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NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 Winners Announced
Lauren Keenan, Christall Lowe, Steph Matuku, Rachael King, Claire Mabey and Kristin Kelly are winners in the 2025 NZ Booklovers Awards announced today. ‘We are delighted to announce six award-winning books that families in New Zealand will enjoy for many reasons,’ says NZ Booklovers Director Karen McMillan. ‘Our winning novel combines the best of […]
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Submissions open for 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Adult Novel & YA categories
The $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize is open for submissions in two categories – Adult and Children & Young (CYA) Adult. $100,000 will be awarded to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 awarded to each of the remaining two shortlisted authors. In the CYA category, the winner receives $30,000, while the two […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 Shortlists
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of debut authors and well-known writers. Books by Tina Shaw, Riley Chance, Rebekah Ballagh, Mandy Hager, Stacy Gregg and James Russell are among the diverse titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers and outstanding debut books. With five categories […]
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Three outstanding writers recognised with the 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement
Internationally renowned children’s author Dame Lynley Dodd, historian and environmentalist Neville Peat, and multi-talented poet Apirana Taylor are being recognised for their contributions to literature with this top literary award. The Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement is presented annually in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The award is managed by Creative New Zealand […]
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2024 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants Announced
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2024 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received 92 applications, the highest ever number of applications for a Cultural Fund award. Applications were invited for projects that had clearly defined and measurable outcomes […]
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Entries open for 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024 The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published annually in Aotearoa – are now inviting submissions for the 2025 awards. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 will be […]
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From Nurturing New Voices to Preserving Legacies: Mātātuhi Foundation’s record funding round ends 2024 on a high note
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 November 2024 Following the release of a new set of funding criteria in July, including an increase in grant size from $5,000 to $20,000, the Mātātuhi Foundation is proud to announce record funding for five more initiatives. Legacy Projects NZ Society of Authors: to establish a complete record (including […]
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DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year!
DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year! The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Award is back for 2025 to celebrate and spotlight even more underrepresented children’s book creators! Following a hugely successful first year, The ASLA DANZ Award, previously The DANZ Award, is returning bigger and better in its quest […]
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The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui Te Kahu Rolleston
The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui (formerly the Book Council Lecture) is held in November each year. This year the address was given by Te Kahu Rolleston (Ngāi Te Rangi), one of the most sought-after creative writing educators in Aotearoa. While his slam poetry or rap is […]
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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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LitPLUS AUT info site on literacy education launches
LitPlus is a research and professional learning community focused on literacy education for children and young people and is based at AUT. LitPlus supports literacy education that puts the pleasures of reading together and equalising differences in children’s literacy at its centre. This will be useful to access research about literacy in Aotearoa.
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