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Entries Open For 2026 NZCYA Awards
The 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which celebrate the best books for young readers published in Aotearoa – are now open for entries. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 will be considered in six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction (the Wright Family Foundation […]
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2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize Open
The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize opened on 13 October for entries, welcoming unpublished women and non-binary writers to submit their work. Generously sponsored by WME, the Prize continues its mission to amplify new voices in fiction. WME took on six authors from 2025’s shortlist and longlist, including Ciara Borderick, whose debut Catfish has just sold […]
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Call for applications for Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship
Applications are open for the 2026 Penguin Random House Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2020, in collaboration with Whitireia and Weltec, with the aim of reducing barriers to equitable representation and encouraging diversity and inclusivity in publishing in Aotearoa. The scholarship offers funding for one Māori or Pacific student to […]
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2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards: Call For Entries
Enter by February 26, 2026 to be a part of the 2026 awards program If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your short stories, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards. Calling all short story writers, even first time authors, in […]
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EOI for FutureTense: Writing Workshop
Exploring Astrology, Afrofuturism, and Creative Imagination Are you a mid-career BIPOC writer ready to imagine new creative futures? Future Tense is a two-day writing workshop guided by Sonya Renee Taylor and Junauda Petrus, with creative direction by Dione Joseph. Explore astrology, Afrofuturism, and intuitive storytelling as tools for reflection, world-building, and artistic renewal. When: 7 […]
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2026 Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essay Prize
Thinking about exploring an important topic in your life through prose? We want to read it! We welcome original essays that reflect life in Aotearoa today and capture the concerns and creativity of our emerging writers. Open to Aotearoa New Zealand citizens or permanent residents aged between 16 and 25. Essays must not exceed 2000 […]
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2026 Springboard Nominations Are Open!
Our Springboard Awards are back – and bigger than ever! Don’t miss your chance to nominate an early-career artist before Friday 5 December. Thanks to the incredible success of our Supernova campaign, we’ve supersized Springboard for 2026. Instead of the usual six awards, we’re offering 16 awards for rising artists to kickstart their practice and step boldly into the next […]
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2026 Calibre Essay Prize Now Open!
Prize money: $10,000 Closing: 3 February 2026 Judges: André Dao, Kate Fullagar, and Diane Stubbings Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the 2026 Calibre Essay Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original non-fiction essay. The prize – now worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all essayists writing in English. The winner will receive […]
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Whitireia publishing course secured: Applications open now
Last week PANZ officially announced that it will assume responsibility for the Whitireia Publishing Course – New Zealand’s only full-time, industry-led publishing qualification – from 2026 and will welcome a capped intake of 20 students for next year. You can read the full press release here. PANZ is now reaching out to all members and […]
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Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2026
Now in its 17th year, the Tasmanian Writers’ Prize is open to citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand. We hope you can promote this competition among your members. The prize is for short stories up to 3,000 words having an island, or island-resonant, theme. The winning entry receives a cash prize of […]
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Next Generation Short Story Awards
Aiming to honor and celebrate the creative talents of short story and poetry writers worldwide. We’re currently accepting submissions for the 2026 awards. Here are the key details: Submissions accepted: Short stories and poems (5,000 words or less) Categories: 30+ Deadline: February 26, 2026 Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes, gold […]
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2026 William Saroyan International Prize For Writing
— Call for Submissions — Deadline for entries: January 30, 2026 Submissions are now being accepted for the 12th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Two prizes of $5,000 each are given for works of fiction and nonfiction. The awards, co-sponsored by Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to encourage new or […]
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