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NZ Author – Autumn 2022
NZ Author – Autumn 2022 – Issue 328 is out! This edition contains references to our new NZSA Writer Toolkit. “If this sounds like a promotional plug, damn right it is. As Omicron starts filtering into our community, I’m even more aware of the importance of such initiatives. The first lockdown taught arts organisations a […]
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National Flash Fiction Day competition is open!
June 22 is our shortest day of the year — and the day we know and love as National Flash Fiction Day! So send in your best 300 words – deadline is 15 April, 2022. The judges for the 2022 National Flash Fiction Day competition are the acclaimed Anne Kennedy and Kiri Piahana-Wong. The youth competition […]
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PEN International WWC meeting online – Our Writing, Our Resistance
WWC Annual Meeting Online Our Writing, Our Resistance 7 and 8 March 2022 (13:00 – 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time) The first PEN International WWC meeting for 2022 is due to be hosted in a couple of weeks. The meeting will be spread over two days, and over that time the regular business of the WWC […]
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He whakangungu tuhi pukapuka pikitia
Know an emerging Māori writer with a passion for writing children’s stories? We, the Māori Literature Trust/Te Waka Taki Kōrero, are hosting a workshop on writing Māori language picture books. So join us, and/or share this opportunity with people you know. Ka toro atu ki te ao pukapuka, mai i te kākano o te whakaaro […]
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Call to action for RNZ & TVNZ – BPM
Cabinet will soon decide on the Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) merger proposal. It could be one of the most important decisions ever made about public media in New Zealand.We (at Better Public Media – BPM) don’t know yet what the proposal is, but we do know that the way it […]
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Call for writers to engage with fashion history, mystery and a little dash of trickery
Broadgreen Historic House, which houses a significant textile and period costume collection, is calling for entries to the Secret Lives Short Story Competition. Every dress has a story, and we want to read yours! Write the story of one, or both, of these dresses. Who made them? Who wore them? Where were they worn? Who […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of well-known authors and new writers. Books by Stephanie Johnson, Clarke Gayford, Eleanor Ozich, Nicola McCloy, Gavin Bishop, Stacey Morrison and Melinda Szymanik are among the diverse range of titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers and outstanding debut […]
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Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts 2022 revised Writers programme is live!
Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts is back! This time with a revised Writers programme that can operate safely and viably under the Red light setting restrictions, and that you can experience wherever you are. Online events Our new online platform gives you access to more than 30 Writers talks, classical music and other performances […]
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Lily Holloway – New Youth National Board Intern
Lily Holloway – New Youth National Board Intern for New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc Lily Holloway (they/her) is a queer writer and postgraduate English student who is currently in the process of relocating to Pōneke. You can find some of their work published or forthcoming in Cordite, Peach […]
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International Writing Contest Endorsed By Hollywood Celebrity Looking For Diverse Stories From Cultural Artists And Entertainers
The Page Turner Awards is inviting creative authors, writers, and screenwriters from around the globe to enter their writing projects into their 2022 awards, which has just opened. In particular, the awards judging panel is keen to discover unique voices from diverse cultures. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately believes that talented writers can […]
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Final NZSA Summer Encore Podcast Episode – Gigi Fenster introduces Lynn Jenner
In the last of our New Zealand Society of Authors Summer Encore episodes, novelist Gigi Fenster introduces you to her favourite episode: the workshop ‘Writing Process for Essay and Memoir Writers’ with Lynn Jenner given at the 2018 National Writers Forum. Learn more about Gigi’s books More about Lynn Jenner Listen to the new episode, […]
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Aotearoa Photobook Awards 2022 finalists announced
The traces left by burnouts, the elusive life of New Zealand motels and sexism in corporate New Zealand are among the photobook themes in the 10 finalists of new Aotearoa Photobook Awards. The Awards, sponsored by Wakefields Digital, attracted nearly 50 entries from photographic artists and small presses around the country. “These are independent artists’ […]
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