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A conversation with award-winning children’s author Maria Gill
WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 6.00pm – 7.00pm VENUE: Clock Tower Boardroom Free Join author Maria Gill for a cup of tea and an interactive session on her latest project, a children’s novel about the life of Ernest Rutherford. Maria is currently one of our artists in residence at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora and is […]
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Remarkable Animal Stories book launch
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2.00pm – 3.00pm VENUE: Great Hall Free No bookings required, come along to the world-first book launch of Maria Gill and Emma Huia Lovegrove’s latest book ‘Remarkable Animal Stories from New Zealand and Australia’ published by Scholastic. Maria Gill will share some of the stories in the book in front of a […]
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Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners – 2021
The winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2021, recognising works from the 2020 year have been presented at a ceremony held on August 7th. Congratulations to all the winners. Professional Categories Best Novel The Stone Wētā Octavia Cade (Paper Road Press) Ebook Paperback Best Youth Novel These Violent Delights Chloe Gong (Hachette NZ) […]
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Phantom National Poetry Day 2021 set to ignite public spaces!
Poetry fans across Aotearoa New Zealand are eager to create a vibrant, diverse Phantom National Poetry Day on Friday 27 August 2021, after the global pandemic curtailed public gatherings last year. The packed programme goes live today (Thursday 5 August), revealing the breadth of their annual nationwide celebration. More than 100 events and competitions are […]
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Tessa Duder is the NZSA 2021-2 President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Tessa Duder CNZM OBE is the NZSA 2021-2022 President of Honour. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing and writers and the literary arts sector in Aotearoa. Of the award, Tessa says: ” To […]
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Entries now open for 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition of, the best books for adult readers published annually in New Zealand. Titles with release dates between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 will be considered for […]
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Phantom National Poetry Day
First established in 1997, National Poetry Day is a one-day national poetry event extravaganza held on a Friday in late August each year. In 2021, the date for Phantom National Poetry Day is Friday 27th August. Registrations for 2021 events will open on the 17th March. It’s an event that always has something for everybody, […]
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READER OF LOVE FOR THE BOOK – anthology releases of protest writing about National Library cull
READER OF LOVE FOR THE BOOK edited by Bill Direen nodisposals.neocities.org The Anthology of Love for the Book brings 52 promising young poets, prominent journalists, and several time-honoured poet laureates, winners of Prime Ministers Awards and Robert Burns Fellows together for a massive Hui. All the writers share deep concern at continuing disposals of […]
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NATIONAL LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH INTERNET PIRATE
MEDIA RELEASE JULY 15, 2021 The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc (NZSA) and the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) are shocked the National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) has announced plans to hand […]
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New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme
Find out about the COVID-19 recovery work being led by the National Library to support librarians and library services across New Zealand. The Government is entrusting the National Library to lead and support COVID-19 recovery work across New Zealand’s library system, especially in public libraries, with a funding package of $58.8 million, over two to […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival Celebrates Books, Storytelling and Ideas this August
WORD Christchurch has launched its 2021 festival programme, with an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city from 25 to 29 August. This year’s events tackle both the near and the far – with an intensely local flavour and an innovative international component. Earlier this year WORD announced that it was moving […]
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Hamilton Book Month August 2021 – programme out now
Programme out now – Hamilton Book Month programme August 2021
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