• Irish writer captures Kiwi readers’ hearts and minds – Whitcoulls Top 100 2021

    Posted on 26 July 2021

    Celebrating 26 years of asking Kiwi readers to vote for their favourite books, Irish actor turned writer Lucinda Riley is newly crowned at number one with her series The Seven Sisters in the 2021 Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List, announced today (Monday 26 July.) This is a real vote of confidence for Riley’s hugely popular […]

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  • 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries

    Posted on 23 July 2021

    Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are  thrilled to announce entries for the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]

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  • CNZ Requests Feedback on Remuneration Policy for Artists – Feedback Required!

    Posted on 23 July 2021

    Creative New Zealand is seeking views on a draft remuneration policy to support the development of more sustainable arts sector careers. The policy proposes a set of principles aimed at ensuring fair remuneration for artists and arts practitioners for the work they do. They have created a remuneration policy for artists consultation document and are […]

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  • Unleashing the Power & Potential of Creativity

    Posted on 23 July 2021

    Here is a fantastic report Unleashing the Power & Potential of Creativity launched this week by a new partnership between the UK Creative Industries Federation and Creative England. The report includes new research from Oxford Economics forecasting the post-Covid potential of the sector, and has a particular focus on creativity and the future of work, […]

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  • INTERNET ARCHIVES UPDATE – Update on 21 July 2021

    Posted on 21 July 2021

    We have updated you previously on the Internet Archive, who scan and distribute books (still under copyright) without permission. This practice has been widely condemned by Author’s organisations globally. The Internet Archive have now stated that they prefer to work directly with individual authors and invited authors to contact them directly with any complaints. We […]

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  • READER OF LOVE FOR THE BOOK – anthology releases of protest writing about National Library cull

    Posted on 20 July 2021

    READER OF LOVE FOR THE BOOK edited by Bill Direen   nodisposals.neocities.org The Anthology of Love for the Book brings 52 promising young poets, prominent journalists, and several time-honoured poet laureates, winners of Prime Ministers Awards and Robert Burns Fellows together for a massive Hui. All the writers share deep concern at continuing disposals of […]

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  • STORYLINES JOY COWLEY AWARD – open for entries

    Posted on 18 July 2021

    The Storylines Joy Cowley Award was established in 2002 when Storylines contacted Scholastic New Zealand, one of Joy’s publishers, asking them to join with Storylines in creating an award that would recognise the exceptional contribution Joy Cowley has made to children’s literature and literacy in New Zealand and internationally. The Storylines Joy Cowley Award for an original picture […]

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  • Talia Marshall wins Surrey Hotel writers residency

    Posted on 15 July 2021

    Six writers share the spoils of New Zealand’s coolest residency award Dunedin genius Talia Marshall is winner of the 2021 Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award. She collects $3000 and can take up residence at the Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn, Auckland, for seven nights to work on a collection of personal essays. In second place, Wellington short […]

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  • NATIONAL LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH INTERNET PIRATE

    Posted on 15 July 2021

                      MEDIA RELEASE JULY 15, 2021 The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc (NZSA) and the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) are shocked the National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) has announced plans to hand […]

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  • Asian Ghost Short Stories | Call for Submissions

    Posted on 14 July 2021

    Fantasy & Gothic Blog We’re delighted to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! The theme is Asian Ghost Short Stories – a chance for writers of Asian heritage around the world to explore their culture of ghostly folklore and offer fresh stories. Please read through the details for submissions carefully before submitting your stories and make […]

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  • The Michael King Writers Centre Announces An International Exchange With Australia

    Posted on 14 July 2021

    Kate Mildenhall has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency program held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland and the Verb Wellington Writers Festival. Kate is the much-acclaimed author of the novels Skylarking (Black Inc.) and […]

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  • Visual masterpieces and record entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards

    Posted on 13 July 2021

    There’s nothing like the irresistible allure of a beautifully made book, and entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards show New Zealanders have never had so many to choose from. With nearly 150 submissions received for this year’s awards, the four judges faced a real challenge when it came to settling on a shortlist. […]

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