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2020 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced
2020 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2020, with thirteen chosen from a pool of 71 applicants. There were a wide variety of projects on offer and all applicants showed a high level of commitment to the craft of writing. This made it a difficult […]
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Free Speech 2020: An Interview with Cecile Richard
from PEN AMERICA – by Gina Chung March 11, 2020 PEN America asked Cecile Richards to talk about what freedom of speech and expression mean to her, what freedom of speech and expression mean in 2020 specifically, and the greatest threats to speaking out. Photo by Carl Daniel Cox Cecile Richards is a national leader […]
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Pasifika cancelled: Coalition for Books back-up plan!
The Coalition for Books received news today that Pasifika has been cancelled for the second year in a row. We acknowledge the stirling efforts of Dorothy Butler Bookshop. They will run a pop-up Pasifika bookstall and poetry performance this Sunday featuring David Eggleton, Daren Kamali, and Tayi Tibble. The Coalition for […]
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Shaping A New Future: Canada Council to make historic $5 million investment in PLR
As a key element of its strategic commitment to increase direct support to artists, the Canada Council for the Arts has committed a total of $5 million in new funds to the creator payment budget of its Public Lending Right Program. The new funds are scheduled to arrive over a two-year period, starting with $2.5 […]
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A Coronavirus Update from PEN America
March 11, 2020 PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel and PEN America President Jennifer Egan sent the following note to friends and supporters on Wednesday, March 11, 2010. Dear Friends, As the world faces a global health crisis, we at PEN America are encountering uncharted territory. We’re an organization committed to truth and facts, and right […]
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THE 2020 AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME IS LIVE!
The 20th Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki – The Programme is announced Happy birthday! From 12 to 17 May, will deliver to Tāmaki Makaurau: 41 international literature luminaries 222 New Zealand writers, panellists, chairs, hosts and thinkers Six sensational days of talks, panel discussions and events Discussions that traverse the environment, gender politics, conformity, […]
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Tessa Duder talks courage, action and sorrow on the NZSA Oral History Podcast Series
“…sometimes we just feel that if we poke our head above the parapet we will personally pay a price…” The second episode of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Season 3 features part two of an interview with renown author Tessa Duder. Tessa has published fiction and non-fiction for children and adults both in New Zealand and overseas. […]
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The Coalition for Books: Writers and Books join the Pasifika Festival
The recently established Coalition for Books will be placing writers centre stage at the upcoming Pasifika Festival, to be held in Auckland across the weekend of 14th – 15th March. Writers including Poet Laureate David Eggleton and rising star Tayi Tibble will be amongst those performing on stages throughout the two-day event, with its expected […]
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Enter the North & South Short, Short Story competition
The North & South Short, Short Story competition is back – a bit later than usual, but as cool and competitive as ever! We had a bumper crop in 2019, and are hoping for another bundle of flash fiction gems. Again, stories must be 300 words or fewer. There are no boundaries as to themes, structure or […]
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NEW Book shows Australian Government was complicit in murder and cover-up of Balibo 5 Journalists
NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc advocates for freedom of speech by journalists and writers around the world Pacific Media Watch 6 March 2020 TIMOR-LESTE: Murdered journalists a ‘hurdle’ for Jakarta in concealing invasion Flashback to Greg Shackleton reporting from Balibo in 1975, shortly before being murdered along with four other Australian-based […]
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AUSRALIA: Loss of AAP newswire a tragedy for entire Pacific – journalists lose jobs in Australia
AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): The shock announcement yesterday that the Australian Associated Press newsagency will cease operations after 85 years is a blow to journalism in Australia and the Pacific. AAP, which is owned by Nine, News Corp Australia, The West Australian and Australian Community Media, provided services to media companies such as […]
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Storylines Manuscript Awards and shortlists announced for 2020
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand http://www.storylines.org.nz Congratulations to all NZSA members listed below: The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust is pleased to announce the shortlists for the Storylines Joy Cowley Award for a picture book text, the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a junior novel manuscript, the Storylines Te Kāhurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira […]
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