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Verb Readers & Writers Festival events
Verb Readers & Writers Festival is due to take place between 3 – 7 November 2021. The events below are special, early release events that will happen throughout October in the lead up to the festival week. These events celebrate, in various ways, our theme of ‘coven’, which to them is about coming together to share stories, […]
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WAIKATO UNIVERSITY WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2022
An award has been set up to enable a New Zealand writer of fiction, poetry, drama, or serious non-fiction to become the University’s Writer in Residence in 2022. This award has been created to foster New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity for a writer to work in an academic environment. It is sponsored […]
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Latest from adda: Translations from South and Southeast Asia
Latest from adda: Translations from South and Southeast Asia Translations: South & Southeast Asia features 32 literary translations in 15 languages from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore across the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Curated by guest co-editors Bilal Tanweer and Pauline Fan, these texts will appear in four issues. The […]
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Film composers and sound creatives launch new industry guild
Screen composers and post-sound crew finally have their own representative body, in readiness for the Screen Industry Workers Bill that is expected to pass by the end of this year. The Screen Music & Sound Guild of New Zealand (SMSG) held its inaugural AGM on Wednesday 28 July 2021 at POW Studios in Wellington, electing […]
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A conversation with award-winning children’s author Maria Gill
WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 6.00pm – 7.00pm VENUE: Clock Tower Boardroom Free Join author Maria Gill for a cup of tea and an interactive session on her latest project, a children’s novel about the life of Ernest Rutherford. Maria is currently one of our artists in residence at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora and is […]
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Remarkable Animal Stories book launch
SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2.00pm – 3.00pm VENUE: Great Hall Free No bookings required, come along to the world-first book launch of Maria Gill and Emma Huia Lovegrove’s latest book ‘Remarkable Animal Stories from New Zealand and Australia’ published by Scholastic. Maria Gill will share some of the stories in the book in front of a […]
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A BOOK WOVEN WITH MĀORI MYTHOLOGY WINS TOP PRIZE AT CHILDREN’S AWARDS
New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 Winners A disabled Māori boy who meets a mermaid on the beach won over the hearts of the judges at this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by Christchurch author T K Roxborogh was […]
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Applications open for University Book Shop Otago & Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage Trust Emerging Writers Residency 2022
Applications are open for the sixth University Book Shop Otago & Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage Trust Emerging Writers Residency applications close 26 November 2021. This residency enables an emerging writer to enjoy six weeks’ accommodation at the Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage Trust, admin support at the University Book Shop, alignment with the University of Otago […]
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Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners – 2021
The winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2021, recognising works from the 2020 year have been presented at a ceremony held on August 7th. Congratulations to all the winners. Professional Categories Best Novel The Stone Wētā Octavia Cade (Paper Road Press) Ebook Paperback Best Youth Novel These Violent Delights Chloe Gong (Hachette NZ) […]
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Phantom National Poetry Day 2021 set to ignite public spaces!
Poetry fans across Aotearoa New Zealand are eager to create a vibrant, diverse Phantom National Poetry Day on Friday 27 August 2021, after the global pandemic curtailed public gatherings last year. The packed programme goes live today (Thursday 5 August), revealing the breadth of their annual nationwide celebration. More than 100 events and competitions are […]
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Adam NZ Play Award 2022
Submissions are now open for the 2022 Adam NZ Play Award. Awards may be given in the following categories: – Best Play – Best Play by a Māori Playwright – Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright – Best Play by a Woman Playwright – McNaughton South Island Play Award – Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-Fiction Award […]
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Brown Ink Submissions Open
The Brown Ink development programme is looking for Māori and Pasifika writers with the best new and original work. The programme offers playwrights a development workshop with a professional script advisor and actors dedicated to helping you develop your play. Previous plays selected for Brown Ink development include Still Life with Chickens by DF Mamea, […]
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