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Books without barriers: a practical guide to inclusive publishing
27 April 2023 | resources-for-editors Books without barriers is written and designed by members of IPEd’s Accessibility Initiative Working Party. It outlines the barriers to reading that people with print disability may experience if their needs are not supported, and describes how to avoid creating these barriers at each stage of the publishing process. The guide is […]
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National Library submits draft Collections Disposal Policy for consultation
FROM Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library is developing a new policy for removing and disposing of collection items. This will sit alongside other policies that guide collection management activities. This new policy will make recommendations to the Minister of Internal Affairs about items to be removed from […]
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Alan Dingley named new national Reading Ambassador
29 March 2023 Alan Dingley, Librarian at Palmerston North Intermediate School, has been named as the next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for children and young people. Alan is a passionate advocate and school librarian who communicates the joy and transformation reading can bring to a young person’s world. He brings impressive experience, skills and […]
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Working Together: Accessibility in Aotearoa Theatre – new resource available
In this Arts For All Network national Zoom hui, Henrietta Bollinger and Nathan Mudge talk about the new Playmarket resource they wrote. A best-practice guide for working with practitioners and communities with access needs, It covers programming, planning, policies, budgets, contracts, riders, remuneration, rehearsal rooms, schedules, warm-ups, intimacy, costumes and make up, and design. It […]
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PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG Playmarket competition
Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Whether you are a young person or a senior writer, the age of the audience is what counts. Your play might be written for adults to perform to children, or for young actors to perform themselves. It might be […]
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Digital Lending Rights now enshrined into law by Australian Government
Digital #book formats will now be included as part of the Australian #LendingRights Scheme This change makes sure authors, illustrators and publishers do not miss out on payment for #ebook or #audiobook in library collections. Claims can be lodged from 3 April to 30 June for the 2023-24 program: bit.ly/ns23LendingRights #books #bookish #bookworm #Revive #booksbooksbooks #EnrichingCommunities Australian Library and Information Association Australian Publishers Association Australian Society of Authors Education Services Australia […]
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IPEd Editors Conference May 2-9, 2023
Earlybird registrations open for the online IPEd Editors Conference Earlybird registrations are available for the 11th IPEd Editors Conference, a virtual event with special access after-play facilities from 2 to 9 May 2023. Centred around the theme of “Futureproofing the editing profession”, the biennial conference has an amazing line-up of speakers and panellists, with […]
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Books Back Better – Restocking school libraries post-Gabrielle
Many schools: kura, preschools, colleges, kindy’s, primary schools in the Hawkes’Bay have lost their entire libraries through the damage wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Books Back Better is a campaign to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers NZ Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo, and Kindy’s affected […]
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New Australia Cultural Policy REVIVE includes new WRITERS AUSTRALIA body to invest in literature
Revive: $286 million National Cultural Policy revealed “Four new bodies focused on the autonomy of First Nations arts and culture, the development of contemporary music and the literary sector, and workplace safety in the arts sector, will be established as part of the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy. To be known as ‘Revive’, the policy […]
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Anthony Byrt appointed University of Waikato’s 2023 Writer In Residence
Art critic and writer Anthony Byrt will devote the next 12 months to three major projects after being named the Kaipukahu University of Waikato Writer in Residence for 2023. Between his time on campus, Anthony will spend time on the road with New Zealand artist Shane Cotton for his new book, begin his interview-based collaboration […]
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NZ Writers celebrated with New Year Honours 2023
Congratulations to the New Zealand Aotearoa’s writers and those across the arts community who were recognised in this New Years Honours list for 2022. Writers who received recognition include Dr. Haare Williams, Pānia Papa, Beryl Te Haumihiata Mason, Dr. Lana Lopesi, Dr. Paul Maunder, Penelope Jackson and Dr. Gina Cole. We also congratulate Dame Miranda […]
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Turbine | Kapohau writers off to a flying start
16 December 2022 This year’s issue of Turbine | Kapohau, the annual online literary journal of the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao, is now live. The journal showcases brand new fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry from the 2022 Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Writing […]
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