• Vale Betty Gilderdale

    Posted on 12 July 2021

    We are saddened to hear of the passing on Friday 9 July of a lifelong advocate and supporter of children’s literature, Betty Gilderdale, just days short of her 98th birthday. Generations of children know Betty as the author of the much-loved series of five Little Yellow Digger picture books, which she created alongside her artist husband, […]

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  • Creative NZ – current funding opportunities

    Posted on 8 July 2021

    Creative New Zealand offers funding for short-term projects and longer-term planning, with the first decisions notified in mid-September 2021: Arts Grants 2021/2022 round 1 (http://ow.ly/QHc150FoFkr) Todd New Writer’s Bursary 2021 (http://ow.ly/nq7250FoFkJ) Annual Arts Grants 2021 (http://ow.ly/HPui50FoFl6) Each Arts Grants round will close when 225 applications have been submitted, or the closing date is reached. Check […]

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  • New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme

    Posted on 8 July 2021

    Find out about the COVID-19 recovery work being led by the National Library to support librarians and library services across New Zealand.  The Government is entrusting the National Library to lead and support COVID-19 recovery work across New Zealand’s library system, especially in public libraries, with a funding package of $58.8 million, over two to […]

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  • 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize – opens July 15

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    The 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize will be opening 15 July 2021. We look forward to reading your submissions. First prize: $AU$6,000 Four other shortlisted poets: $AU$1,000 Opens: 15 July 2021 Closes: 4 October 2021 Judges: To be announced. Australian Book Review welcomes entries for the eighteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, which is open to all […]

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  • WORD Christchurch Festival Celebrates Books, Storytelling and Ideas this August

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    WORD Christchurch has launched its 2021 festival programme, with an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city from 25 to 29 August. This year’s events tackle both the near and the far – with an intensely local flavour and an innovative international component. Earlier this year WORD announced that it was moving […]

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  • Margaret Mahy Rounds Off Season 4 of the NZSA Oral History Podcast

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    “I can remember somebody saying, you know, that the picture book was something that we could write on a Saturday morning. Well, it certainly took me a lot longer than that!” Margaret Mahy is New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer. She wrote over one hundred books, published in 15 different languages, and continues to be […]

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  • Todd New Writer’s Bursary 2021

    Posted on 6 July 2021

    The annual Todd New Writer’s Bursary enables a writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to write a new work. Amount: Varies Find out who got funded recently  Artforms funded: MULTI-ARTFORM: LITERATURE. NGĀ TOI MĀORI. PACIFIC ARTS. THEATRE. Funding rounds Opening dates: July 5 Closing dates: August 6 Notification dates: September 10

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  • Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Celebrates 100 Years

    Posted on 6 July 2021

    Books industry advocate Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates 100 years today.   In a time when things have been extremely challenging for any business, the books industry has seen positive spin-offs. The demand for books has increased and there has been a growth in bookshops around the country, with new stores in Wellington, Timaru, and […]

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  • New stories by talented writers awarded 2021 NZSA assessments

    Posted on 2 July 2021

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) announce the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year’s CompleteMS programme. Compelling manuscripts crafted by thirteen talented writers, have been chosen to take part in this year’s programme. Each writer will receive a detailed assessment of their manuscript from […]

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  • Hamilton Book Month August 2021 – programme out now

    Posted on 1 July 2021

    Programme out now –    Hamilton Book Month programme    August 2021

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  • Applications are open for Fulbright New Zealand Scholarships!

    Posted on 1 July 2021

    Fulbright New Zealand offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders wanting to study, research, teach or present their work in the US.  Scholarships are available for graduates, scholars, creatives and other professionals across most disciplines. The Fulbright programme of international educational exchange was an initiative of American Senator J. William Fulbright, who in […]

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  • Coalition for Books winter reading catalogue – OUT NOW

    Posted on 1 July 2021

         Matariki 2021_DigitalCatalogue_click here to view   

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