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Barbara Else Talks about the Business of Books
“Writers’ income is always an awkward cash flow – sometimes it flows and sometimes it doesn’t!” Season 4 of the NZSA Oral History podcast continues with a second episode from Barbara Else, from her 2020 oral history interview with Naomi Arnold. Barbara Else is a celebrated New Zealand author but has also been […]
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Richard Flanagan gives the Arthur Miller Lecture at the 2021 PEN World Voices Festival May 23
Arthur Miller Lecture: Richard Flanagan by PEN America Follow $30 US This event is part of the 2021 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Visit pen.org/festival to learn more and get tickets for other events. FLASH SALE EXTENDED: For a limited time only, enter the code FLASH21WVF at checkout to receive 25 percent off. PEN America Members get a […]
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Sweet Mammalian Journal open for submissions
Deadline midnight 30 June Submissions are currently OPEN Send us your writing, be it a roar, purr, or pip-squeak. We ask that you send up to five poems, preferably in a Word document, to sweetmammalian at gmail.com . Spread the word far and wide. We’ll read through the winter, and launch the issue in southern hemisphere springtime. We love writing […]
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THE INTERNATIONAL PROVERSE PRIZE FOR UNPUBLISHED (BOOK-LENGTH) NON-FICTION, FICTION OR POETRY 2021
The International Proverse Prizes for writing submitted and previously unpublished in English (may be in translation) are open for entry now. 1) The Proverse Prize for single-author book-length fiction, non-fiction, or poetry (founded 2008) offers a cash prize (HKD10,000.00) and publication. (HKD7.8 approx = US$1.00) 2) The Proverse Poetry Prize for single poems (founded 2016) […]
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NZ Mountain Book Festival – Mountain & Adventure Book 2021 shortlists announced
The NZ Mountain Book Festival invites authors and photographers to submit their work on the world’s remote places, the environment and adventure sports. We accept submissions under two categories: Mountain and Adventure Narrative for stories and accounts about specific adventures, fiction or non-fiction; and Mountain and Adventure Heritage for guidebooks, coffee table or picture books, […]
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Lizzie Harwood is the inaugural winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize!
The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize awards a publishing contract with Cuba Press to the winning manuscript which will be published later in 2021. NZSA congratulate Lizzie Harwood on winning this prize for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’ , that celebrates the life and work of writer Laura Solomon. Lizzie Harwood says: “It’s a huge […]
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OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS 2021 WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT – ‘Knockout’ short story collection wins country’s richest writing prize
Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais has won the $57,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her book Bug Week – the first person to take out the category for a collection of short stories in more than a decade. Beautrais is well-known as a poet, but this […]
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Four Cash Grants to Support NZ Writers
Receive a $5,000 grant to help you research your latest fiction or non-fiction writing project. All New Zealand writers welcome to apply from 13 May. The CLNZ / NZSA Research Grants will open for applications on Thursday 13 May 2021, and will close at 4.00pm Friday 11 June. Four Research Grants valued at $5,000 each […]
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Six talented secondary school students awarded mentorships with professional writers as part of NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Youth Mentorship Programme.
NZSA normally awards four youth mentorships each year but this year the panel found it impossible to limit the mentorships to four, and recommended two additional mini mentorships. These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year as part of this programme. 2021 Youth Mentorships awarded to: Awhina Barbarich Amberlea Gordon […]
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A Reflection on 18 months as NZSA President: “A call-out to all writers: come gather round, we need your support . . . “
BY MANDY HAGER MAY 4, 2021 I’ve been a member of NZSA for around 30 years, joining before I published my first book, filled with pride when I could transition from ‘associate’ to ‘full’ membership. Although health and time constraints have meant I’ve rarely attended branch meetings or events, I’ve always read the […]
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APRIL 19, 2021 After the raving success that was their Green Inferno project, Tenebrous Press have decided to team up with me (Alex Woodroe, hi, how are you?) for their next caper. A collection of fiction exploring the grand traditions and tropes of Gothic Horror, reimagined and contemporized for this generation and beyond. We are seeking Women—trans, cis, […]
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Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador – Ben Brown
Find out about the new role of Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people. The first Reading Ambassador announced on 4 May 2021, is Lyttelton writer Ben Brown. Ben Brown (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Paoa) writes children’s books, non-fiction, poetry and short stories for children and adults. Born in […]
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