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Landfall essay competition open for entries
Otago Uni Press launches Landfall essay competition 2021 Home Landfall Awards and competitions About the competition In 1997 Landfall celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, then editor Chris Price launched the Landfall Essay Competition, sponsored by Otago University Press. From 2009, the competition has been an annual award. The purpose of the competition remains as […]
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Reflex Press – submissions open for Flash Fiction
Autumn 2021 – Open for Entries Prizes: £1,200 first, £600 second, £300 third, £150 fourth (approx. $1,700, $850, $425, $215) Deadline: 31 August 2021 Entry fee: Choose your own! Judge: Emma Neale Entry Form Please use the entry form below for your flash fiction submissions. Please read the Rules before submi tting your entry. If you […]
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Call for judges of the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The organisers of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are calling for expressions of interest from readers with a deep knowledge of New Zealand literature who would like to be considered as judges of the 2022 awards. Applications are invited from members of the public with relevant experience, and from the literature community. Suitable […]
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ASIAN INK SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Playmarket’s Asian Ink development programme is looking for Aotearoa Asian writers with the best new and original work. The programme offers playwrights a development workshop with a professional script advisor and actors dedicated to helping you develop your play. Plays selected for Asian Ink development include Pork and Poll Taxes by Talia Pua, Not […]
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Caselberg International Poetry Prize – opens June 1
The Caselberg Trust is calling for entries for the 2021 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Competition. Now in its 10th year, the Trust is delighted to announce that Dunedin’s finest book shop – the University Book Shop is supporting the poetry prize again this year, and will also host our awards night to coincide with the […]
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Announcing the 2021 takahē Monica Taylor poetry prize
Entries are now open for the 2021 takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize, and we’re delighted to welcome John Allison as judge. John Allison’s poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals here and overseas. His fifth collection of poetry, A Place to Return To, was published by Cold Hub Press in August 2019. A chapbook of new […]
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Submissions called to inaugural poetry calendar
Compound Press and Minarets Journal announce a call for submissions to our inaugural poetry calendar, edited by Craig Foltz. A functioning calendar for the year 2022 (should it happen), the calendar will feature one poem for each month. We ask writers to submit one poem to a specific month (though saying anything about said month is […]
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STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS – call for entries – closes August 15
STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS About the Awards Since 1999 Storylines has produced an annual list of outstanding books for children and young people published by New Zealand authors and illustrators during the previous calendar year. This annual lists of Storylines Notable Books ensures that children, whanau, teachers, librarians and the public are all made aware of the large […]
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Sweet Mammalian Journal open for submissions
Deadline midnight 30 June Submissions are currently OPEN Send us your writing, be it a roar, purr, or pip-squeak. We ask that you send up to five poems, preferably in a Word document, to sweetmammalian at gmail.com . Spread the word far and wide. We’ll read through the winter, and launch the issue in southern hemisphere springtime. We love writing […]
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THE INTERNATIONAL PROVERSE PRIZE FOR UNPUBLISHED (BOOK-LENGTH) NON-FICTION, FICTION OR POETRY 2021
The International Proverse Prizes for writing submitted and previously unpublished in English (may be in translation) are open for entry now. 1) The Proverse Prize for single-author book-length fiction, non-fiction, or poetry (founded 2008) offers a cash prize (HKD10,000.00) and publication. (HKD7.8 approx = US$1.00) 2) The Proverse Poetry Prize for single poems (founded 2016) […]
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Four Cash Grants to Support NZ Writers
Receive a $5,000 grant to help you research your latest fiction or non-fiction writing project. All New Zealand writers welcome to apply from 13 May. The CLNZ / NZSA Research Grants will open for applications on Thursday 13 May 2021, and will close at 4.00pm Friday 11 June. Four Research Grants valued at $5,000 each […]
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A Reflection on 18 months as NZSA President: “A call-out to all writers: come gather round, we need your support . . . “
BY MANDY HAGER MAY 4, 2021 I’ve been a member of NZSA for around 30 years, joining before I published my first book, filled with pride when I could transition from ‘associate’ to ‘full’ membership. Although health and time constraints have meant I’ve rarely attended branch meetings or events, I’ve always read the […]
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