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Summer Writing Seminars University of Auckland
Hone your skills as a writer in this packed programme of in-depth craft seminars led by experienced teachers, including our creative writing staff, award-winning writers Paula Morris and Selina Tusitala Marsh. This year we also offer Sunday workshops for in-depth discussion of student work. Each workshop is limited to eight participants. If you are accepted […]
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New name for Sargeson Fellowship
6 February 2025 The Sargeson Trust is delighted to announce that the 38-year-old Sargeson Fellowship will from 2026 be known as the Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. For almost four decades, the Sargeson Fellowship has supported scores of Aotearoa New Zealand writers in the memory of distinguished author and generous mentor Frank Sargeson. Under the new […]
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Entries for the 2025 Pikihuia Awards are now open
This year the Pikihuia Awards will celebrate 30 years of supporting and nurturing Māori writers. Held biennially, the Pikihuia Awards have welcomed short story submissions in both te reo Māori and English. Following the exciting new categories introduced in 2023, The Māori Literature Trust is proud to announce that we are again adjusting the genre […]
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Fulbright-CNZ Pacific Writer’s Residency
Applications are now open for the 2025 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency. This award is for an established New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to carry out work on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai‘i for three months. “During my stay in Hawai’i I gained […]
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Kōanga Festival 2025: Playwrights Programme SUBMISSIONS OPEN
“Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa, ko te karere a Mahuru” Kōanga is heralded by the blossoming of the kōwhai and the call of the pīpīwharauroa as it returns to our shores. This is traditionally a time of joining together and combining efforts to prepare the ground and plant for the next harvest. We see this festival […]
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Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2025
• The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $500. • A selection of the best entries will be published in the Forty South Short Story Anthology 2025. TERMS AND CONDITIONS • The prize is for short stories up to 3,000 words, having an island, or island-resonant, theme. • Writers will be citizens of […]
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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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