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PEN America and PEN Center USA Unite Against Threats to Expression
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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Thirty-four excellent kiwi kids’ books ripe for reading – The Sapling’s picks
Children’s book website The Sapling has released its inaugural Best Books List over the past week, listing 34 homegrown books that cover every reading interest and genre published in New Zealand. ‘Since launching in March, we have read or paid others to read almost every single book published in New Zealand. While even we […]
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#NZChristmasBookChallenge and #ReadtoSucceed
This Christmas, make one of your gifts a book by a NZ writer, published by a NZ publisher, bought from a NZ book shop. #NZChristmasBookChallenge We are promoting a ‘BUY NZ Books’ campaign for Christmas. With the tight economics of book publishing in NZ and the reduced retail visibility of books, we know that if we all buy one book […]
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2017 Ngā Kupu Ora Awards: Māori Book Awards Finalists and Winners
2017 Ng? Kupu Ora Awards: M?ori Book Awards Finalists and Winners The finalists and winners in the 2017 Ng? Kupu Ora M?ori Book Awards are: Te Reo M?ori Title: Te Mauri o Te Whare – WINNER Authors: Agnes McFarland; r?ua ko Taiarahia Black Publisher: NZCER Press Title: Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the M?ori World Authors: Peter […]
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Kiwi personalities back the book
What do a Shortland St star, three reality TV stars and four media broadcasters have in common? They know how important it is to love reading. Today the New Zealand Book Council launches their advocacy campaign #ReadToSucceed. “We published research earlier this year that found almost 400,000 Kiwis didn’t read a book last […]
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Michael King Writers’ Centre 2018 Residency Recipients Announced
Next year New Zealand’s largest writer-residency organisation will host its largest-ever number of residencies, offering opportunities to 15 emerging and established writers – historians, memoirists, essay writers, fiction writers, poets and dramatists. Established writers include Courtney Sina Meredith (Early Summer), Fiona Samuel (Winter) Jacquie McRae (M?ori residency), Tracy Farr (Spring) and Mark Broatch (Late Spring). […]
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The Craft of Writing: drafting your first novel – presented by NZSA Auckland!
The Craft of Writing 6.30pm to 8.45pm, Friday 17 Nov and Friday 24 Nov Writing your first novel and need some help? These two workshops will cover key aspects of novel writing relevant for work aimed at an adult, YA or a children’s audience. Learn about narrative structure, plot and character arcs, dialogue, point […]
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The rise and rise of New Zealand children’s publishing – Tessa Duder
Keynote speech – Storylines National Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui, 6 October 2017 Once upon a time – about 1978 – a young mother of four was struck in the middle of the night with an idea for a children’s novel. A sailing adventure! A family in peril! Would they survive the night?! This was […]
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Nominations published for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals 2018
Nominations have been published for two of the country’s oldest children’s book awards for writing and illustration for children. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people; while the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for distinguished illustration in a book for […]
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CLIMATEKEYS: KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD – NZ
A series of piano recitals and climate discussions are being held around the globe in November, timed to coincide with the United Nations COP 23 conference being held in Bonn, Germany. An acclaimed pianist will play a concert – 30 minutes. This will be followed by a vigorous discussion facilitated by a climate change scientist […]
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Whitireia GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLISHING (APPLIED)
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PUBLISHING (APPLIED) – Applications close November 30 Whitireia’s highly regarded programme is the only full training course for publishing in New Zealand. Developed and run in partnership with the industry, the Graduate Diploma in Publishing (Applied) is modelled on an apprenticeship. It focuses on practical experience and industry contacts. All tutors are practitioners […]
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Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by 2018 President of Honour Bernard Brown Oct 31
The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) invites you to hear Bernard Brown deliver the 2017 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture Old Government House, 31 October 6.00pm Three Hoots for Survival…”Till the final judgement day, the Last Trump” […]
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