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Longlist Finalists for this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards announced
Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2023 finalists can be found on Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists – 2023. Congratulations to the finalists – NZSA members among them! The Long List contains all the nominations received, in no particular order. Best Novel In Pain and Blood, by Aldrea Alien Sanctuary, by Andi C. Buchanan, Robot Dinosaur Press […]
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Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2022 channels the renewable energy of poetry
14 April 2023 The latest edition of the online anthology Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems (BNZP) is now live. This issue features 25 poems chosen by acclaimed poet and Starling journal founder Louise Wallace from thousands published in 2022. “I tried to pick poems that were the poet’s best, that surprised me with […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2024 now open for entries
https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/2024-awards 13 April 2023 What do Simon Lendrum, Lauren Keenan, Brianne Te Paa, Jane Ussher, John Walsh, D.V. Bishop, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Vasanti Unka, Kirsty Powell, Catherine Foster, Gavin Bishop, Fiona Kidman, Kimberly Andrews and Jo Seagar have in common? They are all talented authors and previous […]
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Dunedin Writers and Readers announces new team for 2023 event
Ōtepoti (Tuesday 11 April) The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival (DWRF) is starting a new chapter with the recruitment of Kitty Brown (Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Kahungunu) as Event Manager, four new Trustees and a fundraising manager. Chair of the Festival Board, Nicola McConnell says, “We’re delighted to welcome Kitty, to the team. […]
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THE 2023 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE opens
The ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest genre-based literary award in Australasia, incorporating both an Adult category and a category for Children and Young Adult (CYA). The Prize is worth a total of $100,000 in prize monies; $50,000 will be awarded to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 to be awarded to […]
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National Library submits draft Collections Disposal Policy for consultation
FROM Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library is developing a new policy for removing and disposing of collection items. This will sit alongside other policies that guide collection management activities. This new policy will make recommendations to the Minister of Internal Affairs about items to be removed from […]
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Alan Dingley named new national Reading Ambassador
29 March 2023 Alan Dingley, Librarian at Palmerston North Intermediate School, has been named as the next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for children and young people. Alan is a passionate advocate and school librarian who communicates the joy and transformation reading can bring to a young person’s world. He brings impressive experience, skills and […]
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Gavin Bishop nominated for international honour
Congratulations to Gavin Bishop, who has been nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award by IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People. The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books, recognising a lifelong achievement and a body of work that has made an important, lasting […]
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Emma Neale to judge $1000 Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems
11 April 2023 International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW) is thrilled to announced that New Zealand poet Emma Neale will judge The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems in October. The competition, which has been made possible by a bequest from the late Jocelyn Grattan in memory of her mother, Kathleen, is […]
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Working Together: Accessibility in Aotearoa Theatre – new resource available
In this Arts For All Network national Zoom hui, Henrietta Bollinger and Nathan Mudge talk about the new Playmarket resource they wrote. A best-practice guide for working with practitioners and communities with access needs, It covers programming, planning, policies, budgets, contracts, riders, remuneration, rehearsal rooms, schedules, warm-ups, intimacy, costumes and make up, and design. It […]
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PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG Playmarket competition
Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Whether you are a young person or a senior writer, the age of the audience is what counts. Your play might be written for adults to perform to children, or for young actors to perform themselves. It might be […]
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Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2023 – Longlist announcement!
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa and Text Publishing are delighted to announce the longlist for the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2023. The longlisted writers are: G.M. Allen, Jane Bitomsky, Tina Cartwright, Oliver Clifton, Thom Conroy, Rachel J Fenton, Danielle Heyhoe, Anne Lochead, Alex Lodge, Heidi North, […]
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