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WORD Christchurch Festival opens next week!
A dazzling array of words and performance take over Ōtautahi Christchurch There’s just one week to go until more than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from New Zealand and around the world take to the streets, schools and theatres of Ōtautahi Christchurch offering a feast of fresh ideas, music, powerful stories and creative escapes […]
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Institute of Professional Editors celebrates accreditation exam milestone
IPED celebrates accreditation exam milestone Monday 5 August, 2024 On Monday 12 August 2024, editors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand will sit the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) accreditation exam. It will be the 10th IPEd accreditation exam. The first exam was held in 2008. “More than 500 editors have become accredited since the […]
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Poetry takes over: a nationwide celebration of words
POETRY TAKES OVER: A NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION OF WORDS IS SET TO SWEEP ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN LATE AUGUST Get ready to celebrate the power of poetry, Aotearoa! Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2024 is scheduled for Friday 23 August, and a packed programme of close to 100 official events is revealed today, showcasing the nation’s love of […]
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Perfect Online Pitch – Publishers are Live
The NZSA opens Perfect Online Pitch for the second year! Searching for a publisher for your completed manuscript? Sign up for Perfect Online Pitch between 3pm Monday 5 August to midnight Wednesday 7 August. This is your opportunity to pitch your (polished) manuscript to a leading New Zealand publisher and, if successful, to submit your […]
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NZSA Announces Dunedin Regional Roadshow
Ōtepoti | Dunedin Regional Roadshow 9AM – 4:15PM, SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2024, DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY, 30 THE OCTAGON, DUNEDIN What’s on: Welcome and Opening Kōrero with Barbara Else MNZM and Emma Neale Workshops: Taking the Past out of the Archive with Cristina Sanders; Words of Art with Lynley Edmeades; Sensing the Edit with Tracey Slaughter; Creating Suspense with Vanda […]
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Poisons, pandemic, and a pregnant detective: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist revealed
A neurodivergent expert on toxic botanicals, a harrowing exploration of jury deliberations, a high-tech thriller from an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, a desperate mother searching for her son as lockdown kicks in, a gay sleuth in Renaissance Florence, and the return of a beloved fictional detective are among the diverse books named today on the longlist for […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival 2024 Programme Announcement Aug 27 – Sept 1
A dazzling array of words and performance takeover Ōtautahi Christchurch in August More than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from New Zealand and around the world will take to the streets, schools and theatres of Ōtautahi Christchurch offering a feast of fresh ideas, music, powerful stories and creative escapes during WORD Christchurch Festival which runs […]
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IIML Writers on Mondays showcases vital New Zealand writing
3 July 2024 July 8 – September 30 A compelling line-up of established writers and fresh literary talent will be showcased in Wellington this winter as Writers on Mondays returns. This free lunchtime series highlighting new books and writers is run by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), the creative writing powerhouse of Te […]
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Site for NZ readers spotlights local books in digital formats: KETE Books
News release July 2, 2024 Kete Books, the website dedicated to helping readers discover New Zealand books and authors, has been rebuilt and is now live, connecting New Zealanders to their local books in all formats at an enhanced level. Created by The Coalition for Books, ketebooks.co.nz is the place to discover reading ideas and inspiration, find […]
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Pukapuka Māori o te Tau 23-24
Māori Literature Trust – Pukapuka Māori o te Tau 23-24 Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te Tau Matariki is rising, signalling the beginning of te tau hou Māori. Matariki is a time to reflect on the year that has passed, to […]
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The NZSA Te Kaituhi Māori Launch Dedicated PD programmes
The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Te Kaituhi Māori announces their professional development programmes available for kaituhi Māori in 2024. Te Kaituhi Māori will be offering two toolkits and a webworkshop by contemporary Māori writers Ruby Solly and essa may ranapiri. These will soon be available to kaituhi Māori. Ruby Solly […]
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Call for judges of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
June 7th 2024 It may be one of the most rewarding reading jobs in the country: judging Aotearoa’s annual national book awards. Now, potential candidates for the role are being asked to put their hands up as the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards open the call for expressions of interest in being one of […]
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