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James Russell introduces Philip Temple in our Summer Encore Podcast Series
In the New Zealand Society of Authors Summer Encore Series, well known NZSA authors introduce you to some of their favourite episodes from the NZSA podcast. In our second to last episode, James Russell, author of the Dragon Brothers trilogy and Dragon Defenders series, introduces you to his favourite episode: Philip Temple’s oral history conversation […]
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Longlists for New Zealand’s premier literary awards revealed
Books exploring politics, fashion, social change, war, contested histories and family relationships sit alongside works celebrating our natural world and the enduring legacies of our activists and artists in the longlists for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Forty poetry, prose and non-fiction titles make up the longlists announced today. Selected from an impressive […]
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Call for Entries! $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing
The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is an annual $10,000 prize awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript. Since its inception in 2008, the Text Prize has become one of the most renowned prizes for young adult and children’s writing in Australia and New Zealand. Eligible writers can also enter the Steph Bowe […]
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International Call for Poetry!
Madness: An Anthology of World Poetry World Poetry Movement – Nepal, in collaboration with RedPanda Books, a publication partner in Kathmandu, is soliciting poems from poets around the world on the theme of MADNESS for a global poetry anthology. It is our pleasure that Society of Nepali Writers in English, Foundation of SAARC Writers and […]
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Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition opens
In 2017 Landfall celebrated its 70th birthday. To mark the occasion, University of Otago launched the Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition, an annual award open to writers aged 16 to 21. Essays should not exceed 1500 words. The competition is judged by the editor of Landfall. The winner will be announced and published in each […]
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Writing sample and synopsis assessments – subsidised for NZSA members – assessments available
NZSA members -assessments still available
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Mountain Book Competition 2022
We love sharing tales of epic, and often hair-raising adventures set in some of the world’s most remote, often beautiful, sometimes hostile, environments. Celebrating our 20th anniversary this year, the NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival is scheduled to run in Wānaka from 24 to 29 June, in Queenstown June 30 to July 2, and […]
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First Pages Prize 2022
The 2022 First Pages Prize support the emerging writers with cash awards, a tailored edit and an agent consultation. Open to un-agented writers worldwide, the First Pages Prize invites you to enter your first five pages (1250 words) of longer work of fiction or creative nonfiction. Enter MARCH 1 – APRIL 10, 2022 Extended deadline […]
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Summer Encore: Graci Kim introduces ‘Making it in the international market’
In the New Zealand Society of Authors Summer Encore Series, well known NZSA authors introduce you to some of their favourite episodes from the NZSA podcast. This week, Graci Kim, author of the instant US bestseller, The Last Fallen Star (A Gifted Clans Novel 1), introduces you to her favourite episode: the panel discussion ‘Making […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand New Year’s Honours lists 2021-2022
NZ Aotearoa New Years Honours full list HERE Slim pickings for the literary sector in the honours list this year, but we note three peripheral sector awards, honoured today: Congratulations to Journalist Rosemary McLeod, who received an Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to journalism and television. Congratulations too to […]
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Summer Encore: Rosetta Allan introduces Paula Morris Address
The New Zealand Society of Authors Summer Encore Series is a podcast series where well known NZSA authors introduce you to some of their favourite episodes from the NZSA podcast so far. This week, Rosetta Allan, author of the recently released Crazy Love along with several other novels and poetry collections, introduces you to her […]
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NZSA Writer Toolkit to launch in 2022
We’re set to launch our NZSA Writer Toolkit in January 2022, and first session will be FREE to all our members. The Writer Toolkit – what is it? Our Toolkit is a new professional development offering from NZSA, and we will launch a series of online courses in 2022. Take courses on craft, industry and life […]
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