• MICHELLE ELVY EIGHT-WEEK COURSES, July – November 2023

    Posted on 24 August 2023

      Contact:  General information All welcome! These courses are designed to encourage exploration and discussion, while advancing your own writing. Classes are dynamic, with newcomers and experienced writers sharing a common, congenial space. We meet in Zoom; 2 hours each week for 8 weeks. Intensive reading, writing and sharing!   Historical Fiction Exploring the elements […]

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  • NZ Author Magazine – Spring – Issue 334

    Posted on 21 August 2023

    NZ Author Magazine – Spring – Issue 334 is now out online and being sent to NZ Author subscribers around the country.  Click the link here (and sign in) to access the articles online, or sign up as a member here to receive future issues. In this issue: EDITOR’S NOTE Tina Shaw; CULTURAL SECTOR REGENERATION FUND NZSA funding; TAKING […]

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  • For the first time a bilingual book has taken out the top prize at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

    Posted on 10 August 2023

    August 10 Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te rātō) was tonight presented with the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award, Aotearoa’s highest accolade in children’s literature, during a joyful ceremony held at Wellington’s Pipitea Marae. Te Wehenga’s bold bilingual design presents the Māori creation pūrākau, […]

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  • Call for proposals: Samoa House Research Residency Programme 2023

    Posted on 7 August 2023

    Samoa House Library (SHL) is now accepting proposals from arts & arts-related practitioners for our Research Residency Programme 2023. There are 2 residencies available each including a stipend of $5,000, open to individuals, groups or collectives. SHL’s research residencies offer practitioners from art or art-related fields the opportunity to focus on their research practices in […]

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  • Judith Binney Fellowship and Writing Awards

    Posted on 7 August 2023

    Applications are open  Applications close 25 August 2023 This is a reminder that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowship and Writing Awards close in 3 week’s time at 5pm on Friday 25 August 2023. The purpose of the Judith Binney Trust is to support rigorous and imaginative scholarship of the kind that characterised Judith Binney’s […]

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  • Growing Playwrights – Playmarket

    Posted on 1 August 2023

    FRIDAY 11 and SATURDAY 12 AUGUST – Auckland Live One awesome development programme with some of Aotearoa’s top playwriting teachers. Two days of sessions – practical skills classes and What I Need sessions. Sessions include: Creating Compelling Characters with Kathryn Burnett  Thinking of Structure with Paul Kalburgi Dialogue and Subtext with Gary Henderson Shaping a Scene with Albert Belz and Stuart Hoar Editing […]

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  • BOOKS ALIVE EVENTS TO ATTRACT HUNDREDS OF TAMARIKI

    Posted on 20 July 2023

    Hundreds of students in Christchurch and Wellington are set to be entertained and enlightened by finalists in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults at Books Alive events in the immediate lead up to the awards ceremony.   In Ōtautahi on 4 August, WORD Christchurch will host a selection of shortlisted […]

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  • Give Given Words a try this August! National Poetry Day

    Posted on 11 July 2023

    Given Words returns for its eighth year with a new invitation to play with words. This year the words have been chosen by students of López de Arenas Secondary School in Marchena (Andalusia, Spain) and all you have to do is write a poem which includes all five words and send it in before midnight […]

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  • New CNZ research maps Aotearoa arts and culture coverage across traditional media 

    Posted on 30 June 2023

    Our artists and creatives are our storytellers. They entertain, provoke and inspire us. Their work connects us, helps build our sense of identity, and is a source of national pride. Visibility matters. The media is an important bridge between artists and the public – sharing the stories of our storytellers. It is through media that […]

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  • 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards

    Posted on 14 June 2023

    · The Judith Binney Trust is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards will open on 3 July 2023.     For information about the Fellowships and Awards, please see www.judithbinneytrust.org.nz Applications close at 5pm on 25 August 2023.  The Fellowship and Awards are scheduled to be announced in November 2023 for […]

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  • TEENAGER JOINS ESTABLISHED NAMES ON SHORTLIST FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS

    Posted on 1 June 2023

    A 16-year-old Kāpiti Coast student is among the writers and illustrators announced today as finalists in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, the preeminent celebration of books for Aotearoa’s young readers. Arlo Kelly, one of the Awards’ youngest ever finalists, is vying for the NZSA Best First Book Award with […]

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  • Storylines Notable Book Awards judges announced

    Posted on 30 May 2023

      Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa has announced the judges chosen to select the Storylines Notable Books for 2023 (for books published from 16 November 2022 to 15 November 2023). The panels of six for each of five categories (non-fiction, junior and YA fiction, picture books and books written […]

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