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2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards: Call For Entries
Enter by February 26, 2026 to be a part of the 2026 awards program If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your short stories, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards. Calling all short story writers, even first time authors, in […]
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Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025 Longlist Announced
Congratulations to the poets longlisted for the takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025: 580nm – Laurice Gilbert Acorn – Andrea Ewing Aku waewae e rua – Hana Buchanan A Rahui over Aotearoa/New Zealand – Rangi Faith Dawn Chorus – Rebecca Hawkes Ghazal for the Earth – Marjory Woodfield He Koha, He Koha, He Koha – […]
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing, writers and the literary […]
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Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025
“Across the world, writers continue to pay a heavy price for speaking truth. Rory Branker, Yalqun Rozi, Mohamed Tadjadit, and Mzia Amaglobeli remind us that words can shake the powerful — and that courage endures even when their freedom is taken away. Their persecution is a wound to justice and humanity itself. We must not […]
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EOI for FutureTense: Writing Workshop
Exploring Astrology, Afrofuturism, and Creative Imagination Are you a mid-career BIPOC writer ready to imagine new creative futures? Future Tense is a two-day writing workshop guided by Sonya Renee Taylor and Junauda Petrus, with creative direction by Dione Joseph. Explore astrology, Afrofuturism, and intuitive storytelling as tools for reflection, world-building, and artistic renewal. When: 7 […]
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Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story Competition 2026
Huge thanks to our sponsor Maurice Trapp Group for their amazing support! You might notice we have done something different with the theme… In fact, there’s no theme! You can write about any topic you wish The prizes are awesome – 1st Prize $1000, 2nd Prize $500 & 3rd Prize $250. Entries close 2 February […]
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2026 Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essay Prize
Thinking about exploring an important topic in your life through prose? We want to read it! We welcome original essays that reflect life in Aotearoa today and capture the concerns and creativity of our emerging writers. Open to Aotearoa New Zealand citizens or permanent residents aged between 16 and 25. Essays must not exceed 2000 […]
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2026 Springboard Nominations Are Open!
Our Springboard Awards are back – and bigger than ever! Don’t miss your chance to nominate an early-career artist before Friday 5 December. Thanks to the incredible success of our Supernova campaign, we’ve supersized Springboard for 2026. Instead of the usual six awards, we’re offering 16 awards for rising artists to kickstart their practice and step boldly into the next […]
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2026 Calibre Essay Prize Now Open!
Prize money: $10,000 Closing: 3 February 2026 Judges: André Dao, Kate Fullagar, and Diane Stubbings Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the 2026 Calibre Essay Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original non-fiction essay. The prize – now worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all essayists writing in English. The winner will receive […]
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2025 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement
2025 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recipients: Ross Calman (Non-fiction), Barbara Else (Fiction) and Dinah Hawken (Poetry). Photography by Mark Tantrum. Three outstanding New Zealand writers will tonight receive the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement at an event in Te Whanganui-a Tara Wellington. Barbara Else MNZM receives the award for fiction, Ross Calman […]
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Read Local, Buy Local campaign launched from CFB
From the Coalition for Books: As we begin the countdown to the biggest gift-giving season of the year, The Coalition for Books is pleased to present our final campaign for the year: Read Local, Buy Local. Launched on November 1, this digital campaign’s focus is on encouraging readers to buy or borrow New Zealand books by […]
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Publisher changes at Massey University Press
After establishing Massey University Press for Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University 10 years ago, Publisher Nicola Legat (pictured) is stepping into a new Publisher at Large position at the Press. The university is seeking a full-time publisher to fill the role. “The 10-year anniversary seems an apt time to make this change,” Nicola says. […]
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