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OCKHAMS 2026 ENTRIES OPEN NEXT MONTH
Hard as it is to believe we’re at that point of the year again, but we’d like to give publishers advance notice that submissions for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will open on Thursday 7 August. Books published between 1 January and 31 December 2025 will be eligible for the 2026 awards, and […]
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Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award Recipient Announced
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is delighted to announce the 2025 recipient of the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award: Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-a-Kai). Josh is a celebrated illustrator and visual designer known for his vibrant, witty and richly layered work that brings joy to readers of all ages. As one half of […]
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2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist revealed
Fifteen years, fifteen stories. A Māori sleuth trying to leave policing behind, a New York bartender with an entourage of dead girls, a colonial Wellington tale entwined with infamous Edinburgh body-snatchers, a gay investigator in Renaissance Florence, a probation officer whose beloved husband is sucked into the pit of internet disinformation, and a couple of […]
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Moonlit Getaway Short Fiction Contest
Please read the following contest information and guidelines before submitting. Submissions Open: July 14, 2025 Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm (GMT) Shortlist Announced: November 10, 2025 Winners Announced: December 8, 2025 Prizes and Benefits: One winner will be awarded $250 (CAD) for one short story. Two runners-up will be awarded $50 (CAD) […]
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2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize
Entry to the 2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize closes Friday 1 August! The Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize seeks to foster debate and encourage participation in an evolving conversation about the visual arts. Supported by Michèle Whitecliffe and established in memory of her late husband, Greg Whitecliffe, the Prize’s aim is to draw out […]
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HE REO, HE MAURI, HE MANA: TE REO MĀORI THEATRE
HE REO, HE MAURI, HE MANA: TE REO MĀORI THEATRE nā Tainui Tukiwaho and Hōhepa Waitoa ”Start where you are. One kupu. One messy paragraph. It doesn’t need to be perfect – it just needs to exist.” Writing in te reo Māori can feel daunting, especially if you’re still learning. In this new resource, Tainui […]
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Matchbox by Usawa: Call for Submissions
Exciting opportunity for international writers! Usawa Literary Review invites contributions for a special issue of Matchbox by Usawa in genres of poetry, short fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and creative non-fiction, based around the theme: We Are Here – Writings by Afghan Women. Edited by poet and curator Shikha Sawhney Lamba, this issue gathers writings by Afghan […]
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Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award
Britain’s biggest flash fiction prize – open to writers worldwide £2,000 prize for writers worldwide and stories on any topic up to 250 words. We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, gritty realism, contemporary, humour and more. Anything that can be packed into 250 words that will transport us in an instant […]
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ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist
The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is one of Australia’s leading prizes for an original short story, with a total prize value of $12,500. It honours the work of the great Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley (1923–2007). This year’s judges are Julie Janson, John Kinsella, and Maria Takolander. ABR is delighted to announce the longlist: Lachlan Alexander […]
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Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency Recipient
Octavia Cade is the recipient of Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency. Octavia is an established and prize-winning writer of speculative fiction with a PhD in science communication. It’s fitting that her standout application is to write a novel about Saturn the alligator, a non-fictional creature that really did escape from the Berlin Zoo […]
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AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) Entries Now Open
AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. AWAPAs Entry Form ENTRIES for the 2025 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. […]
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Lit Whanganui Booklovers Festival Tickets Now Available
The full programme is live – and it’s packed with remarkable writers, thinkers and conversations. We recommend booking early, as some sessions will fill quickly. Printed programmes are also out now. You can pick up a copy from Paige’s Book Gallery, the Whanganui Library, or iSite. From next week, you’ll find them at more locations […]
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