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NZ Author Magazine – Spring – Issue 334
NZ Author Magazine – Spring – Issue 334 is now out online and being sent to NZ Author subscribers around the country. Click the link here (and sign in) to access the articles online, or sign up as a member here to receive future issues. In this issue: EDITOR’S NOTE Tina Shaw; CULTURAL SECTOR REGENERATION FUND NZSA funding; TAKING […]
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Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand announces the winner of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for 2023
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand and the Margaret Mahy Estate are delighted to announce Alba Gil Celdran as the winner of the 2023 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize. Now in its fifth year, the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize has established itself as one of the most successful illustration prizes in the country; with the previous winners […]
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RESOLUTION ON CRIMINAL DEFAMATION AND STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (SLAPPS)
Proposed by Writers in Prison Committee Seconded by PEN Bangladesh, Croatian PEN, PEN San Miguel, Swedish PEN, and Vietnamese Abroad PEN The Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting virtually at its 89th annual Congress, 26 to 28 September 2023, expresses serious concern over the growing use of criminal defamation charges and Strategic Lawsuits Against […]
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For the first time a bilingual book has taken out the top prize at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
August 10 Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait (Ngāti Apa ki te rātō) was tonight presented with the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award, Aotearoa’s highest accolade in children’s literature, during a joyful ceremony held at Wellington’s Pipitea Marae. Te Wehenga’s bold bilingual design presents the Māori creation pūrākau, […]
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington proudly celebrates its exceptional alumni
9 August 2023 Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington proudly celebrates its exceptional alumni Four alumni of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been selected as Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2023. In fields ranging from public health and agritech, to finance, literature, and justice, these alumni have been recognised for their outstanding contributions […]
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Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading
Election 23: Vote for Books & Reading The NZ Book Sector asks candidates to support reading and the sharing of Aotearoa New Zealand stories. Reading and books are vital to modern Aotearoa: they help us to make sense of ourselves and the world around us. Local stories and books contribute to the culture […]
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Mātātuhi Foundation to sponsor prestigious Best First Book Awards
NEWS RELEASE – 8 August 2023 The Mātātuhi Foundation, established to support the growth and development of the literary landscape of Aotearoa, has formally assumed the sponsorship of the Best First Book awards at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Set up in 2018 by the Auckland Writers Festival, the organisation holds a biannual […]
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Call for proposals: Samoa House Research Residency Programme 2023
Samoa House Library (SHL) is now accepting proposals from arts & arts-related practitioners for our Research Residency Programme 2023. There are 2 residencies available each including a stipend of $5,000, open to individuals, groups or collectives. SHL’s research residencies offer practitioners from art or art-related fields the opportunity to focus on their research practices in […]
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Announcing … The 2023 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists
Aussie crime writing continues to grow in strength and identity, as demonstrated in today’s announcement of the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists. It is particularly pleasing to see authors continuing to break away from some of the more common crime tropes, with an even larger variety of characters, settings and social diversity in this year’s entries than we have received before. The […]
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Judith Binney Fellowship and Writing Awards
Applications are open Applications close 25 August 2023 This is a reminder that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowship and Writing Awards close in 3 week’s time at 5pm on Friday 25 August 2023. The purpose of the Judith Binney Trust is to support rigorous and imaginative scholarship of the kind that characterised Judith Binney’s […]
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Entries now open for 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Entries now open for 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa is now inviting submissions for the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition of, the best books for adult readers published annually in New […]
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$5K Surrey Hotel 2023 Writers Residency open til August 20
The heavily atmospheric Surrey Hotel in Auckland. Photo by 2018 residency award winner Naomi Arnold FIRST PUBLISHED AUG 2, 2023 THIS ARTICLE ABOUT THE AWARD IS TAKEN FROM THE NEWSROOM SITE TO PROMOTE THE AWARD. PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE ON NEWSROOM Steve Braunias is the literary editor of Newsroom’s […]
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