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Archives: Education
  • Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for 2021 awarded to publisher Julia Marshall

    Posted on 3 February 2021

    Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa Julia Marshall has been selected as the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal winner, for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand children’s literature, and will be presented with her medal and deliver the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy lecture on 28 […]

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  • Tautai Oceania Internships Programme 2021 – applications open for interns and hosts

    Posted on 25 January 2021

    Tautai Oceania Internships Programme 2021   After suspending Internships for 2020 due to COVID-19 Tautai are delighted to announce that the Tautai Oceania Internships Programme has re-launched for 2021!   Applications are open from 25th January – 19th March 2021. Tautai is thrilled to open applications for the Tautai Oceania Internships Programme 2021. The Programme […]

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  • Michalia Arathimos is the New Writer in Residence for Waikato University 2021

    Posted on 15 January 2021

    The University of Waikato is set to welcome Michalia Arathimos as the Writer in Residence for 2021. She will start in her new role after Easter and her residency project will be her third novel, Sojourn, which is set in the Waikato. This position is jointly funded by the University of Waikato and Creative New […]

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  • Book Aid International’s Year of 2020: 867,567 Books sent to refugee camps in 19 Countries

    Posted on 14 January 2021

    HOME Read Publishing Perspectives here January 13, 2021 By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Solar lamps as well as hundreds of thousands of books were in play in 2020 as Book Aid International’s logistics team and donor-publishers got books to refugee camps as well as libraries.   Eunice Eyi Dotse, a student in Ghana, studies with […]

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  • NZ title in 2021 IBBY International Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities.

    Posted on 9 December 2020

    Outstanding New Zealand title   Of Course You Can, written by Karen Hinge and illustrated by Nicky Sievert (published by One Tree House) has been chosen as one of the 2021 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. This bilingual story is presented in English and Te reo Māori and focuses on […]

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  • Call for nominations for Te Awhi Rito – Reading Ambassador for NZ

    Posted on 9 December 2020

    The establishment of Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young adults was announced in August by Prime Minister and then-Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern. The founding partners have since then worked to develop the processes and protocols that govern the establishment and ongoing delivery of the role. Appointment […]

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  • From Rio to Rotorua: Toitoi creates connections across cultures

    Posted on 4 November 2020

    MEDIA RELEASE 4 November 2020 Toitoi and Latin America CAPE have partnered to create a multilingual app that showcases stories, poems and art by young New Zealanders about the vibrant cultures of Latin America. The app, available in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, can be downloaded for free and is available on all platforms. Readers […]

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  • Book sector highlights cultural, social and economic importance of valuing creative rights

    Posted on 4 November 2020

    Wednesday 4 November 2020   The New Zealand Society of Authors, the Publishers Association of New Zealand, and Copyright Licensing New Zealand have teamed up to put creative rights and their importance – for writers, the local book sector, and for our country – in the spotlight.   Creative Rights = Creative Reads is a […]

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  • Today’s the Day – OCT 17 – BOOKSHOP DAY AOTEAROA #buylocal#supportlocal

    Posted on 17 October 2020

    2020 will see us celebrate NZ Bookshop Day for the sixth time, drawing thousands of people into their local bookshops to buy books to celebrate their third place: their local bookshop. This year will see dozens of bookshops throughout New Zealand celebrate their communities with a range of events, competitions and exciting activities. See a few highlights by clicking through to […]

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  • NZ Writers Guild asks screen and quota questions of all political parties – read here

    Posted on 9 October 2020

    What are your party’s Arts, Culture and Heritage and Broadcasting policies? Labour The arts and creative sectors are vitally important to the New Zealand economy, which contributes nearly $11 billion a year to GDP, employs 90,000 people and supports the wellbeing of our communities. However, our arts sector has been deeply impacted by COVID-19. We’re […]

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  • ‘WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE YOUNG IN AN AGEING WORLD?’ – NINE DOTS PRIZE OFFERS $100,000 FOR THE BEST RESPONSE

    Posted on 3 October 2020

    Prize backed by Cambridge University – and leading figures including Anne Applebaum, Petina Gappah and David Runciman – promotes innovative thinking in response to global issues. The Nine Dots Prize has today (Friday 2nd October) revealed the question it will pose as part of a global problem-solving competition, offering US$100,000 and a book deal with […]

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  • STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS 2020 – brochure release

    Posted on 1 October 2020

    STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS Storylines 2021 Notable Book Awards The 2021 Storylines Notable Book Awards will be presented in October next year, to maximise the potential for booksellers to highlight the award-winning books to parents and wider whānau as Christmas gift options. The 2021 awards therefore cover a one-off 19-month period, with a 31 August 2021 […]

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