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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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The 2022 Emerging Voices Fellows – PEN America
Join us in welcoming the 2022 Emerging Voices Fellows—Natáhne Arrowsmith, S. Erin Batiste, Sarah Chaves, Julian Iralu, Iris Kim, Jane S. Kim, Monica Mills, Doreen Oliver, Connie Pertuz-Meza, Edythe Rodriguez, Shakeema Smalls, and Christina Tudor! These 12 writers were selected from the largest applicant pool in the 26-year history of the program, which is designed to […]
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Fulbright New Zealand Scholars – Apply Now!
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to undertake research and/or lecture in the US. Awards are valued at up to US$37,500 towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research. There are myriad US institutions that host Fulbright NZ Scholar award recipients – universities or colleges, museums, non-profits, […]
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