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NZSA and Authors Guild applaud Booker Foundation stance on translators
NZSA applauds the U.K.’s Booker Foundation on its stance to treat translators like any other creator by paying them royalties and respecting their copyrights. “Translators are an integral part of the production of global literature, yet their status as workers remains precarious in an industry where many are undervalued and underpaid,” said Julia Sanches, member […]
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Te Papa Tupu 2022 – applications open!
Take the next step in your writing journey. Applications are now open for Te Papa Tupu – a unique six-month writing programme designed to develop Māori writers and open doors into the world of book publishing. This valuable opportunity is offered to six participants every two years. Submit your manuscript by 30 April 2022. Learn […]
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NFFD judges talk about the small form, with tips!
The 2022 National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) competition is open a few more weeks! So send your best 300 words. And find out insights and tips from the judges here! New interviews with this year’s NFFD judges Kiri Piahana-Wong and Anne Kennedy (adult) and Jack Remiel Cottrell (youth) The 2022 judges for the national competition are acclaimed […]
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Under Rough Ridge Residency 2022
The Under Rough Ridge Writers’ Retreat Trustees offer for the first time in 2022 a 12-week residency in the village of Oturehua. The residency will include the exclusive use of a house, and a weekly stipend of $1000 during the stay. Applications are invited from serious writers of proven literary merit in the genres of […]
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Ff Fast Fibres Poetry 9: call for submissions
The theme of Fast Fibres this year is family/whānau: extended, immediate, household, group, ancestral, close, community. What does family mean to you? We invite poets with a strong Northland connection to submit 3 of your best poems. Please include a two line biographical statement. Deadline: June 10, 2022 Email submissions to: fastfibres@live.com Each poem should […]
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Register for the 25th National Poetry Day on 26 August
Aotearoa’s countrywide celebration of poetry is preparing to mark its 25th anniversary with plans for the broadest range of events and promotions yet, as registrations open for participation in Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day on 26 August 2022. National Poetry Day co-ordinator Erica Stretton says that after two years of largely online events, the NPD […]
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Awards: Bologna names its 2022 Best Children’s Publishers of the Year
In its 10th round, the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year names its winners across six regions. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson As Publishing Perspectives readers know, the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year is “the big one” in terms of bragging rights. Publishers in many parts of the world […]
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Celebrating International Children’s Book Day
On March 26, Read NZ will be celebrating International Children’s Book Day with a special online event at 12pm. Co-hosted by IBBY Canada and IBBY New Zealand/Storylines, this live-streamed event on Bibliovideo features special guests Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kaumātua Ben Brown and Edmonton Public Library Elder in Residence Jo-Ann Saddleback, as well as […]
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Selling Aotearoa’s stories to the world
A new digital rights portal aims to overcome the tyranny of distance and the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic to promote books from Aotearoa New Zealand to international rights buyers around the world. The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) has launched NewZealandBooks.com which will be a focal point for […]
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World Poetry Day: Take action for Maung Yu Py (Myanmar)
“The story of Maung Yu Py, is the story of all those who are detained, harassed and persecuted for exposing injustices and defending freedom of expression through poetry. The PEN community stands in solidarity with Maung Yu Py and all poets who are silenced in Myanmar and across the world. Their voice must be heard.” […]
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Narrative Prize 2022 – open for submissions
The $4,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative. The deadline for entries for each year’s award is June 15. The prize is announced each September and is given to the best work […]
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Zadie Smith will receive the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award May 23
Zadie Smith Will Be Honored For Her Remarkable Novels and Essays and Unparalleled Attention to Craft and Humane Ideals. PEN America announced that writer Smith as recipient of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, to be conferred to her at the 2022 PEN America Literary Gala. The award recognises Smith’s remarkable achievements as a novelist, short story writer, and […]
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