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Te Tauihu Short Story Awards 2022
Congratulations to all authors who entered the awards. The message from our judges: Please keep writing. There is certainly a lot of talent out there. English Language Awarded Entries First Place The Last Place I’ll look by James MacTaggart from Christchurch (Ngāi Tahu) Second Place A Toast to the First Girl I Never Kissed by […]
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2022 First Pages Prize Winners Announced!
Congratulations to First Pages Prize Winners. Visit the website to see learn more about these winning writers! 2022 First Pages Prize Shortlist & Longlist 32 submissions were selected for the Longlist, of which 12 reached the Shortlist. Click on the links to learn more about them – congratulations to all! 2022 1st Place – Elise Thi […]
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Prize money increases as entries open for 2023 Ockham Book Awards
Entries have opened for the Aotearoa’s premier literature awards, with a significant increase in prize money on offer. The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa is now inviting submissions for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, which promote excellence in, and provide recognition of, the best books for […]
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Celebrating 35 years of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
We’re celebrating 35 years of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori! On the 1st of August, 1987, the Māori Language Act came into force making te reo Māori an official language in its own country. The Māori Language Commission was established as a result of this Act. The first action at the first board […]
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Announcing the Surrey Hotel writers residency award shortlist 2022
Steve Braunias edits Newsroom’s books section, ReadingRoom, and is a noted writer at the NZ Herald. He has been nominated (alongside ReadingRoom book reviewer Philip Matthews) as best reviewer of the year at the 2022 Voyager Media Awards. READINGROOM Announcing the Surrey Hotel writers residency award shortlist The most celebrated and well-known New Zealand novelist […]
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The 2022 Book Trade Industry Awards
The 2022 Book Trade Industry Awards dinner and ceremony were held on Saturday 30 July at Auckland’s Park Hyatt. The Book Trade Industry Awards have been recognising the best New Zealand publishers, booksellers and industry stalwarts for over 20 years. They are our chance to celebrate our best and brightest, our successes and our innovations, and […]
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Unity Books Wins Bookseller Of The Year Award
Poneke-Wellington book communities received a major recharge on Saturday night (July 30) when local bookshop, Unity Books, won the premier award at the annual Booksellers Aotearoa Industry Awards in Auckland. Unity Wellington won the coveted award of NZ Bookseller of the Year at the Booksellers Aotearoa conference which also celebrated the industry association’s centenary. Unity […]
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Nathan Joe to be new Creative Director at Auckland Pride
Look who’s the new Creative Director of Auckland Pride – the one and only fabulous arts luminary Nathan Joe! Nathan will lead the creative vision of the organisation and support the delivery of the annual Auckland Pride Festival next year, continuing the organisation’s support of rainbow communities and mission to enhance Auckland Pride as an […]
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InternetNZ new Chief Executive appointed
InternetNZ is delighted to announce the appointment of Vivien Maidaborn as Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Officer of InternetNZ. InternetNZ’s President, Joy Liddicoat, says the InternetNZ Council was committed to finding an exceptional Chief Executive to lead the organisation. It is a pivotal time for InternetNZ, with the new .nz registry due, its commitment […]
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Gretchen La Roche appointed to Senior Manager Arts Development at CNZ
Gretchen La Roche has been appointed to the important role of Senior Manager Arts Development at Creative New Zealand. Gretchen has an extensive background in the arts. She is a trained musician and for the past year has been the Chief Executive of Chamber Music New Zealand. Prior to that position she was the CEO […]
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The Booker Prize 2022 longlist is announced…
The longlist for the Booker Prize 2022 has been announced! It includes the youngest and oldest authors ever to be nominated, as well as the shortest book, three debuts and two new publishers receiving their first ever nominations. Chair of the judges Neil MacGregor said ‘The list offers story, fable and parable, fantasy, mystery, meditation […]
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samesame but different, Aotearoa’s LGBTQIA+ Readers and Writers Festival 2023 events
samesame but different has rescheduled several live events for August and September. These include everything from poetry to a play-reading to an interactive zine-making workshop in Tāmaki Makaurau, and a satellite poets’ panel in Te Whanganui-a-Tara: Poetry Speakeasy | 16 August, 6-8pm Studio One Toi Tū 1 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1011 Our […]
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