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C. K. Stead’s riveting second memoir, taking us from graduate school to Smith’s Dream and the Springbok Tour.
You Have a Lot to Lose A Memoir 1956 – 1986 C.K. Stead Publishing 21 May 2020 Auckland University Press 9781869409128, $49.99 New Zealand’s most extraordinary literary everyman – poet, novelist, critic, activist – C. K. Stead told the story of his first twenty-three years in South-West of Eden. In this second volume of his memoirs, […]
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‘This is a scary time’: coronavirus emergency fund set up for UK authors
Author Philip Pullman said the grants of up to £2,000 designed to meet urgent need ‘will be enormously reassuring’ A £330,000 emergency fund for authors is being launched to support those facing “unmanageable” losses from the cancellation of events, book tours and school visits during the coronavirus pandemic. The Society of Authors, which launched the […]
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Tautai Oceania Internships Programme 2020
Five internships are available to Pasifika arts practitioners across all disciplines that are keen to build their experience in arts administration. We are now inviting applications from suitably qualified, hard-working, enthusiastic and determined people who are serious about forging a career in the arts. The Internships are paid and will run for 20 weeks, working […]
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Creative Residency – Canterbury
This residency programme supports creative professionals practicing in any creative media to work on a project for up to three months at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. It is open to people from New Zealand and around the world for a residency period of between 1 and […]
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Sargeson Prize Short story competition
First offered in 2019, the Sargeson Prize is New Zealand’s richest short story prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato. Named for celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson, the Prize was conceived by writer Catherine Chidgey, who also lectures in Writing Studies at the University. Entries open on 1 April for the 2020 Sargeson […]
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Review of the Public Lending Right for New Zealand Author
A review of the Public Lending Right for New Zealand Authors scheme started in March 2020. We have contacted people who have previously registered for the scheme and asked them to participate in a survey. If you wish to participate you can email us. What is the Public Lending Right scheme? The Public […]
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Creative New Zealand establishes multi-million dollar COVID-19 response
He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka. A choppy sea can be navigated by a waka. Following our pānui yesterday, the Arts Council met today, and as a result we have the following announcement. More details to follow on Tuesday 24 March. CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE Creative New Zealand’s governing body, the […]
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SURVEY FOR ALL NZ WRITERS – LOST INCOME IN THE GIG ECONOMY
NZSA SURVEY Writers’ incomes are being impacted by cancellation of events due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Income streams that are being cancelled include: teaching creative writing courses and workshops, launch event sales, cancelled Writers festival appearances (NZ and international), other events such as Arts Festivals, readings, lectures, workshops, school visits through Storylines and Writers in Schools programmes. NZSA, CLNZ […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2020 Winners Announced
Kirsty Powell, Catherine Foster and Gavin Bishop are winners in the 2020 NZ Booklovers Awards announced today. ‘We are pleased to announce three award-winning books that families in New Zealand will enjoy for many reasons,’ says NZ Booklovers Director Karen McMillan. ‘Our chosen novel is a polished piece of storytelling that follows three generations of […]
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NZSA update – Meeting protocols for NZSA in response to Covid-19
NZSA update – IMPORTANT Meeting protocols for NZSA in response to Covid-19 NZSA recommends that branches cancel in-person meetings from March to June and then review. The Covid-19 situation is evolving and we will update you as things change. I am sure you all know the Auckland Writers Festival and many other launches and workshops are […]
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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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