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Campbell Champions NZ’s Creatives
Thank you John Campbell for recognising the over-riding cultural importance of NZ stories from NZ writers … 23 Nov 2020 The Big Idea One of mainstream media’s leading arts advocates, John Campbell explains how he’s taking his passion for Aotearoa’s writers to a new audience this week. John Campbell doesn’t put his name to […]
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Anne Salmond: No downside in standing tall, together
Anne Salmond: No downside in standing tall, together – link to Newsroom article Stuff’s apology for the inequitable treatment of Māori and tikanga Māori by Stuff and its media predecessors is so powerful, writes Dame Anne Salmond, because it recognises the Queen’s promise of equality and mutual respect for different tikanga. In 1992 […]
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Writing Masterclass with Paula Morris, University of Auckland FUNDRAISER
Writing Masterclass with Paula Morris, University of Auckland SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2010:30 AM – 12:30 PM Register Now This masterclass is designed to help you work on your own novels – or even memoirs – over the summer. Our focus in this two-hour seminar, designed for fiction writers at all levels, is narrative structure and character. […]
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Dunedin Writers Festival call for 2 x 3 month contractors – marketing and events
The Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival, Dunedin’s biennial celebration for readers, writers, and thinkers, has two fixed-term contract positions available for the 2021 festival in May. The Festival is a vibrant boutique programme of storytelling, conversation, and live performance, a long weekend of immersion in the pleasure of the written word and examining ideas. Both […]
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NZSA member Joy Cowley joins Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi whānau
Celebrating our 2020 Whakamana Hiranga the Icons at Government House December 1, 2020 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi guests come together at Government House to celebrate three exceptional artists as Whakamana Hiranga Icons; Dr Sandy Adsett MNZM, Sam Neill DCNZM OBE, and Joy Cowley ONZ DCNZM OBE, who this year joined a living circle of […]
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NZSA Mentor Programme 2021 – open for applications
For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an established writer, poet, playwright or graphic novelist. The NZSA Mentor Programme accepts applications for the 2021 programme from 1 Dec 2020 to 1 Feb 2021. The NZ Society of Authors Mentor programme 2021 seeks applications from writers looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual […]
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The Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest 2021 – Same Same But Different: FREEDOM
With the generous support of Foundation North, samesame but different is again running a short fiction writing contest. The competition gives New Zealand LGBTQI writers the opportunity to prove their creative skills and to promote their work to a wider audience in a safe and supportive environment. First prize is $1000 for the winning […]
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Australian Society of Authors warns Government sustainability of Australian writing careers under threat
The Australian Society of Authors has told a Federal Inquiry into the Creative and Cultural Industries that the sustainability of writing careers is under threat and has called for an overhaul in the way the Australian Government invests in and supports Australian writers. Our submission to the Inquiry addresses the immense value of Australian literature but also […]
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Seizure – open competition for Novellas
VIVA LA NOVELLA 9 – OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS The season of the novella has begun. Now is the perfect time to knuckle down and finish that short novel then send it in to Viva La Novella. This year, the ninth year of the competition, we are partnering with The Foundation for Australian Literary Studies […]
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Mātātuhi Foundation supports six NZ literary initiatives
The Mātātuhi Foundation announces funding for six initiatives from writers, editors and organisations that will enhance or develop the literary landscape of New Zealand. Sonya Wilson: To support the promotion and expansion of the children’s literacy project ‘Kiwi Christmas Books’ beyond Auckland. Verb Wellington: To support the establishment of an emerging writer’s residency in the […]
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SHUGGIE BAIN by Douglas Stuart wins 2020 BOOKER PRIZE
The Winner Shuggie Bain 1981. Glasgow. The city is dying. Poverty is on the rise. People watch the lives they had hoped for disappear from view. Agnes Bain had always expected more. She dreamed of greater things: a house with its own front door, a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect – […]
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Children’s Short Story Competition – TAF2020
How are your children’s mystery short stories coming along? We’ve already received entries from the Huon Valley and interstate, but we’d love more from Australia, New Zealand and all around the world. Please spread the word – the competition is for all young writers under the age of 16. Remember – entries are due in […]
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