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Signals 2019 Launched
The Michael King Writers Centre launched the eighth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 7 December at the National Library in Parnell….
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New writer in residence for the University of Waikato
From small towns in Waikato to a Japanese text – the newest writer in residence at the University of Waikato is set to take inspiration from a range of…
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Award-winning Māori novelist joins Victoria University of Wellington
Award-winning fiction writer and essayist Dr Tina Makereti will join Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) in 2020 as co-convenor of the…
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Submissions open for 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust has announced that submissions are now open for the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. These annual awards recognise…
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Author and researcher Max Rashbrooke named 2020 JD Stout Fellow
Well-known author and researcher Max Rashbrooke has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies JD Stout Fellow for 2020….
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Kiwi kids can read their local cricket team to victory this summer
The Super Smash Reading Challenge brings together…
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RESOLUTION: THE DEMOCRACY OF THE IMAGINATION MANIFESTO
RPRESENTED BY Presented by Jennifer Clement, PEN International President Per Wästberg, Emeritus PEN International President and Chair of the Nobel Prize for Literature
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PEN AMERICA CAMPUS FREE SPEECH GUIDE
Campus free speech guide Issues Free speech has become a flashpoint for controversy on campuses across the U.S. This go-to resource…
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Read NZ Te Pou Muramura launch new research on Reading in NZ in the Digital Age
New Zealanders spend half their waking lives online, are flicking between multiple texts at any given time, and are less likely to engage in long text, a new study…
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Cultural Labour is an election issue!
A Platform to Encourage and Protect Canadian Creativity …
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Victoria University of Wellington announces Emerging Māori Writer’s Residency
10 September 2019 To mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce…
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New Zealand Book Council becomes Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
New Zealand Book Council is changing its name and identity to become Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. The move will better reflect its work…
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