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Copyright Licensing NZ Announce 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants.
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: 05 December 2025 Copyright Licensing New Zealand are Pleased to Announce the Recipients of the 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received […]
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Book Awards Trust relaxes ruling on AI covers for 2026 awards
5 December 2025 The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is today announcing that it will allow two books to be considered by the judges of the fiction category of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards that had previously been disallowed because their covers were originated using AI, in contravention of the awards’ entry criteria. […]
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MCH Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age,
As someone from NZSA was involved in helping to shape our Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age, MCH are very pleased to share that a final version has now been published. As you are likely aware, this briefing looks ahead to 2040 and explores how digital technologies – like artificial […]
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2025 Australasian Shadows Awards OPEN
The 2025 Australasian Shadows Awards are now OPEN! The Awards will close at midnight AEST on Jan 31. GUIDELINES Full Awards entry rules can be found HERE. Up to three works of horror/dark fiction may be entered per author in each of the following categories: Short Fiction: works up to 7,500 words. Paul Haines Award for […]
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2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellows Announced
New Zealand writers Laurence Fearnley and Bridget van der Zijpp have been awarded the prestigious 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. This national literary award, named in memory of New Zealand writers Frank Sargeson, Kevin Ireland and Phillip Wilson, offers an annual stipend of $30,000, shared between two fellows, for them to write fulltime on a […]
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2025 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition Winners
The 2025 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition winners were announced by the NZSA Auckland Branch at their 29 November meeting. This annual competition has once again celebrated the vitality of short story writing in New Zealand. In his judge’s report, Graeme Lay writes: “Writing a successful short story remains one of literature’s greatest challenges… ‘Many […]
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NZSA Mentor Programme 2026 – open for applications
For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an experienced writer / industry expert and grow your writing practice. The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Mentor programme 2026 seeks applications from beginning or emerging writers, with commitment and potential, who are looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual […]
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Apollo Awards 2025 Book Winner
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis, with Jonathan Mane-Wheoki Auckland University Press/University of Chicago Press View the shortlist Oceanic art has inspired a vast literature. Since the early 20th century, hundreds of catalogues and monographs have highlighted the collections of museums, explored genres and traditions and, more […]
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Dr Terri Te Tau named as 2026 IIML Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
Fiction writer and artist Dr Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa) has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2026. Dr Te Tau is a member of the Mataaho Collective, a group of four artists whose […]
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WriteTime Competitions
WriteTime competitions are only open to older writers. Everyone is welcome, wherever in the world you live. If you want to join in, you need to be over 60 years old. There’s no upper age limit. Share your stories with us – entering a competition is a great way to keep up your writing. WriteTime […]
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Dublin Literary Award Nominations Announced
Dublin Literary Award nominated titles are out! 69 titles have been nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries for the 2026 Award, reflecting the best in fiction from Africa, Europe, Asia, USA, Canada, South America, Australia – and New Zealand. Kia ora to the writers from Aotearoa New Zealand nominated: 1985 by Dominic Hoey Delirious […]
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Entries Open For 2026 NZCYA Awards
The 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which celebrate the best books for young readers published in Aotearoa – are now open for entries. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 will be considered in six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction (the Wright Family Foundation […]
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