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Playwrights b4 25 is back for 2021 – open for submissions
For this 2021 competition, Playmarket is interested in writers under 25 who take risks and throw care to the wind, as well as those who write strong, conventional plays. Write about anything you like that matters to you in any way you like, for any kind of audience you like. In partnership with Auckland Live. […]
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Storylines celebrated the winners of its major awards at a special event in Auckland on Sunday 28 March
2021 Storylines award-winners honoured At the Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day, recipient of the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Award for lifetime achievement in children’s literature, Julia Marshall, gave the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy lecture.Her lecture outlined the genesis of and influences on her publishing company Gecko Press, but more importantly, perhaps, looked at the […]
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Landing Press’s new project for 2021 open now – an anthology of poems about housing
Here’s Landing Press’s new project for 2021: an anthology of poems about housing Whether you own a house, rent or are homeless, housing is a source of nostalgia and comfort, a source of stress and fear, a changing landscape in Aotearoa New Zealand. We want to hear anything you have to say about housing. We […]
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Caren Rangi, ONZM appointed as Chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
Media release: 25 March 2021 Ministry of Culture and Heritage Caren Rangi has been appointed as the new Chair of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand’s governing body) for a three-year term. Ms Rangi will be the first Pacific Chair and third woman to hold this role of […]
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FfFast Fibres Poetry 8 call for submissions
FfFast Fibres Poetry 8 call for submissions The theme of Fast Fibres Poetry 8 this year is open. We invite poets with a strong Northland connection to submit 3 of their best poems. Please include a two-line biographical statement. Deadline: June 11 Send submissions by email:fastfibres@live.com Note: Each poem should preferably be no longer than […]
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency – Recipient Announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipient of the NZSA Auckland Museum Research + Residency Grant. The grant goes to Port Chalmers writer Majella Cullinane, whose winning proposal will utilise research drawn from the Auckland Museum Research Library Te Pātaka Mātāpuna o Tāmaki Paenga Hira’s extensive collections. Majella Cullinane writes […]
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James George encourages future Māori writers to enter Pikihuia short story awards
24 March 2021 Short story awards named a ‘stepping stone to success’ for Māori writers. First-time and emerging Māori writers are encouraged to enter the 2021 Pikihuia Awards. The short story awards, which occur every second year, have become known as a stepping stone to success for Māori writers. Chair of the Māori Literature […]
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2021 PEN America Literary Awards Career Achievement Winners
Today, we announce the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Career Achievement Winners. This year’s honorees are Anne Carson, Kwame Dawes, Daniel Alexander Jones, Pierre Joris, and George C. Wolfe. As part of its Literary Awards program, PEN America annually honors distinct, lifelong contributors to literary and artistic excellence, selected by panels of independent, dedicated […]
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Leading historian Dr Monty Soutar receives Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship to complete historical novel trilogy
CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE 23 MARCH Leading historian Dr Monty Soutar receives Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship to complete historical novel trilogy […]
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ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE NOW $100,000 WITH CYA CATEGORY ADDED
Exciting news! The HNSA, in partnership with our generous sponsor, ARA Group, is expanding the ARA Historical Novel Prize to include a category for outstanding Children and Young Adult (CYA) literature. Open to Australian and New Zealand novelists The submission process will be administered by the HNSA’s partner, the New England Writers’ Centre. For further information, […]
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National Poetry Day 2021 AUGUST 27
Phantom National Poetry Day this year is on the 27 August 2021! Are you ready to join in the celebrations? Run an event? PNPD are opening registration for events today. Please check out their news article for more information or head straight over to www.poetryday.co.nz to register. #NZPoetryDay https://www.nzbookawards.nz/…/we-need-you…/38852…
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National Flash Fiction Day 2021 is open now for entries through to 30 April!
NFFD 2021 is open through 30 April! Submit your best 300-word stories! See an interview with the judges for the 2021 competition: Rachel Smith speaks with Diane Brown and Paula Morris. Coming soon: an interview with youth judge Kerry Lane. The youth competition moved in 2020 to an international competition with free entry – curated by the youth journal fingers comma toes. All youth writers […]
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