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NonfictionNOW – Call for Hui participants: submissions due 27 September 2021
Tēnā koutou katoa, Talofa lava, Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu, Kia orana, Mālō e lelei, Mālō nī, Kia orana and warm Pacific greetings to you all! In 2021, NonfictioNOW takes a new form—adapting to the realities of the COVID pandemic while retaining its spirit and integrity. Despite a pandemic, we are still planning […]
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The Janet Mackenzie Medal – 2022 nominations are now open
IPEd is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2022 Janet Mackenzie Medal (the Mackenzie). This award recognises the outstanding achievements and contributions of a current or past IPEd Professional Member, including Honorary Life Member, to the editing profession, particularly in lifting standards and/or providing exemplary service to IPEd. This is the most […]
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Four Cash Grants Awarded to Support NZ Writers
The 2021 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) inc Research Grants have been awarded to four New Zealand writers. The $5,000 grants support New Zealand writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. The selection panel received […]
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Going West Goes Online and Free in September
Going West Festival’s 26th season moves online for September, offering three freshly curated live conversations with Aotearoa’s finest writers of prose, poetry and culture. The events, which can be accessed from the Festival’s website, are perfectly proportioned bites for lovers of books, words and ideas. Going West Festival director James Littlewood says the team’s experience […]
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The 2021 Speculate Prize
RMIT has launched an inaugural Speculate Fiction prize aimed at writers who explore the expansive possibilities of literature: those who imagine other worlds—other realities—that may even exist within our own. The 2021 Speculate Prize will be judged by Rose Michael (RMIT), Astrid Edwards (MWF), Nick Tapper (Giramondo Publishing) and critic Declan Fry. The winner will […]
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The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022 – now open for submissions
The overall winner will receive £5,000, whilst the five regional winners will receive £2,500 each. All finalists will also receive a free membership from The London Library and have their piece published in Granta magazine. Read more about language, and other eligibility rules, here. Now into its second decade, the Prize has been career-changing for many writers: it showcases your work to a global […]
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Applications open – 2022 Residencies – Michael King Writers Centre
APPLICATION: Writers Residencies 2022 The Michael King Writers Centre is offering seventeen supported residencies in 2022, with financial support from Creative New Zealand. Recipients can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a generous stipend and the opportunity to focus on a specific writing project. Applicants must be a New […]
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Online Storytimes Aotearoa during lockdown – GUIDELINES FOR LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS AND ECE’S
DEVELOPED BY THE COALITION FOR BOOKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PANZ, LIANZA, CLNZ AND NZSA Guidelines for libraries, schools and early childhood education centres Schools, libraries, and early childhood education centres are keen to ensure that New Zealand children are still able to enjoy all that a good book has to offer during these unsettling […]
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Nine to Noon Short Story Competition
UPDATE: Radio NZ will now be paying their normal broadcast fee to the 5 winners, following our advocacy for creative rights. creativerights.co.nz Welcome to the first ever Nine to Noon Short Story Competition, judged by acclaimed authors Tina Makereti and Harry Ricketts. Entries open August 30 and close on October 1, 2021. The top five […]
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2021 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Poetry goes to Siobhan Harvey
JANET FRAME LITERARY TRUST Gift for Auckland Poet on Janet Frame’s Birthday The Janet Frame Literary Trust is delighted to announce the recipient of the 2021 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Poetry. Auckland poet Siobhan Harvey will receive $5,000 from a fund set up by Janet Frame for the purpose of encouraging New […]
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Writer’s Dream Connects Literary Characters In New Book.
Why would Zaphod Beeblebrox blackmail Zorro? What motivates Eeyore to write a warning to Ebenezer Scrooge? This is the premise of ‘Dear 26’, a global writers’ collaboration launching at the Whanganui Literary Festival on September 29, 2021. Over a year in the planning, and managed through the pandemic, 26 writers in Aotearoa, the UK, Europe, […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2022 Writers in Residence Programme
The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a supporting stipend and the opportunity to […]
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