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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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APRIL 19, 2021 After the raving success that was their Green Inferno project, Tenebrous Press have decided to team up with me (Alex Woodroe, hi, how are you?) for their next caper. A collection of fiction exploring the grand traditions and tropes of Gothic Horror, reimagined and contemporized for this generation and beyond. We are seeking Women—trans, cis, […]
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2021 PANZ Book Design Awards entries are open
We announce that entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards are now open. You can enter the awards here. There are some slight changes to the eligibility criteria this year so please do make sure to check out the details on the PANZ website. And don’t forget to support your emerging designers. There is […]
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Screenrights Cultural Fund 2021
The Screenrights Cultural Fund makes a difference by supporting people with exciting and innovative new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand. FOCUS 2021: NEW TEAMS Screenrights’ 2021 Cultural Fund is now open for applications, closing 5pm AEST Wednesday 28 April. The 2021 focus is New Teams. “Ours […]
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2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist announced
Commonwealth Writers / 14th April 2021 / The Commonwealth Short Story Prize This short film features the twenty-five shortlisted authors. Read about the individual writers and their stories below. Congratulations to the New Zealander shortlisted: Tim Saunders for his story CARVED. ‘Ogbuefi’, Vincent Anioke (Nigeria) ‘Hunger’, Andre Bagoo (Trinidad and Tobago) ‘Tourism is Our Business’, Heather Barker (Barbados) ‘I Cleaned The—’, Kanya D’Almeida (Sri Lanka) ‘It […]
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NZ On Air announces Public Interest Journalism Fund details
In February Minister of Broadcasting and Media, Hon Kris Faafoi announced $55 million to provide targeted, short to medium-term support for public interest journalism. The Public Interest Journalism Fund will be administered by NZ On Air. The Public Interest Journalism Fund is designed to provide three years of transitional support to the media sector, […]
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Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize: Entries open
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand and the Margaret Mahy Estate are delighted to announce the return of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for a third year. The Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize 2021 offers a unique opportunity for an unpublished New Zealand-based illustrator to illustrate Mahy’s classic children’s story There’s A King in the Cupboard. Working […]
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NZWG Seed and Seed Advanced Round 1 2021 OPEN
Seed Grants Scheme for New Zealand Writers. New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) and New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce the continuation of the Seed and Seed Advanced grants pathways in 2021, with Round 1 now open. The NZWG Seed grants allow writers to be innovative, brilliant, and to create something they own. […]
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MCH: $60 million Creative Innovation Programme Revealed
Do you have a bold idea that could be a game-changer? Find out how you can be involved in the first step of the Cultural Sector Innovation Creatives – by their name and by their nature – are innovators. That ability to see the world through a different lens and both find solutions and […]
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Asia Pacific Writers Translators – Meridian now open for submissions from their members.
Submissions Open Now! APWT have teamed up with Joao Roque Literary Journal on a special edition Asia Pacific of the Mind. Drunken Boat, one of the world’s oldest electronic journals of the arts, announces the publication of Meridian, an anthology collaboration with the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators. Not an APWT member? Information on memberships available here: https://www.apwriters.org/become-a-member/ […]
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New Zealand’s richest short story prize launches with acclaimed writer Patricia Grace as Chief Judge for 2021
The Sargeson Prize launches Thursday, April 1, offering New Zealand’s richest short story prize to local writers, with more than $8000 in prize money available across two categories. Now in its third year, the competition is named for celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson and is sponsored by the University of Waikato. It was […]
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