• The Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest 2025

    The Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest is an opportunity for Aotearoa-based LGBTQIA+ authors. The contest runs near the end of each year, and the winners are announced during our festival in February. First prize is $1,000 for the winning story, $500 for the runner-up and $500 for the best writing by a promising young writer […]

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  • Writers Retreat offered in Awhitu

    Awhitu is a rural area 1 hour southwest of Auckland CBD. They have on offer a newly furnished 1  bedroom self-contained cottage for use; ideal as a retreat which can be utilised for a fixed period (to be negotiated). The cottage is 30 sq m, with a mezzanine bedroom and downstairs bathroom, furnished lounge, kitchen […]

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  • Job vacancy: Manager, The Coalition for Books

      Job title: Manager, The Coalition for Books Location: the role can be conducted flexibly from home, from anywhere in Aotearoa Role reports to: The Coalition for Books Board Hours: approximately 15 hours per week each month on a year-long contract to 30 December 2025 with opportunity to renew from that date. The Coalition for […]

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  • NZSA Mentor Programme 2025 – open for applications

    For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an established writer, poet, playwright. The NZ Society of Authors Mentor programme 2025 seeks applications from writers looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual community, role models, accountability and substantive feedback. The NZSA Mentor Programme is designed to give beginning or emerging writers who demonstrate potential and […]

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  • AI Survey for Writers and Publishers

    CLNZ want to know your thoughts on AI We know that many writers’ works have already been used to train generative AI systems, without their permission or compensation. Working together with Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and Publishers’ Association of New Zealand (PANZ), we believe that responsible AI starts with licensing or levies. This short […]

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  • Entries open for 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

    WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024 The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published annually in Aotearoa – are now inviting submissions for the 2025 awards. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 will be […]

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  • DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year!

    DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year! The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Award is back for 2025 to celebrate and spotlight even more underrepresented children’s book creators! Following a hugely successful first year, The ASLA DANZ Award, previously The DANZ Award, is returning bigger and better in its quest […]

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  • Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards

    Tuesday 12 November 2024 Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards: Supporting Up-and-Coming Artists to Kickstart Creative Careers   2025 marks the sixth year of the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard programme, which aims to kickstart arts careers for six artists in Aotearoa every year. Along with a $15,000 gift, […]

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  • Grey Lynn Library writing competition

    T H E F I N E P R I N T { t e r m s & c o n d i t i o n s } S u b m i t  u p  t o  5 0 0 w o r d s  o f  y o u r  o […]

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  • NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARDS 2025 open for entries

    NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 ​ NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2025, sponsored by Lighthouse PR We are looking for the best in storytelling, a novel we couldn’t put down. NZ Booklovers Award for Best Lifestyle Book 2025, sponsored by Benefitz Cooking, wine, architecture, lifestyle, home and garden, design, fashion – all the non-fiction books […]

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  • New Bookshop Guide for NZ Indie authors

    A New Guide for Self-published/Indie Authors from Booksellers NZ and NZSA has been launched. This guide forms a set of protocols on how to get your book stocked in bookshops and achieve trade sales. This covers how to approach bookshops, what you need to show and present, what the terms of trade are, promotion and […]

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  • The Nine Dots prize opens

    The Nine Dots Prize is an international writing prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. The aim of the prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. It is judged anonymously and seeks submissions from both established writers and emerging talent. This year’s question is: […]

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