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CLNZ – Copyright Licensing New Zealand – latest news
As New Zealand adjusts to its new ‘normal’ and begins its long journey out of the lock down stages, we wanted to share with you a number of opportunities that are currently available to New Zealand writers and authors. Both the CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award and Research Grants were brought forward in response to the COVID-19 […]
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How to be Award Winning Before Publishing: CLNZ/NZSA Writers’ Award and Research Grants
Bevan Sanson at The Big Idea interviewed 2019 Writers’ Award winner, Rebecca Macfie, and one of the 2019 Research Grant recipients, Gigi Fenster, about the impact of winning these awards. Originally published on The Big Idea: Recognition, time, money. All writers know the importance any of these three commodities can have on their work. So […]
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency – Recipient Announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipient of the NZSA Auckland Museum Research + Residency Grant.
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CLNZ $120,000 Contestable Fund Grants awarded – recipients announced
We are pleased to announce the successful recipients of the Special Round of Contestable Fund Grants 2020. In order to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, Copyright Licensing New Zealand released a special fund of $120,000 for short-term projects that could be started straight away and completed by the end of September this […]
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Announcing the National Flash Fiction Day 2020 online programme
NFFD NZ moves online this year! Our big day of celebrating the shortest form will still take place and include a series of readings, interviews and prize-givings. You will find new videos posted at the Flash Frontier YouTube channel — please subscribe and follow new happenings in the flash world! Here’s what you can expect: Today you will find […]
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TAUTAI FALE-SHIP Home Residencies
ARTIST CALLOUT for TAUTAI FALE-SHIP Home Residencies 🐚🏠💕 Applications due Friday 5th June at midday – APPLY NOW! Moana artists make some of their best work at home; at the kitchen table, in living rooms surrounded by family, in bedrooms and garages, in home studios where we feel safe and connected to those around […]
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2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ). NZSA congratulates our many members in this list of 2020 finalists. Best Novel The Blacksmith, Barbara Howe (IFWG Australia) The Prince of Secrets, A.J. Lancaster (Camberion) Solar Federation, S.E. Mulholland (self-published) Into the Ashes, Lee […]
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2020 TEXT PRIZE FOR YOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S WRITING – SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Text is delighted to announce that seven manuscripts have been shortlisted for the 2020 $10,000 Text Prize for young adult and children’s writing… The winner of the 2020 Text Prize will be announced in an online event on Wednesday 20 May. THEREFORE I AM by Miranda Luby Sarah is determined to leave her […]
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2020 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12 May 2020 Debut novelist wins country’s richest literary prize Westport writer Becky Manawatu has won this year’s $55,000 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction for her first novel, Auē. Manawatu’s win was announced during a virtual ceremony which began at 6pm this evening, simultaneously live-streamed via the Awards’ YouTube […]
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The Coalition for Books is hosting an online drop-in with Creative New Zealand this Friday!
Calling all writers, publishers, literary events professionals, arts practitioners and organisations who want to know more about Creative New Zealand’s Emergency Response Package … The Coalition for Books is hosting an online drop-in with Creative New Zealand this Friday: Date/Time: Friday, 15 May, 2020, 9.30-11.00am Joining us will be Malcolm Burgess, Arts Practice Director, […]
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Nominations for 2020 Prime Minister’s Awards are now live
Creative New Zealand is now calling for nominations for The Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. These annual awards recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. New Zealanders are invited to submit a nomination. The 2019 winners were Fleur […]
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Blackball Writer’s Residency – open for applications.
WEST COAST OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS The village of Blackball (pop. 300) on the West Coast of the South Island has both a history of good writing and good writers plus a tradition of activism. It offers a Readers and Writers Festival, a Writer’s Retreat and now, thanks to Creative NZ support, a Writer’s Residency. […]
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