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Grey Lynn Library writing competition
T H E F I N E P R I N T { t e r m s & c o n d i t i o n s } S u b m i t u p t o 5 0 0 w o r d s o f y o u r o […]
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NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARDS 2025 open for entries
NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2025, sponsored by Lighthouse PR We are looking for the best in storytelling, a novel we couldn’t put down. NZ Booklovers Award for Best Lifestyle Book 2025, sponsored by Benefitz Cooking, wine, architecture, lifestyle, home and garden, design, fashion – all the non-fiction books […]
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2024 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
The annual Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adult published in the last twelve months, has been released by the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa. “Congratulations to all the creators and publishers of this year’s award winners”, says Storylines Trust chair, Christine Young. […]
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Anna Smaill named as 2025 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
Acclaimed novelist Anna Smaill has been appointed as Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2025. Anna began her publishing career with a volume of poetry, The Violinist in Spring, which was released in 2005 by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Her […]
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NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2025 – open for applications
Award for fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision’ The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize celebrates the life and work of the writer Laura Solomon. As set by Laura, the main criteria for the exciting prize is for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’. Published and unpublished writers are invited to […]
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Meet Your 2024 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates
Te Tumu Toi LaureatesLast night, Aotearoa New Zealand’s creative community came together in full force to celebrate the arts, and the artists shaping our nation’s future. This year, we are delighted to honour eight Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates – artists that have been outstanding in their field, and are having a significant impact.They […]
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Sargeson Prize for short stories won by writer of topical, political tale
The writer of a political, quintessentially New Zealand story has taken the top spot in one of New Zealand’s richest short story competitions, securing a $10,000 prize. Benn Jeffries of Wellington was named winner of the 2024 Sargeson Prize with his short story ‘Greywacke’ on Saturday evening at the 21st annual Frank Sargeson Memorial […]
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The Nine Dots prize opens
The Nine Dots Prize is an international writing prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. The aim of the prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. It is judged anonymously and seeks submissions from both established writers and emerging talent. This year’s question is: […]
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Joy Sellen is the recipient of the Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award
Joy has always been an avid reader. She graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in microbiology and Russian, after which she worked in translation, research, market analysis, writing and editing in New Zealand and the UK. Later, with young children, she became involved in playgroups, toy library and kindergarten committees, where she took […]
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Otago College of Ed CNZ Children’s WIR 2025 is Samantha Montgomerie
Samantha Montgomerie lives on the Otago Peninsula, Ōtepoti Dunedin. Her proposed project during this Fellowship is a middle-grade (ages 8 to 12 years) fiction novel – Sea and Sky Collide. Set in the Marlborough Sounds, this action-packed story is based around two young people fighting to take a stand to protect our natural taonga, with a focus on […]
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The Robert Burns Fellow 2025 is Dr Octavia Cade
Dr Octavia Cade is a New Zealand writer based in Kerikeri. Her creative work is increasingly climate-influenced, realistic science fiction that takes place in contemporary or near-future settings. Octavia’s background includes a Master’s in Biology, during which she studied seagrass reproduction, a Bachelor of Science in Botany and a PhD in Science Communication from Otago, […]
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Announcing the 2024 CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award
Media Release October 8, 2024 $25,000 CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award has been awarded to writer Mark Derby Mark Derby has been awarded the 2024 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc, CLNZ | NZSA $25,000 Writers’ Award for his project, […]
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