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Robert Sullivan is the new Poet Laureate
Today’s National Poetry Day festivities are further elevated by the announcement of Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) as New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2025–2028, an honour conferred this morning by the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Robert’s recent collection, Hopurangi — Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka (Auckland University Press), was recently […]
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New $100K Fund To Bolster Pacific Storytelling
Gretchen Le Roche (left) and Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone (right). More Pacific stories are set to be published and made accessible thanks to a new $100,000 fund. Creative New Zealand’s (CNZ) commitment to the Pacific has been bolstered – entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. In their first formal agreement together, […]
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Congratulations to Cristina Sanders, winner of the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025
NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025 goes to Cristina Sanders! The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Cristina Sanders on winning the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025. Cristina Sanders will use the award to continue research into her time-travel story of colonial governor, Sir George Grey. Cristina says: […]
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Poem acknowledging unspoken loss wins 2025 National Schools Poetry Award
Keiko Bruce, a year 13 student from One Tree Hill College in Auckland, is the winner of the 2025 National Schools Poetry Award. Her poem ‘Guilt Tank’ reflects on the words we frequently don’t say. “Originally, I titled this poem Grief Diary because it felt like an intimate reflection of sorrow,” Keiko (pictured), says. “I later renamed […]
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The Kaipukahu University of Waikato Writer in Residence 2026
Kaipukahu Writer in Residence 2026 – a full-time residency fostering NZ writing at the University of Waikato, supported by Creative New Zealand. The late Ngāti Wairere elder Meto Hopa spoke of an ancient whare wānanga of Ngāti Wairere called Te Tiwhaopareiriwhare that stood on the ridge now known as Hillcrest Road, Hamilton East. According to […]
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CLNZ Master of Creative Writing Award Recipient Update
Each year CLNZ offers $3,500 tertiary scholarships to students enrolled in a Masters of Creative Writing programme at a number of universities across Aotearoa. These scholarships were designed to encourage growth in the industry, to advocate publishing in New Zealand and to motivate the next generation of writers. 📰 We recently caught up with three of […]
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NZPS Blackout Poetry Workshop
We have an exciting workshop for those interested in blackout poetry and it will tie in with Bird of the Year! What is the workshop about? You love voting for Bird of the Year, right? Well, this year Bird of the Year turns 20 and NZPS is offering you the chance to level up your […]
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ALLi’s “Write Your Why” Competition
All indie authors have their own reasons for choosing the self-publishing path, and we want to know yours! This year, the Self-Publishing Advice Conference 2025 (run in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors) is inviting authors like you to enter our free Write Your Why competition. In 500 words or less, tell us why you choose the indie path. Be […]
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Spada Conference: South Pacific Pictures Big Pitch Competition
Entry details — CRITERIA: Pitches must be 5 minutes in length. Pitches can include the use of audio, video or still images. Pitches can be for any format in any genre. Pitches can be presented by more than one person. — TO ENTER: Fill out the attached entry form. Write a 300-word (max) synopsis of your pitch. […]
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Tautai Creative Money Matters for Pacific Creative Professionals
Wed 10 Sep 10am-3pm Talofa lava, Be part of our next Momentum workshop, Creative Money Matters with Kim Jeffrey & Ra Beazley from Reserve Tāmaki. Key Focus Areas: Money as a Creative Tool: How to view money as a tool to enhance your creative journey, rather than something to fear or avoid. Practical Financial Strategies: […]
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Landfall Tauraka 250
Aotearoa’s longest running arts and literary journal, Landfall Tauraka will celebrate its milestone 250th issue in October 2025. To mark the occasion, we’re inviting scholarly and creative contributions from around the motu to reflect on the journal’s heritage and present impact, and with an eye to its future. The symposium will be held in Ōtepoti […]
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Fulbright NZ Scholar Awards
Applications for the 2026 Fulbright NZ Scholar Awards are open! These awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to lecture and/or conduct research at US institutions. Awards valued at up to US$37,500 are granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research. Awards are available for lecturing and/or research in any field, […]
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