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NZSA Kupu Kaitiaki Programme for Kaituhi Māori
Now Open For Applications The aim of this kaupapa is to provide new and emerging kaituhi with valuable feedback from a skilled Kupu Kaitiaki, for the refinement of a part of a manuscript written in te reo Māori. The work can be in the genres of poetry, fiction (excluding plays), short fiction or non-fiction (excluding screenplays and picture books), […]
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Gavin Bishop appointed new patron of Storylines Trust
Award-winning author and illustrator, Gavin Bishop ONZM, is to join Joy Cowley as a patron of Storylines Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa. Gavin (Tainui, Ngāti Awa) is a highly acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator of more than 70 books, whose work ranges from original stories to retellings of Māori myths, European fairy […]
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2024 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency
Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature — March 3, 2024 Applications are warmly invited for the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency for 2024. Applications close at 11.59pm (NZST) on 31 March 2024. The Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature are pleased to offer the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of […]
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Literary heavyweights vie for top fiction prize in Ockham NZ Book Awards
WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2024 Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton faces off against critically acclaimed former national award winners Emily Perkins, Pip Adam and Stephen Daisley for the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, as finalists in the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today. The four novelists are joined by a further 12 […]
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Coalition for Books releases 2024 Pasifika Books catalogue
Pasifika Books 2024 catalogue Our books, our stories View the digital catalogue Download a printable version With thanks to HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand and Vitale Lafaele, and New Zealand for illustrations from A Canoe Before the Wind. Social tiles — download and share Hashtags: #OurBooksOurStories #ReadAotearoa Please tag: The Coalition for Books Kete Books Visit your local […]
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Coalition for Books 2024 Māori Books catalogue
Ngā Pukapuka Māori 2024 Ā tātou pukapuka, ā tātou kōrero Māori Books 2024 Our books, our stories Catalogues View the digital catalogue in English View the digital catalogue in te reo Māori Download a printable version in English With thanks to Gavin Bishop (Ngati Pukeko, Ngati Awa, Ngati Mahuta, Tainui) and Penguin Random House New […]
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Three NZ Writers make 2024 Barry Awards finalists
The 2024 Barry Awards Congratulations to NZ writers Vanda Symon (NZSA President), Michael Bennett, and Anthony McCarten who are finalists in these awards. Best Paperback Original Mystery or Crime Novel Mia P. Manansala, MURDER AND MAMON (Berkley) Rick Mofina, EVERY THING SHE FEARED (MIRA) Jake Needham, WHO THE HELL IS HARRY BLACK? (Half Penny) Jesse […]
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NZSA CompleteMS Programme 2024 opens
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that’s ready to take to the next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction, non-fiction… Apply now for the NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme. The NZSA CompleteMS assessment programme is open for applications until 28 May 2024. CompleteMS is for writers who have completed a manuscript through […]
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THE 2023 BRAM STOKER AWARDS® FINAL BALLOT
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 2,000 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/). Works appearing on this […]
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Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust announces residencies for 2024
Six writers have been awarded 2024 residencies at the historic cottage in Ōtepoti Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature, and applications for the NZYWF Young Writer in Residence 2024 will open in late April. The Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust is delighted to announce its residencies for 2024 have been awarded to April-Rose Geers, Feana Tu’akoi, […]
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Ukraine: Two years since Russian full-scale invasion, justice and accountability must prevail
24 February will mark two years since the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the UN, 10,378 civilians have been killed and 19,632 injured as of January 2024, although the actual figures are likely to be higher. Many are still reported missing. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian military personnel, including former […]
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Renee Rowland announced as Booksellers ANZ Association Manager
Booksellers NZ has announced that Renee Rowland is our new Association Manager, with immediate effect. Renee is no stranger to our bookselling community, as former owner-operator of The Twizel Bookshop and Timaru Booksellers, and former director on the Booksellers ANZ Board (2020 – 2024). Prior to opening two bookshops in rural South Island, Renee […]
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