• 2019 Ockham Finalists Explore the Truth and Issues of Our Times

    Posted on 6 March 2019

    Four of our best-known novelists – whose novels, appropriately for our times, explore what it means to tell the truth – are in the running for the country’s richest fiction writing prize with today’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards finalist announcement. The Cage by Lloyd Jones, This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman, All This By […]

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  • NZSA warns of yet another free e-book site

    Posted on 5 March 2019

    The NZSA is deeply concerned about the website Ebook Bike (https://ebook.bike/) which allows users to freely download books, including by New Zealand authors. The NZSA joins the Australia Society of Authors and the UK Society of Authors in condemning Ebook Bike’s free distribution of books. By undertaking this activity without either seeking permission or providing […]

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  • Sargeson Prize

    Posted on 5 March 2019

    New 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 2019 (and inaugural) Sargeson […]

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  • Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts Strategy 2019-2024

    Posted on 1 March 2019

    Creative New Zealand have released their Maori Arts Strategy. Creative New Zealand has released Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts strategy for the next five years, following nationwide engagement over the past year. As the national arts development agency, Creative New Zealand’s role is to encourage, promote and support the arts for the […]

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  • 2019 Pikihuia Awards

    Posted on 1 March 2019

    Entries are now open for the 2019 Pikihuia Awards (formerly the Huia Short Story Awards). This is a biennial competition that started in 1995 to discover and recognise M?ori writers. The awards encourage diverse M?ori viewpoints and writing in both te reo M?ori and English. There are six awards across a range of categories, with […]

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  • CompleteMS – open for applications

    Posted on 1 March 2019

    Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme – a programme that provides writers with essential critical feedback on an advanced work, moving it closer to publication. The NZSA CompleteMS manuscript assessment programme is now open […]

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  • Massey University and Square Edge Visiting Writer 2019 to work on Topical True Story

    Posted on 28 February 2019

    Massey University and Square Edge Visiting Writer 2019 to work on Topical True Story Massey University’s School of English and Media Studies and Square Edge Community Arts are excited to be hosting award-winning nonfiction author Pip Desmond as the Visiting Artist for 12 weeks from March 2019. Desmond will be working on the true story […]

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  • Entries open for the 2019 Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest

    Posted on 27 February 2019

    There’s only a few weeks to submit entries for this year’s Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest. The prize money has been increased this year: a first prize of $1000 is offered for the winning story, $500 for the runner-up and $500 for the best entry by a promising young writer under 25. • Stories must […]

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  • Otago University Press to move to ‘co-publisher’ model

    Posted on 26 February 2019

    Otago University Press is moving to a new management model in what is thought to be a New Zealand industry first. The position of publisher, currently held by Rachel Scott, is to become a job-share position. Ms Scott will continue as co-publisher, working three days a week. New co-publisher Vanessa Manhire will work two days […]

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  • The NZBooklovers.co.nz 2019 Book Awards

    Posted on 18 February 2019

    ?NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2019 A Change of Key by Adrienne Jansen (Escalator Press) Crystal Reign by Kelly Lyndon (Remnant Press) Fishing for M?ui by Isa Pearl Ritchie (Te R? Aroha Press) Grandzilla by Lisa Williams (Crummer Road Press) This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman (Penguin Random House) A Year at […]

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  • US Publishers Slam Controlled Digital Lending as Infringement

    Posted on 8 February 2019

    In a growing controversy over ‘controlled digital lending’ and the Internet Archive’s handling of copyrighted material, the Association of American Publishers joins complaints from authors’ organizations. Headquarters of the Internet Archive on Funston Street in San Francisco. Image: Internet Archive press photo, Katie Barrett By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson AAP: ‘Denigrating the Incentives’ of […]

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  • Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Young Writers

    Posted on 8 February 2019

    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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