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FIRST CHAPTERS Shining a light on new New Zealand books in limbo
Thursday 9 April 2020 New Zealand publishers have had to delay the publication of many New Zealand books in recent weeks, most of which they anticipate releasing to fanfare in May 2020. So how do readers find out what’s coming from New Zealand publishers, and how do we keep desperate readers satiated in these days […]
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Details of Creative New Zealand’s first phase arts sector boost, ahead of 14 April opening
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini My strength is not that of the individual but of the collective As promised, we’ve got more details to share about our Emergency Response Package, ahead of opening the opportunities next Tuesday 14 April. Please see our update below. Monday April 6 CREATIVE NEW […]
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Gifkins Prize-winning Soldiers moved to September Publication & Key Dates for 2020 Gifkins Winner Announcement
Tom Remiger’s Soldiers, the second winner of the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize, will now be published on 1 September 2020. Remiger received a publishing contract with Text Publishing and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. Finished copies are now available for media and booksellers upon request. Remiger will be available for interviews around the date of […]
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BolognaFiere Announces an Online Rights Trading Option
April 1, 2020 In an attempt to maintain its place in international rights for children’s and YA content, Bologna Children’s Book Fair follows its cancellation with news of an online trading program. At the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2020 news conference announcing the programming that would be postponed and then canceled in the coronavirus COVID-19 […]
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ARTISTS, WRITERS, CREATIVES, MEDIA ORGS NEED URGENT SUPPORT – Germany leads the world
Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses That Boosts Artists and Galleries—and Puts Other Countries to Shame “Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now,” says the country’s culture minister. Kate Brown, March 25, 2020 Angela Merkel and Monika Grütters. Photo: Christian Marquardt/Getty Images. The […]
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From The Spin Off: Publisher of NZ Listener, Woman’s Weekly, North & South to shut down!
APRIL 2, 2020 COPIED FROM THE SPIN OFF BAUER MEDIA NZ ASSETS FOR SALE! HUGE LOSS AND A SERIOUS BLOW TO NZ MEDIA! The Spinoff | Staff writers The Covid-19 crisis in media has claimed NZ’s biggest magazine publisher, Bauer Media, and the government says it didn’t seek help through its business assistance initiatives. […]
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David Hill: what it takes to be a professional writer
“…I wept all over the last pages, they are tear blotched…” In the latest episode of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Season 3 we hear from David Hill who has been writing full-time in New Zealand for over 30 years. David is probably best known for his writing for children and young adults but he […]
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Ōrongohau/Best New Zealand Poems 2019: new voices on the wind
The 2019 edition of the online anthology Ōrongohau/Best New Zealand Poems is now live, featuring 25 poems chosen by acclaimed poet Hera Lindsay Bird. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) has published the anthology annually since 2001, with support from Creative New Zealand. Lindsay Bird, described by recent UK […]
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NZ Library Storytimes during COVID-19 – LIANZA/SLANZA LIMITED PERMISSIONS
Guidelines for libraries, schools and early childhood education centres Schools, libraries and early childhood education centres are keen to ensure that New Zealand children are still able to enjoy all that a good book has to offer during these unsettling times. Providing storytimes for children through online platforms is something that New Zealand authors and […]
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‘Normal Rules Don’t Apply’ – Creative NZ Explains Funding
26 Mar 2020 Reproduced from The Big Idea. Emergency funding support – or lack of it – has been the arts’ hottest topic. Creative New Zealand fronts up to The Big Idea. There’s a well-worn adage that “life is a series of moments.” Some of them shape us more than others, their imprint forever altering […]
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Introducing NZ Writers Read
With so many festivals, book launches and readings cancelled due to covid-19 we are aware that promoting your work just became a lot harder. That’s why we are launching ‘NZ Writers Read’, dedicated playlists on our Youtube channel of authors reading from their work. We want to have ‘NZ Writers Read Children’s Books’, ‘NZ Writers […]
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Update on New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc – life in the time of Covid-19.
NZSA support government measures to contain Covid-19 and are following protocols All those who use our office space are observing the 4 week lockdown and working from home. NZSA physical office is closed for the next 4 weeks – or until we get the okay from government. NZSA programmes and awards are still running! CompleteMS and […]
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