• David Hill is announced as the 2019-2020 President of Honour

    Posted on 29 July 2019

    The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that David Hill is their 2019-2020 President of Honour.  This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of his or her contribution to writing and writers and the literary arts sector in New Zealand. The President of Honour delivers the annual NZSA Janet […]

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  • Tickets on Sale for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Ceremony

    Posted on 26 July 2019

    Buy your tickets today to celebrate the best books for young New Zealand readers, and applaud the winners, at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults ceremony in the atmospheric Te Marae at Te Papa in Wellington on Wednesday 7 August. The 41 finalists include many of the country’s finest children’s writers, […]

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  • Eye-catching Book on Samoan Tattooing Sweeps the Board at the PANZ Book Design Awards

    Posted on 26 July 2019

    A beautifully designed and richly illustrated retelling of the unique and powerful history of S?moan tattooing was the big winner at the 2019 PANZ Book Design Awards. Tatau: A History of S?moan Tattooing by Sean Mallon and Sébastien Galliot (Te Papa Press), designed by Arch MacDonnell (Inhouse Design) received the overall accolade of the Gerard Reid […]

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  • Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Novels in English From Nine Countries

    Posted on 25 July 2019

    In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson First appeared in Publishing Perspectives. The 2019 Booker Prize longlist comprises the work of a particularly international collection of authors, including two former laureates. Longlisted authors in the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction are, top row from left, Margaret Atwood (image: Liam Sharp); Kevin Barry (image: Conor O’Mahony); Oyinkan […]

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  • Space to breathe

    Posted on 22 July 2019

    22 Jul 2019 The latest offering of grants and awards in one of our key creative industries is rightly seen as something to boast about. [In partnership with NZSA and CLNZ] There’s less than a week for would-be or established writers in New Zealand to apply for $20,000 worth of research grants on offer. From August 2 there’s […]

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  • Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2020 – open for applications

    Posted on 22 July 2019

    Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) are pleased to announce that submissions for the 2020 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The prize is open to writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand, and, thanks to a generous financial […]

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  • WW2 books, true stories and classics among New Zealanders’ favourite reads

    Posted on 22 July 2019

    Reading is in good health, with thousands of New Zealanders voting for their favourite books in the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List.  Announced today, the List reveals that classic books, war and true stories are among the nation’s favourite reads. Our interest in WW2 books is massive and Whitcoulls report huge sales for this genre.  […]

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  • I want to write more than anything else in the world

    Posted on 2 July 2019

    26 Jun 2019 Paula Morris takes us inside the shadow of Katherine Mansfield and her days at the Menton residency on the French Riviera Share From late February until the end of June this year I’ve been based in Menton, the final stop on the French Riviera before the Ligurian coast of northern Italy. More […]

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  • Finalist announcement – Ashton Wylie Trust Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards

    Posted on 27 June 2019

    Joy Cowley a Finalist in 2019 Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards One of New Zealand’s best-loved writers, Dame Joy Cowley is a finalist in this year’s Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards’ Book category for her non-fiction work Veil Over Light. She joins four other authors from all over the country writing about issues […]

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  • NZSA CEO Talks to RNZ about CLNZ / NZSA Research Grants

    Posted on 25 June 2019

    We want to invest in you, so you can invest yourself in your writing. Listen to NZSA CEO, Jenny Nagle, talk about the CLNZ / NZSA Research Grants with Karyn Hay on RNZ show ‘Lately’. The 2019 Research Grants are proudly bought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Copyright Licensing […]

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  • CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants 2019: Now Open for Applications

    Posted on 21 June 2019

    Receive a $5,000 grant to help you research your latest fiction or non-fiction writing project.  All New Zealand writers welcome to apply! In support of New Zealand writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project, the 2019 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Research […]

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  • NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2019

    Posted on 7 June 2019

    $10,000 Opportunity for Writers. Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a project that shows a high level of literary merit and […]

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