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The NZSA / Hachette Mentorship Program open for applications
Writers! An opportunity to be mentored by a publisher The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), in association with Hachette Australia and New Zealand, are once again offering the opportunity for one writer to work on a new draft of their completed manuscript under the joint mentorship of Hachette Australia and New Zealand. […]
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International Promotional Fund for Literature – applications close October 26
The Publishers Association of New Zealand manages the international market development initiatives for New Zealand literature on behalf of Creative New Zealand. This includes an international promotional fund to support New Zealand authors to attend literary festivals or engage in other international promotional events or activity. The next round of applications for the International Promotional Fund closes next month […]
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NZSA Canterbury Heritage Book and Writing Awards 2018
NZSA Canterbury Heritage Book and Writing Awards 2018 Fiction Judge: Fiona Farrell Short list: Harvest by Christine Carrell (Nugget Stream Press 2017) The Life of De’Ath by Majella Cullinane (Steele Roberts Publishers, 2018) Finding by David Hill (Puffin 2018) This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman(Vintage Penguin Random House 2018) The Annotated Tree Worship: List of […]
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$25,000 Writers’ Award provides a unique view into the history of Aotearoa.
CLNZ Writers’ Award 2018 Writer Nic Low (Ng?i Tahu), has been presented with the 2018 CLNZ Writers’ Award at the NZSA National Writers Forum in Auckland on Saturday evening (22 September 2018). Nic receives $25,000, one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, towards his project Uprising. This literary non-fiction book will tell […]
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Four New Zealand writing projects awarded grants – CLNZ/NZSA Research Grant recipients 2018
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) are pleased to announce that Research Grants have been awarded to four New Zealand writers. The successful recipients were announced at the NZSA National Writers Forum in Auckland on 22 September 2018. Three Open Research Grants of $5,000 each were awarded to […]
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Winners of the 2018 NEW VOICES – Emerging Poets Competition Announced
Winners of the 2018 NEW VOICES – Emerging Poets Competition Announced Gillian Roach is this year’s winner of the NEW VOICES – Emerging Poets Competition. Post-graduate student of the Masters in Creative Writing, AUT. Roach is an Auckland poet and fiction writer who recently completed the Masters In Creative Writing course at AUT. She studied […]
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Auckland Writers Festival Launches Literary Foundation
A new Foundation established by the Auckland Writers Festival aims to strengthen Aotearoa’s literary landscape. The M?t?tuhi Foundation, launched this evening, will provide opportunities for New Zealand writers to develop and promote their works and for readers to increase their engagement with the work of local writers and will fund activities that contribute to literacy […]
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Sue Wootton wins NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship
Dunedin writer Sue Wootton is the recipient of the NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2018. Sue Wootton will use the fellowship to work on an historical novel. She says: ‘I’m proud and delighted to be the recipient of the 2018 Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship. It’s really invigorating to receive this vote of confidence in my […]
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Playwright named as inaugural Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence
Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2019. Leki Jackson-Bourke, a South Auckland-based playwright of Tongan, Niuean and Samoan descent, will take up the Residency in 2019. He will use the time to complete his play For the […]
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Rural Noir: small-town tales scoop Ngaio Marsh Awards
The winners of the Ngaio Marsh Awards announced at WORD in Christchurch Both authors’ winning books involve deadly deeds set against small towns and rural landscapes. Carter scooped the Best Novel prize for Marlborough Man (Fremantle Press), a thrilling tale centred on an ex-undercover agent from England trying to resettle into a quieter life far distanced […]
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Finalists announced for the Copyright Licensing Education Awards 2018
At a time when teachers are time-poor, professionally published resources that support teaching practice are hugely valuable. The CLNZ Education Awards 2018 celebrate the quality and diversity of educational resources released between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2018 to support classroom learning. The awards recognise the success of New Zealand resource providers in […]
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency Now Open for Applications
Applications are now open for a $5000 research grant and residency for writers wishing to work on a project that will utilise the resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development. The grant also offers the recipient the opportunity to take up four weeks funded accommodation at the Michael King Writers’ […]
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