• Nick Bollinger named as Lilburn Research Fellow 2023

    Writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger has been awarded the prestigious Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2023.   Mr Bollinger will use the Fellowship to research and write a book on culture, class and identity in New Zealand music, while being based at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Exploring historic […]

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  • Dark deeds and fresh blood: 2022 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist revealed

    The Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate literary excellence in crime, mystery and thriller writing. This year’s longlist has just been announced — Included amongst its illustrious ranks we have novels set in Renaissance Florence,  1930s Singapore, New York City, and 1990s Auckland — with many established authors sitting alongside debut writers. The diversity of tropes, characters, styles, […]

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  • Hamilton Book Month

    The  August Hamilton Book Month 2022 programme is now live on our website with details about this year’s panels, workshops, and author events for all ages covering a variety of genres. Most events are free but registration is required for others. See www.hamiltonbookmonth.com

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  • SFFANZ Mini Science Fiction Convention August 13, Wellington

    The SFFANZ AGM  and presenting the Sir Julius Vogel awards will occur on Saturday, August 13th, 2022  at the West Plaza Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. This day will be an opportunity to get together and build community spirit again after a long time apart. It will also be a chance for you to tell the […]

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  • Northland Branch NZSA (PEN Inc) National Short Story Competition

    Northland Branch NZSA (PEN Inc) National Short Story Competition Sponsored by The Northern Advocate  &  Pavlova Press PRIZES: First Place $500 Second place $100 Third Place $50 All three stories will be published in The Northern Advocate and on their website over the summer holiday period, as well as on the Northland branch website. Judges […]

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  • Seeking NZSATPKoA Te Māngai Māori ki te Poari Board Delegate

    NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Board Delegate: Te Māngai Māori ki te Poari   The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc (NZSATPKoA) holds a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi through building cohesive systems that ensure working with Māori in meaningful ways and developing paths for Māori […]

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  • fresh ink: voices reflecting on COVID-19 from Aotearoa New Zealand

    fresh ink: voices reflecting on COVID-19 from Aotearoa New Zealand will be celebrated on Thursday, 7th July  at All Goods Art Space, 99 Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland. All those who contributed, their friends and families and anyone interested in new New Zealand writing are invited to the party starting at 6pm. When Cloud Ink published […]

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  • Congratulations to the 2022 winners! A wonderful day of flash, with the special awards night and reading!

    Congratulations! Announcing the 2022 National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) winners!  FirstGolden phoenix, grey hen – Vera DongKerikeri SecondHe Rangi Mokopuna – Helen WaakaTe Matau a Māui Hawkes Bay ThirdBefore it sets – Rebecca BallŌtautahi Christchurch Highly commendedThe Art of Dentistry – Margaret MooresTāmaki Makaurau Auckland CommendedSafe – Kerry LaneŌtepoti Dunedin / GlasgowThank you to our judges, Anne Kennedy and […]

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  • Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022 winner!

    Rachel J Fenton is winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022! New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Rachel J Fenton on winning the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’, that celebrates the life and work of writer Laura Solomon. The prize was […]

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  • Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022

    $10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a […]

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  • Aotearoa’s most-anticipated literary event of the year reveals 2022 programme

    Each year the world-renowned Auckland Writers Festival defines the cultural agenda in Aotearoa. This August, Kiwis will be treated to a marquee line-up of the world’s best and brightest writers and thinkers, as they descend on Tāmaki Makaurau for one week only. Complex times demand rich responses, and if ever there were a time for […]

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  • The 2022 NFFD Short Lists & 2022 Festival of Flash

    Announcing the 2022 NFFD SHORT LISTS Adults and Youth! Find this year’s Short List at the NFFD site, here with the youth Short List atfingers comma toes. Congratulations everyone! And please tune into our FESTIVAL OF FLASH (dets below), with the evening awards night – winners announced then!   SUNDAY, 19 June 2022 Celebrating ten years 2012–2022! […]

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