL FOR 2020 WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS
The winners of the country’s premier literary honours – the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – will be delivered to the nation online, on the original date set down for the awards ceremony in Auckland: Tuesday 12 May. “Covid-19 has interfered with our annual celebration of the finalist authors and publishers in an event that’s […]
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Jess Hill wins the 2020 Australian Stella Prize for her study of domestic abuse
Journalist Jess Hill has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for writing by Australian women for See What You Made Me Do (Black Inc), her study of domestic abuse in Australia. Louise Swinn, chair of the Stella Prize judging panel, said Hill’s book “meticulously dismantle[s] all of the lazy old lies we associate with domestic […]
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Details of Creative New Zealand’s first phase arts sector boost, ahead of 14 April opening
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini My strength is not that of the individual but of the collective As promised, we’ve got more details to share about our Emergency Response Package, ahead of opening the opportunities next Tuesday 14 April. Please see our update below. Monday April 6 CREATIVE NEW […]
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Gifkins Prize-winning Soldiers moved to September Publication & Key Dates for 2020 Gifkins Winner Announcement
Tom Remiger’s Soldiers, the second winner of the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize, will now be published on 1 September 2020. Remiger received a publishing contract with Text Publishing and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. Finished copies are now available for media and booksellers upon request. Remiger will be available for interviews around the date of […]
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ARTISTS, WRITERS, CREATIVES, MEDIA ORGS NEED URGENT SUPPORT – Germany leads the world
Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses That Boosts Artists and Galleries—and Puts Other Countries to Shame “Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now,” says the country’s culture minister. Kate Brown, March 25, 2020 Angela Merkel and Monika Grütters. Photo: Christian Marquardt/Getty Images. The […]
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‘Normal Rules Don’t Apply’ – Creative NZ Explains Funding
26 Mar 2020 Reproduced from The Big Idea. Emergency funding support – or lack of it – has been the arts’ hottest topic. Creative New Zealand fronts up to The Big Idea. There’s a well-worn adage that “life is a series of moments.” Some of them shape us more than others, their imprint forever altering […]
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Tautai Oceania Internships Programme 2020
Five internships are available to Pasifika arts practitioners across all disciplines that are keen to build their experience in arts administration. We are now inviting applications from suitably qualified, hard-working, enthusiastic and determined people who are serious about forging a career in the arts. The Internships are paid and will run for 20 weeks, working […]
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Creative Residency – Canterbury
This residency programme supports creative professionals practicing in any creative media to work on a project for up to three months at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. It is open to people from New Zealand and around the world for a residency period of between 1 and […]
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Sargeson Prize Short story competition
First offered in 2019, the Sargeson Prize is New Zealand’s richest short story prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato. Named for celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson, the Prize was conceived by writer Catherine Chidgey, who also lectures in Writing Studies at the University. Entries open on 1 April for the 2020 Sargeson […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 Winners Announced
Kirsty Powell, Catherine Foster and Gavin Bishop are winners in the 2020 NZ Booklovers Awards announced today. ‘We are pleased to announce three award-winning books that families in New Zealand will enjoy for many reasons,’ says NZ Booklovers Director Karen McMillan. ‘Our chosen novel is a polished piece of storytelling that follows three generations of […]
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Enter the North & South Short, Short Story competition
The North & South Short, Short Story competition is back – a bit later than usual, but as cool and competitive as ever! We had a bumper crop in 2019, and are hoping for another bundle of flash fiction gems. Again, stories must be 300 words or fewer. There are no boundaries as to themes, structure or […]
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Storylines Manuscript Awards and shortlists announced for 2020
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand http://www.storylines.org.nz Congratulations to all NZSA members listed below: The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust is pleased to announce the shortlists for the Storylines Joy Cowley Award for a picture book text, the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a junior novel manuscript, the Storylines Te Kāhurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira […]
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