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Ockham NZ Book Awards 2026 Judges’ Announcement
Journalists, award-winning writers, reviewers, academics, curators and booksellers are among the 12 experts announced today by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa as the judges of the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction will be judged by novelist, short story writer and […]
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Robert Burns International Poetry Competition Applications Open
The Robert Burns Poetry Competition is a collaboration between the Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature, the Otago Scottish Heritage Council, the Dunedin Public Libraries Association, the Dunedin-Edinburgh Sister City Society and the Combined Clans & Societies Group Otago. Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand, has a familial link to Robert Burns in the […]
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CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants
In 2025, up to $75,000 is available to support strategic projects that demonstrate Aotearoa New Zealand publishing sector growth. The amount applicants apply for is up to them, with the number of successful recipients varying each year depending on the individual merits of the applications received. Successful projects had clearly defined and measurable project outcomes […]
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Applications for the CLNZ 2025 Contestable Fund Grants are now open
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants. We have $75,000 available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The Contestable Fund Grants are made possible through the CLNZ Cultural Fund. Applications are invited for projects that have […]
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Applications Invited For 2026 Randell Cottage Writers Residency
Applications are now open for one of New Zealand’s top writing residencies: the 2026 Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a generous stipend, currently set in the order of $32,000, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest heritage homes. The residency will run from July to December 2026. “We’re incredibly proud […]
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Programme for the 2025 Dunedin Readers & Writers Festival
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa, We are thrilled to announce the much awaited Programme for the 2025 Dunedin Readers & Writers Festival is here! Our 2025 theme is Ahi Kā – keeping the home fires burning. This theme acknowledges the rich creative warmth of our city — Ōtepoti Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature […]
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Maurice Gee Celebration
CELEBRATING THE CHAMPION: Maurice Gee’s contribution to children’s literature Join us for a panel presentation focusing on the children’s writing of Maurice Gee, the celebrated New Zealand writer who died in June of this year, aged 93. Speakers: New Zealand’s Reading Ambassador Kate de Goldi, commentator and award-winning writer for children Claire Mabey, poet Anna […]
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Get a Sponsored Ticket to the 2025 Res Artis Conference in São Paulo!
Res Artis is giving away 10 sponsored tickets to the 2025 Res Artis Conference in São Paulo! Are you passionate about art residencies and education? Do you want to explore how residencies shape artistic practice, foster learning, and build cultural exchange across the globe? This is your chance to join a gathering of residency leaders, […]
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Vale Kelly Ana Morey
A sad farewell to writer and colleague Kelly Ana Morey, whose many accolades include winning the Hubert Church (NZ) first novel prize, the inaugural Janet Frame Award for Fiction in 2005, a CLNZ | NZSA Research Grant recipient in 2012, a Māori Writer’s Residency at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in 2014, and Grimshaw Sargeson […]
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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
This post was updated October 2. UPDATE OCTOBER 2: Bartz v. Anthropic PBC is a class action lawsuit under the Copyright Act brought by authors on behalf of copyright holders against Anthropic PBC, an AI company. The Class of copyright holders — consisting of authors and publishers – claims that Anthropic took books from pirate […]
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Calling all writers! Applications are now open for the 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships
4 September 2025 The Frank Sargeson Trust is calling for applications from published New Zealand writers for the 2026 Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. These prestigious Fellowships, named in memory of New Zealand writers Frank Sargeson, Kevin Ireland and Phillip Wilson, are offering in 2026 an increased stipend of $30,000, shared between two fellows, for the […]
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2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize: Longlists Announced
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the longlists for the richest individual literary prize in Australasia with prize monies of $150,000 across the Adult and the Children & Young Adult categories. HNSA Chair, Elisabeth Storrs, says, ‘This year’s longlists once again showcase the […]
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