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2020 Sunday Star Times Short Story Awards – Terms and Conditions
Oct 25 2020 Entries for the 2020 Sunday Star-Times short story competiton are open. Now in their 37th year, the awards are among New Zealand’s most prestigious and established writing prizes. The competition has helped launch the careers of many well-known writers including Eleanor Catton, Owen Marshall, Sarah Laing, Norman Bilbrough, Barbara Anderson, Linda Olsson, Sarah Quigley and […]
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MOPHEAD TAKES TOP HONOURS AT PANZ BOOK DESIGN AWARDS
A book described as a “sensation” has been judged the overall winner at the 2020 PANZ Book Design Awards. Mophead, Selina Tusitala Marsh’s autobiographical tale written for children, but just as beloved by adults, was awarded the Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book at a ceremony held in Ponsonby this evening. […]
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Society of Authors Opens £600,000 Hardship Fund for Scotland’s Authors
NB Preliminary note from NZSA: The Australian Society of Authors and the UK Society of Authors both received government funding for emergency authors grants. We know a lot of our members have had a very difficult year and NZSA would have liked to offer a relief fund for our most hard-hit members. We know that […]
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Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Book Awards’ winners and runner’s up 2020 announced
Award-winning author, artist and filmmaker Stephanie Sinclaire Lightsmith of Seatoun, Wellington has won this year’s $10,000 Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Book Award for Creative Alchemy: The Science of Miracles; a work that references the latest in neuroscience, biology, quantum science, psychology and metaphysics to help us create a better world. The Awards’ Book category […]
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NZSA NZ Heritage Literary Awards
ONE WEEK TO GO EXPLORE THE PROGRAMME NZSA NEW ZEALAND HERITAGE LITERARY AWARDS Several of the WORD Writers are finalists in this year’s NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards. (THURSDAY 29TH 7PM).The Awards bring together writers and publishers from all over the country to celebrate historical writing in diverse categories including fiction and […]
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Pip Adam named as Victoria University Writer in Residence
20 October 2020 Acclaimed novelist Dr Pip Adam has been appointed the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2021. Celebrated for their formal daring and emotional rawness, Dr Adam’s books include a collection of stories Everything We Hoped For, and the […]
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University of Otago fellowships named
Monday, 19 October 2020 Award-winning novelist and West Coast newspaper reporter Becky Manawatu has been named as next year’s University of Otago Burns Fellow. The university also announced that Heather McQuillan is the University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence. Otago humanities division pro-vice-chancellor Prof Tony Ballantyne said […]
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Today’s the Day – OCT 17 – BOOKSHOP DAY AOTEAROA #buylocal#supportlocal
2020 will see us celebrate NZ Bookshop Day for the sixth time, drawing thousands of people into their local bookshops to buy books to celebrate their third place: their local bookshop. This year will see dozens of bookshops throughout New Zealand celebrate their communities with a range of events, competitions and exciting activities. See a few highlights by clicking through to […]
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NZSA Auckland Museum Research Grant and Residency Now Open for Applications
Applications are now open for a $5000 research grant and residency for writers wishing to work on a project that will utilise the resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development. The grant also offers the recipient the opportunity to take up four weeks funded accommodation at the Michael King Writers’ […]
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Publishers Association launches platform for digital match making
October usually sees a large swathe of the book industry depart Aotearoa’s shores for the biggest and most prestigious event on the publishing calendar – Germany’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Travelling to large, international book fairs has long been a critical part of selling New Zealand stories to the world. But with publishers, authors and agents […]
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2020 NZSA Heritage Book Awards – shortlists announced
NZSA Heritage Literary Awards Announce Shortlist NZSA Canterbury Branch Date: 14.10.20 Judges have announced the short lists for the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Book Awards. All work this year was asked to reflect on “Encountering our Stories: Art, Culture, Identity.” New categories this year are Te Reo books and Children’s Books. 50 entries were received […]
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#CreativeWitnesses and #FreeExpression – Pen International film
A PEN International filmed event shares a film called Creative Witnesses, which will be premiered on YouTube on Thursday, 15th October. #CreativeWitnesses and #FreeExpression. It will showcase new and original creative work by musicians and artists, inspired by writers who have been imprisonned, harassed, or even lost their lives because of their commitment to freedom […]
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