• Siobhan Harvey – President of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) – annual AGM address

    Posted on 30 May 2018

    T?n? koutou, t?n? koutou, t?n? koutou katoa Talofa lava As President of the New Zealand Society of Authors, I welcome you to our 2018 AGM and Development Weekend, ‘TURNING THE PAGE’. A veritable feast of workshops, panel sessions, discussions, ideas and meetings with fellow writers await you tomorrow. I want to humbly thank The Auckland […]

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  • New Zealand Book Council launch READNZ campaign #readNZ

    Posted on 21 May 2018

    ReadNZ campaign 2018 Our books matter. Our authors and their stories are world-leading. ReadNZ is a campaign to get more of us reading books written by New Zealanders. New Zealand books reflect the rich social and cultural history that has shaped us as a nation. There is a special joy in reading about ourselves, and […]

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  • Recognising the importance of our arts, culture and heritage

    Posted on 17 May 2018

    Thursday, 17 May 2018, 2:22 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Recognising the importance of our arts, culture and heritage Budget 2018 lays the foundations for a significant programme of work that highlights the essential role the cultural sector plays in the wellbeing of our society, […]

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  • English Pen event: Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy

    Posted on 14 May 2018

    PENmandelaletters To mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth on 18 July and the publication of The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela (Liveright) on 10 July, English PEN is holding an evening of readings with very special guests on 17 July. Taking place at the Union Chapel in London, the event features letters by Nelson Mandela from […]

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  • The Unity Books 50th Anniversary Literary Awards

    Posted on 10 May 2018

    Unity Books has marked its 50th Birthday by honouring two New Zealand authors with awards worth $20,000 each for their extensive body of work and for their long-span social justice activism. The recipients of the Unity Books 50th Birthday Literary Awards are Patricia Grace and Peter Wells.  ‘As Unity turned 50 years old we asked afresh: who matters […]

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  • NZ Icon Artist Award for son of Samoa

    Posted on 10 May 2018

    PASEFIKA PLANET Maualaivao Albert Wendt at the Icon Awards ceremony.  10 May, 2018. – Samoa’s most revered author and the ‘Father of Pacific Literature’ has been named a New Zealand Icon Artist, joining a prestigious group of recipients. Maualaivao Albert Wendt was presented with his Icon medallion at a ceremony held at Government House in Wellington, […]

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  • WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY – MAY 3

    Posted on 3 May 2018

     On World Press Freedom Day PEN calls for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia and the protection of journalists and rights activists fighting for justice in her case  3 May 2018 – Daphne Caruana Galizia, a prominent investigative journalist and blogger, was assassinated on 16 October 2017 near her house in Bidnija, Malta, in a targeted […]

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  • IPA President Michael Kolman addresses first European Children’s Bookstore Conference at Bologna

    Posted on 6 April 2018

    Getting ‘Our Publishing Houses in Order’ On Sunday (March 29), the first European Independent Children’s Bookstore Conference was held at the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair. Arranged by Bologna’s organizers in cooperation with the Association of Italian Independent Children’s Bookstores, the event was designed to “highlight the various cultural and economic aspects faced by independent bookstores […]

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  • Poetry NZ Yearbook 2018 Launch Details

    Posted on 23 February 2018

    YOU ARE INVITED … Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2018 Launch Invitation Where:  Devonport Library, 2 Victoria Road, Devonport When:  Tuesday 20 March, 7.00 till 9.00 pm Cost:  Koha appreciated A Devonport Library Associates Event Please RSVP here The poets are assembling at Devonport Library to celebrate the publication of the New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 2018, edited by Jack Ross and […]

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  • Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Young Writers  

    Posted on 6 February 2018

    Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills. The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2018 offers these aspiring young writers (aged 15-18) a mentorship, from May to November, giving them the opportunity to gain […]

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  • International Children’s Book Day April 2

    Posted on 18 January 2018

    Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, 2 April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.   Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD. It decides upon a theme […]

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  • PEN America and PEN Center USA Unite Against Threats to Expression

    Posted on 9 January 2018

    PEN Center USA in LA to Join Forces with PEN America in New York to Create National Organization   PEN America and PEN Center USA will join forces in 2018 as a stronger national organization under the banner of PEN America, uniting writers coast to coast to bolster the defense of free expression in the […]

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