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Submissions open for 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
13 AUGUST 2026 The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa has opened submissions for the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition of, the best books for adult readers published annually in Aotearoa. Titles with release dates between 1 January 2026 […]
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Headland literary journal is open for submissions until 24 August 2026
Established in 2014, Headland is an online journal publishing quality short fiction and creative nonfiction. The journal gives voice to aspiring writers alongside established authors from Aotearoa New Zealand and abroad. New Zealand is home to remarkable talent, and Headland aims to explore literary frontiers at home and abroad. Headland is edited by volunteers and […]
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NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2026 opens
The NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award is a new award established by novelist Tina Shaw to encourage the development of original novels by fiction writers who are working on a new project. All applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. The NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award will provide a cash award of $5,000 to be […]
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Applications open for Michael King Writers Centre 2027 residencies
6 August 2026 17 residencies available in 2027 for writers across Aotearoa New Zealand The Michael King Writers Centre has opened applications for its 2027 Writers in Residence Programme, a national residency programme supporting writers from across Aotearoa New Zealand to develop major writing projects. The 2027 programme offers 17 residencies for emerging and […]
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NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2026 open
The Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a project that shows a high level of literary merit and national significance and is donated by Peter Beatson. We thank Peter for his continuing and generous support of New Zealand writers. Open to writers of […]
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Coalition for Books 2026 Hui series: We Are Better Together
The Coalition for Books presents its 2026 Professional Development Hui programme 2026 Book Sector Professional Development FREE to Coalition members (and members of organisations with full Coalition membership) All others welcome at a small fee ·Includes a special symposium held over two part-days for children’s publishing professionals in support of Children’s Book Week ·Seven […]
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The Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Award is open
This competition calls for works of fiction up to 1888 words – a reference to the year of Mansfield’s birth. We take our themes from Mansfield’s writing. This year, the theme is ‘wild places’. All submissions must follow the theme, however loosely. You can write your work in any form – short story or hybrid […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2027 now open for entries
Entries are now open for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2027. Books published between 1 January and 31 December 2026 are able to enter and the awards are open to both traditionally and self-published authors. Now in their 9th year, the NZ Booklovers have the following categories: NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Novel 2027 […]
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Landing Press wants poems about water!
Landing Press’s new project for 2026: an anthology of poems about WATER! Water is a wide-reaching topic that wraps around the whole of life. There are so many ways to think about water – in memory, rituals and beliefs, as an environment – including the animals that live within and by it – as a […]
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Call for judges of the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
As the positive impact of the mid-May announcement of winners at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards continues to be felt nationwide, the awards’ organisers are now on the search for judges for the 2027 awards. The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa has opened the call for […]
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Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers
Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono mō ngā Karāti Rangahau o te CLNZ | NZSA hei āwhina atu māu e rangahau tō hinonga, tō kōrero paki, tō kōrero pono rānei. Four grants valued at $5,000 […]
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MAYDAY: Call for Submissions
An Aotearoa call to action The world is in trouble. A state of emergency. This is a call to action. A publication from ‘At The Bay’, submissions are open May 1 – May 31. They are seeking previously unpublished contemporary works with a submission period of one month beginning on May Day, May 1st. This […]
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