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The Novel Prize – open for entries April 1 – July 1 GMT
Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions are pleased to announce The Novel Prize, a new biennial award for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and unpublished writers around the world. The Novel Prize offers $10,000 to the winner, and simultaneous publication of their novel in the UK and Ireland […]
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CLNZ launches new contestable funding round – Open April 15-Closes April 29
Applications are now open for a Special Round of Contestable Fund Grants, with $120,000 available to apply for. Copyright Licensing New Zealand is running a Special Round of its Contestable Fund Grants in order to support short-term projects that have arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand […]
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Answering Your Questions: Creative NZ Funding Hui
Do you have the key to unlocking the funding on offer? Here’s Creative New Zealand’s take on some industry questions Just days after launching the first phase of the Emergency Funding Package to address the industry-wide devastation caused by COVID-19, Creative NZ began trying to demystify the application process by passing the mic […]
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VUP releases free E-book – A home reader for these times
Victoria University of Wellington Press has released a free ebook with fiction, poetry and non-fiction by 42 writers as an offering to readers. The VUP publishers say in their brief foreword: ‘The VUP Home Reader is everything we’re working on at the moment—extracts of books which were published in February and March, books which are in the […]
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OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS GO VIRTUAL FOR 2020 WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS
The winners of the country’s premier literary honours – the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – will be delivered to the nation online, on the original date set down for the awards ceremony in Auckland: Tuesday 12 May. “Covid-19 has interfered with our annual celebration of the finalist authors and publishers in an event that’s […]
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Jess Hill wins the 2020 Australian Stella Prize for her study of domestic abuse
Journalist Jess Hill has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for writing by Australian women for See What You Made Me Do (Black Inc), her study of domestic abuse in Australia. Louise Swinn, chair of the Stella Prize judging panel, said Hill’s book “meticulously dismantle[s] all of the lazy old lies we associate with domestic […]
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The PEN Pod By PEN America
From PEN America As an organization that’s all about the literary community, PEN America knows that the current health crisis is hitting our Members and friends particularly hard. Check out PEN America’s new podcast, “The PEN Pod,” featuring conversations with writers like PEN America President Jennifer Egan, PEN/Jean Stein Book Award winner Yiyun Li, and former […]
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New campaign celebrates Kiwi men and what they read BLOKES vs BOOKS
New campaign promotes Kiwi men as readers A new online campaign launching on April 12 will focus on New Zealand men and their reading habits. In these days of staying home to stop the spread of Covid-19, there’s never been a better time to crack open a good book, or listen to a story. Blokes […]
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#NZSA Connects
New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announces new digital initiatives April 3, 2020 Like all New Zealanders, organisations and businesses, NZSA is adapting to the challenging circumstances brought about by the unprecedented COVID-19 emergency. “We are really concerned about the ongoing welfare, income and mental and physical health of […]
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Welcome to the Stay Home Book Club – new READ NZ initiative
A new website launched today encourages Kiwi kids to explore new and familiar stories during the national lockdown. Stay Home Book Club is a new online reading challenge from Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (formerly NZ Book Council). Primary and intermediate-aged children are invited to register for free and choose their team to play for. […]
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NZSA Live! presents National Writers Forum content – FREE!
We are releasing 18 days of National Writers Forum 2018 sessions to help New Zealand writers and authors through the covid-19 national lockdown. And it’s all free! Hear keynote addresses from writers like Lani Wendt Young and Dr Anita Hiess; panel discussions on adapting books into other formats and the business of writing. Virtually sit in […]
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BoostedLive
Live streaming coming 24 April We’re now two weeks into lockdown. As an organisation, we’ve been heads down on our mission to understand and address the impact of this very peculiar situation (COVID-19) for the people we serve – the artists of Aotearoa. One thing is overwhelmingly clear. Artists need help. Whether it be community […]
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