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New Australia Cultural Policy REVIVE includes new WRITERS AUSTRALIA body to invest in literature
Revive: $286 million National Cultural Policy revealed “Four new bodies focused on the autonomy of First Nations arts and culture, the development of contemporary music and the literary sector, and workplace safety in the arts sector, will be established as part of the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy. To be known as ‘Revive’, the policy […]
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Hereaka and McDougall make Dublin Literary Award longlist
The Dublin Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award promotes excellence in world literature and is solely sponsored by Dublin City Council, and administered by Dublin City Libraries. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world. The award is entering its 28th […]
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Breaks All Records
Highly personal memoir, probing political treatise and gut-punching poetry collections sit alongside trailblazing fiction and books exploring our whenua, moana, artists and entertainers in the longlists for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Today’s longlist announcement is the largest and widest ranging in the recent history of the awards, with a record number […]
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Australia’s Prime Ministers Literary Awards 2022
PMLAs 2022 winners announced 13 December 2022 The recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (PMLAs) have been announced. The winners in each category receive $80,000 and the shortlisted writers each receive $5000. All prizes are tax-free. Selected from shortlists announced in October, the winning books are: Fiction Red Heaven (Nicolas Rothwell, Text) Poetry Human Looking (Andy Jackson, […]
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2022 Bram Stoker Awards – Preliminary ballots
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2022 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 1,800 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/) Works on this ballot […]
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Applications now open for 2023 Te Ao o Te Pukeko Residency!
NZ Pacific Studio Re-opens After a hiatus due to the pandemic, our international arts residency programme re-opens with two residency opportunities for Tangata Whenua and Writers. Posted: Monday 23 January 2023 Applications now open for 2023 Te Ao o Te Pukeko Residency! Open to creative people from Aotearoa, this two-week residency is offered between the 13th […]
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Dan Disney wins the 2023 Porter Prize
Dan Disney was named the overall winner of the 2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize at an online ceremony on 19 January 2023 for his poem ‘periferal, fantasmal’. The Porter Prize – Australia’s most prestigious poetry competition – is worth a total of $10,000. This year’s judges – Sarah Holland-Batt, Des Cowley and James Jiang […]
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TEXT PRIZE FOR YOUNG ADULT AND CHILDREN’S WRITING call for entries
2023 Text Prize Call for Submissions The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is an annual $10,000 prize awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript. Since its inception in 2008, the Text Prize has become one of the most renowned prizes for young adult and children’s writing in Australia and New Zealand. Eligible […]
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Royal Society 2022 Pou Aronui Award: Champion for digital humanities
Professor Paul Millar, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, University of Canterbury, has been presented with the Pou Arounui Award for his commitment to growing capacity and expertise in New Zealand in digital humanities, which involves the intersection of digital technologies and humanities disciplines. During his career, Paul has obtained $2.42 million funding for digital […]
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Appointment of new Tautai Director, Aanoalii Rowena Fuluifaga
Tautai and the Tautai Board are pleased to announce the appointment of new Tautai Director, Aanoalii Rowena Fuluifaga. Aanoalii brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Pacific-design, pedagogy and education, as well as a long and dedicated history of working collaboratively with Pacific communities. Aanoalii is a mother, an art lover, an academic and […]
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Mel Winder, Managing Director Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand, appointed to CLNZ Board
Mel Winder has been appointed as Director to the CLNZ Board in conjunction with the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) and replaces Graeme Cosslett who steps down after holding this appointment for two terms. Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to Mel Winder, Managing Director of Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand as she joins the […]
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Allen & Unwin NZ appoints Tess Nichol as new publisher
Allen & Unwin New Zealand is delighted to announce that Tess Nichol is joining its highly successful team in the role of publisher. This is an exciting new appointment, bringing additional strengths and expanding the award-winning Allen & Unwin New Zealand publishing team. Tess has most recently been the Deputy Editor of North & […]
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