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#ReadWomenPEN – PEN CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MARCH 8
FOR International Women’s Day – 8 March. PEN International will be marking this day by re-launching the social media campaign #ReadWomenPEN in which PEN members and supporters tweet their recommendations for books by women writers. This campaign was hugely successful when we launched it two years ago. All you need to do is share your three book recommendations written by […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 Shortlist Announced
A mixture of well-known New Zealanders and new talent feature in the NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 shortlist announced today. Books by Gregg McGee, Rachel Hunter, Josh Emett, Eleanor Ozich, Donovan Bixley, David Hall and Gavin Bishop are among the diverse range of titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers. Six […]
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Season 3 of NZSA Oral History Podcast Series begins with Tessa Duder
The NZSA Oral History Podcast is about writers: our writers. It’s about their beginnings, middles and (for some) endings. Their successes and their rejections. But what makes it truly unique is the stories they tell about NZSA, about the collegiality, support, advocacy and achievements in our community of writers and in the New Zealand arts […]
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Calling for participants in the design of the Workforce Development Councils
STEAM NOT STEM – Tertiary Education Commission The Minister of Education had announced the creation of the Workforce Development Councils (WDCs), including the Creative, Cultural and Recreation WDC. Now, the Tertiary Education Commission is looking for participants from a range of background to join two key groups that will inform the shape of these WDCs. These […]
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Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency in Hawai’i
Fulbright New Zealand and Creative New Zealand invite applications for the 2020 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency. The award offers a mid-career or senior New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage the opportunity to work for three months on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai’i. […]
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Launch of inspiring new award for Aotearoa’s freelancers and creatives
17 Feb 2020 Fancy a crack at $25,000 just by being creative? The Big Idea has the exclusive announcement of the new awards celebrating freelancing and the gig economy. The Big Idea is proud to be partnering with the new Hnry Awards to celebrate creativity and independence. With $25,000 in prize money on offer, freelancers […]
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Announcing a new VERB Writers Residency in Wellington
Verb Wellington, Park Hotel and Katherine Mansfield House & Garden have come together to offer an opportunity to spend time in one of the world’s most vibrant literary cities. “During Mansfield’s short life, which was tragically cut short by tuberculosis in France at age 34, she changed the way the short story was written in […]
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Copyright: US Publishers Succeed in ‘Audible Captions’ Case
In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson February 6, 2020 The success of the Association of American Publishers in its case against Audible Captions may have long-lasting influence on issues of AI and intellectual property. Pallante: ‘Audible Has Agreed …’ In a resolution announced today (February 6), the Association of American Publishers has succeeded […]
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PEN America to Honor Patti Smith, Hearst’s Frank Bennack at 2020 PEN America Literary Gala
Ceremony to take place May 19 in New York City (New York, NY) – PEN America today announced Patti Smith as the recipient of the 2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, to be conferred upon the iconic writer and performer at this year’s PEN America Literary Gala, on May 19. PEN America is recognizing Smith for […]
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Northland author’s homecoming novel confronts ‘Crimechurch’
Award-winning Northland short story author Michael Botur has published his first literary fiction novel which launches in his hometown of Christchurch this month. Crimechurch is a hard-hitting, gritty novel following seven drug addicts, bikers, probation staff, concerned parents and partners caught up in a violent feud in the Garden City. Botur said the book questions […]
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Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills. The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme offers these aspiring young writers (aged 15-18) a mentorship, from May to November, giving them the opportunity to gain valuable […]
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New Zealand Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honours announced
New Zealand Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honours announced Rachael King and Lee Murray are this year’s Honorary Literary Fellows in the New Zealand Society of Authors’ annual Waitangi Day Honours. Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (Sir Julius Vogel, Australian Shadows) and a two-time Bram Stoker Award® […]
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