• Gina Cole awarded 2023 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency

    Posted on 19 June 2023

    Fijian science fiction writer Gina Cole (MNZM) will spend three months at the University of Hawai’i working on the second book in her ‘Turukawa Trilogy’.  Supported through our Pacific Arts Strategy, this annual residency is offered in partnership with Fulbright New Zealand. The three-month residency is based at the Centre for Pacific Islands Studies at […]

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  • Applications open for NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023

    Posted on 16 June 2023

    A $10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. The Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer […]

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  • IPEd releases guide for clients working with self-employed editors

    Posted on 15 June 2023

    The Institute of Professional Editors has released a new guide to assist self-employed editors and their clients to work together more effectively. Working with self-employed editors: A guide for clients provides information about what constitutes fair and acceptable professional practice, and principles for preventing or solving problems in the editor–client relationship. IPEd has developed this […]

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  • Oceanofpdf.com at it again – Book Piracy Alert!

    Posted on 15 June 2023

    Ebook piracy website oceanofpdf.com are at it again and many of our member’s books are available for free download from this site (including NZ’s recent Acorn Award for Fiction winner The Axeman’s Carnival). If you find your book is being supplied from this site without your or your publisher’s permission, we encourage you to take action […]

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  • 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards

    Posted on 14 June 2023

    · The Judith Binney Trust is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards will open on 3 July 2023.     For information about the Fellowships and Awards, please see www.judithbinneytrust.org.nz Applications close at 5pm on 25 August 2023.  The Fellowship and Awards are scheduled to be announced in November 2023 for […]

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  • Melinda Szymanik awarded 2023 Shanghai Writing Residency

    Posted on 12 June 2023

    Michael King Writers Centre    12 June 2023 New Zealand China Friendship Society Residency Exchange After a break in the residency exchange programme due to the global pandemic, we are very happy to announce that, Melinda Szymanik has been selected as the fourth New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’ Association’s International Writing Programme. […]

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  • Lysaght-Watt Trust Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards

    Posted on 12 June 2023

    This competition (comprising of a short story/drama script, poetry and research article section) is open to residents and ratepayers of South Taranaki and the wider Taranaki community. These annual Awards honour the work of local novelist and short story writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson (29 January 1922 – 26 December 1972). Morrieson wrote four novels: coming of age […]

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  • Call for judges of the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

    Posted on 6 June 2023

      The organisers of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are calling for expressions of interest from readers with a deep knowledge of New Zealand literature who would like to be considered as judges of the 2024 awards. Applications are welcomed from the literature community and from members of the public with relevant experience. Suitable […]

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  • 2023 FOUNDER LECTURE Witi Ihimaera, DCNZM, DCM – FRIENDS OF THE TURNBULL

    Posted on 5 June 2023

    2023 FOUNDER LECTURE Witi Ihimaera, DCNZM, DCM Acclaimed author, anthologist and librettist Indigenous Envoy: The Māori writer as New Zealand practitioner and indigenous artisan Taiwhanga Kawhau Auditorium, lower ground floor, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Molesworth St, Thorndon Witi will speak at 6.00pm. Following the Lecture, we will celebrate the 50th […]

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  • 2023 King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list – Book community gongs

    Posted on 5 June 2023

    Congratulations to those in the literary community who have been honoured this weekend: CNZM – To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Mr Colin Charles James – For services to journalism and public policy – NZSA member ONZM – To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Mr Nicolas Alfred […]

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  • Winners for the 2023 Sir Julius Vogel Awards, for the 2022 calendar year

    Posted on 5 June 2023

      Professional Categories Best Novel A Rake of HIs Own A.J. Lancaster Camberion Press Best Youth Novel The Rarkyn’s Familiar Nikky Lee Parliament House Press Best Novelette How to Marry a Winged King A.J. Lancaster FaRoFeb Best Novella How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster) Marie Cardno Paper Road Press Best Short […]

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  • AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Posted on 3 June 2023

    02 June 2023 Auckland Writers Festival |Waituhi O Tāmaki is thrilled to announce one of the UK’s leading literary industry talents as its new Artistic Director – ushering in a bold and exciting new era for New Zealand’s largest and most anticipated annual festival of books and ideas. Lyndsey Fineran, Deputy Head of Programming, international programme and […]

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