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Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown features in Changing South: The importance of stories.
Watch it here. “For Ben Brown, stories are everything. ‘They give you the first idea of yourself. You know, the stories that people tell about you, that’s who you are,’ he says…” Newsroom link HERE
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PANZ market size report 2021
The data in this report is taken from a Market Size Survey conducted by Nielsen BookData with PANZ members in Feb/March 2022 and is ©Nielsen BookData 2022. This report was compiled for the use of the Publishers Association of New Zealand, the New Zealand Society of Authors, and Copyright Licensing New Zealand and is […]
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Adam NZ Play Award 2023
Submissions are now open for the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award. Awards may be given in the following categories: – Best Play – Best Play by a Māori Playwright – Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright – Best Play by a Woman Playwright – McNaughton South Island Play Award – Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-Fiction Award The […]
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Verb Residency open for applications
Verb Wellington and Katherine Mansfield House & Garden invite writers from anywhere in Aotearoa to apply opportunity to spend time in one of the world’s most vibrant literary cities to focus on your writing. For three weeks between 23 October – 13 November 2022 you will have a dedicated writing space at Katherine Mansfield’s birthplace […]
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Commonwealth’s adda calls for submissions
The Commonwealth Foundation is delighted to launch the 2022-2023 adda call for submissions. Writers are invited to submit creative non-fiction, short fiction, short graphic fiction and poetry on the theme of healthy communities. What does health mean to us as individuals and as societies? How does the climate crisis impact our health? What is the […]
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Māori language publishing is growing – PANZ report
The Publishers Association of NZ / Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) launched the Book Industry Market Size Report 2021 at their conference this week. The report highlights key findings from survey results and looks at the shape of Aotearoa New Zealand Publishing. The good news is that the book market remains buoyant — Trade publishing […]
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J Wiremu Kane wins the Surrey Hotel residency
The winner of the 2022 Surrey Hotel writers residency award in association with Newsroom is J Wiremu Kane. Ngāpuhi, queer/takatāpui, a doctor in a previous life, this year’s emerging Māori writer in residence at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University, and the author of “Ringarewa”. Read more on Newsroom
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Challenging times for arts sector mean renewed strategic focus for Creative New Zealand over next four years
CREATIVE NZ NEWS Resilience, access, inclusion and equity, and wellbeing are Creative New Zealand’s strategic focus areas over the next four years, aimed at providing ongoing support while lifting the sector out of the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. These focus areas are included in our new medium-term strategy, the Statement of Intent 2022–2026, following from […]
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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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