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BOOKS GROUNDED IN TE AO MĀORI WIN BIG AT PUBLISHING’S DESIGN AWARDS
A story of contemporary Māori art from the 1950s to the present day, which contains more than 200 artworks by 110 Māori artists, has been judged the best designed book in Aotearoa at the 2023 PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony, held in Auckland this evening. Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art edited by Nigel […]
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Dame of Aotearoa children’s literature steals Harry Potter’s crown – Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids 2023
MEDIA RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22 Whitcoulls announce their Kids’ Top 50 Books List today (Friday, September 22, 2023) and with it reveal Dame Lynley Dodd’s classic book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy steals Harry Potter’s crown as the nation’s favourite children’s book. First published in 1983, Dodd’s book also celebrates another significant milestone – 40 years […]
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Burns Fellow and Otago College of Ed Writer in Residence announced: Mikaela Nyman & Feana Tu’akoi
The Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence Fellow 2024 is Feana Tu’akoi Feana Tu’akoi Feana Tu’akoi is a Kirikiriroa Hamilton-based writer, with a long career in the field of children’s writing. “When our four children were pre-schoolers, nearly all children’s fiction was Pālangi-centric. I couldn’t find any books that included Tongan characters, […]
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THE KAIPUKAHU UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2024 – open for applications
The late Ngāti Wairere elder Meto Hopa spoke of an ancient whare wānanga of Ngāti Wairere called Te Tiwhaopareiriwhare that stood on the ridge now known as Hillcrest Road, Hamilton East. According to Meto, the surrounding forest and swamp was called Kaipukahu for its abundance of foods – kai meaning food, and pukahu meaning abundant. […]
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Allen & Unwin NZ announces winner of 2023 Fiction Prize: Strawhan’s The Call
Allen & Unwin New Zealand is delighted to announce that the winner of our 2023 Fiction Prize is Auckland TV writer, show runner and executive producer, Gavin Strawhan. His entry, The Call, is a taut, superbly plotted crime novel – set in rural coastal New Zealand and featuring a complex protagonist – with a shocking ending. […]
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We Create – New sector data from Manatū Taonga/MCH and Infometrics!
The MCH/Infometrics profile as at March 2022 has now been updated to include new industry and occupation codes (please see below). These additions have increased the total number of jobs, businesses and GDP contribution of the sector according to government data to almost $15bn! That’s bigger than agriculture! These changes are due to a redefinition of […]
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RNZ Nine to Noon Short Story Competition is back!
Nine to Noon Short Story Competition is back! From Nine To Noon, 12:00 pm on 29 August 2023 Nine to Noon’s 2023 Short Story competition is now open! We’re looking for stories of 2000 words, submitted by Friday 29 September. The top five winners, chosen by Judges Harry Ricketts and Tina Makareti, will be adapted for radio […]
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Storylines announces new sponsor for young adult novel award
Storylines is delighted to announce Allen & Unwin New Zealand as the new sponsor of the Storylines Tessa Duder Award for an original young adult novel manuscript. Christine Young, Storylines Trust Chair, says Storylines is thrilled that a publisher with the strength and success of Allen & Unwin NZ, particularly with its growing list of […]
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Pacific Islanders in Publishing
Pacific Islander writers Kealani Netane, Keala Kendall, and Dr. Manuia Heinrich are launching Pacific Islanders in Publishing, a volunteer-run website database that promotes Pacific Islanders’ books. The website includes resources for creatives looking to break into publishing, recent Pacific Islander book releases, book influencers, independent presses, and bookstores. The cofounders’ mission is to amplify, connect and […]
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The 2023 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition is now open
· Exclusive to NZSA members. The 2023 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition is now open. · $500 first prize, $250 second prize, $100 third prize. · Closes 5pm, Monday 23 October 2023. · Only $10 to enter. Enter online! Conditions of entry: The competition is open exclusively to all NZSA members. All […]
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Call for Applications – CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants now open
Each year a portion of the revenue allocated to the CLNZ Cultural Fund is made available in a contestable fund. In 2023, up to $75,000 is available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The amount applicants apply for is up to them, with the number of successful recipients varying each […]
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Sargeson Fellowship 2024
Calling all writers! Applications for the 2024 Sargeson Fellowship are now open. The Fellowship offers published New Zealand writers the opportunity to write full-time, free from financial pressures. It provides an annual stipend of $20,000, and where available, the Sargeson Centre adjacent to the University of Auckland. The fellowship falls between February and October and […]
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