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WORD Christchurch set to go ahead at Level 2 live in venues & streaming online
The WORD Christchurch Festival (9–13 November) is set to go ahead next week after it was shut down by lockdown a week before opening its doors in August. Last month it launched its downsized, COVID-safe programme, which delivers smaller, socially distanced events, and uses technology to bring in speakers curtailed by travel restrictions. This week […]
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Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement: winners announced and live online literary panel
A prolific writer for young adults, an award-winning poet and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished historians are being honoured in the 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. With interests spanning ecology, resilience and resourcefulness, and the Treaty of Waitangi – Creative New Zealand is pleased to announce this year’s recipients: Poetry: Anne Kennedy – […]
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Prestigious Māori literature awards celebrate success online: 2021 Pikihuia Awards Winners Announced
Pikihuia Award Winners 2021 MEDIA RELEASE 2pm, 30 October 2021 The winners of the 2021 Pikihuia Awards, the short story writing awards hosted by the Māori Literature Trust, were announced in an online ceremony streamed on Saturday afternoon. While whānau and supporters of the finalists could not gather at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke as they […]
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Take Up Space Spoken Word Poetry performance showcase this Saturday
The Take Up Space Spoken Word Poetry performance showcase is on this Saturday from 4-6pm ONLINE. Whether you want to connect with our community, reflect, vent, or take on a new challenge, these workshops aim to provide a safe and fun way to do so. Aiwa and Gemishka of Creative Creatures arts collective led the […]
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Uncover Whowunnit: 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards – online October 30, 7.30pm
SATURDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2021 AT 7:30pm Watch ceremony live on Facebook HERE The many faces of Dame Ngaio Marsh
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TE HĀ O TE KUPU National Māori Writers Hui March 18-20, 2022 – new date!
TE HĀ O TE KUPU ~ tāngia ki te whenua ~ Join us at Te Poho o Rāwiri Marae, Tūranga nui a Kiwa (Gisborne) Hui*. Booking details HERE *Original date 26-28 November 2021. Postponed due to Covid19 restrictions. Te Hā o te Kupu 2022 National Māori Writers Hui March 18-20, 2022 Te Hā o Ngā […]
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2021 Pikihuia Awards ONLINE EVENT Saturday October 30, 1.00pm
Tēnā koe, E ngā mana, e ngā reo maha tēnei rā te tuku mihi atu ki a koutou mai i tata, mai i tawhiti. Me whai aroha ki te motu e noho nei tātou i raro i te urutā Kōwheori nei. E tika ana me mihi ki ngā mate huhua noa kua whiti ki tua […]
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Sarah Forster – 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Winner
Many congratulations to Sarah Forster, winner of the 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award Wellington’s Sarah Forster has been named as the recipient of the 2021 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for outstanding service to children’s and young adult literature and reading.Christine Young, chair of Storylines Trust says the award acknowledges the work Sarah has done […]
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Petone bookshop wins Bookshop of the Year award
Last night’s awards ceremony at the annual New Zealand Book Industry awards was a time for the book trade to reflect and celebrate the last year. It is a forum where individual publishers and booksellers are recognised as the best in the New Zealand trade. One of the highly anticipated awards presented at the ceremony […]
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Mākaro Press wins Publisher of the Year
Last night, booksellers and publishers gathered online in anticipation of the 2021 Aotearoa Book Trade Industry Awards, hosted by PANZ Te Rau o Tākupu and Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the most sought-after awards of the night is the Nielsen Book Publisher of the Year award. It is always an exceptional category with a […]
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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is a festival with a difference
Deeply connected to the land of the first light, Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is a festival with a difference – one uniquely focused on inclusion, access and authenticity, and designed to use the arts to explore what it means to be of Tairāwhiti. Come and enjoy ten days from 08-17 October 2021! Followed by the […]
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2021 Given Words poems chosen – the winners from National Poetry Day 2021
17 September 2021 We are delighted to share with you the winning poems from the Given Words competition for Phantom National Poetry Day 2021. New Zealanders of all ages were invited to write a poem including five words chosen from the te reo poetry film Noho Mai, which features a poem by Peta-Maria Tunui. The […]
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