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ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) has announced nominations are now open for the ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024. The ANZSI John Simkin Medal recognises an outstanding book index or periodical index compiled in Australia or New Zealand. Indexes may be nominated by authors, editors, indexers, publishers or readers. […]
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Introducing the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award
Major news from the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi whānau! We have a brand new $30,000 award for mid-career children’s writer in Aotearoa New Zealand – generously backed by our nation’s very own children’s literary legend, Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM. This award is made possible thanks to the huge act of generosity from Aotearoa New […]
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Site for NZ readers spotlights local books in digital formats: KETE Books
News release July 2, 2024 Kete Books, the website dedicated to helping readers discover New Zealand books and authors, has been rebuilt and is now live, connecting New Zealanders to their local books in all formats at an enhanced level. Created by The Coalition for Books, ketebooks.co.nz is the place to discover reading ideas and inspiration, find […]
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The 2024 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose competition is open
This year’s competition is for works of fiction up to 1888 words – a reference to the year of Mansfield’s birth. All submissions must follow the theme, however loosely, of ‘haunted’. You can write your work in any form – short story or hybrid or another imaginative form, but please note this is not a competition for […]
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The NZSA Te Kaituhi Māori Launch Dedicated PD programmes
The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Te Kaituhi Māori announces their professional development programmes available for kaituhi Māori in 2024. Te Kaituhi Māori will be offering two toolkits and a webworkshop by contemporary Māori writers Ruby Solly and essa may ranapiri. These will soon be available to kaituhi Māori. Ruby Solly […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2025 Writers in Residence Programme
Media Release 27 June 2024 The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 now open for entries
What do Nick Davies, Eileen Merriman, David Hill, Lauren Keenan, Brianne Te Paa, Jane Ussher, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Vasanti Unka, Kirsty Powell, Gavin Bishop, Fiona Kidman, Kimberly Andrews and Jo Seagar have in common? They are all talented authors and some of the previous winners of […]
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The ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Award 2025 open for entries
The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Award is back for 2025 to celebrate and spotlight even more underrepresented children’s book creators! Following a hugely successful first year, The ASLA DANZ Award, previously The DANZ Award, is returning bigger and better in its quest to reward and celebrate diverse and ground-breaking […]
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2024 Prime Ministers Award for Writers open for application
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. Do you know of a New Zealand writer who has made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry? Awards of $60,000 are made in each category. Help to celebrate and recognise artistic excellence and […]
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Announcing the mentees and mentors for the first annual NZSA Kaituhi Māori Mentorship Programme
The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Te Kaituhi Māori has announced the inaugural recipients of its The NZSA Kaituhi Māori Mentorship and Kupu Kaitiaki Programmes. We are pleased to announce the five emerging writers who have each been selected for a six-month opportunity to work closely with an acclaimed Māori writer as their mentor […]
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Tracy Farr is winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2024!
Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2024 winner The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Tracy Farr on winning the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize with her manuscript Wonderland. The prize was created by the NZSA and the Solomon family to fulfil the wishes of […]
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CNZ IIML Writer in Residence 2025 – open for applications
Writer in Residence The Writer in Residence is an annual appointment to foster New Zealand writing, with support from Creative New Zealand. Applications are now open for the 2025 position, with a deadline of 30 September 2024. This is a full-year residency. About the residency The Writer in Residence appointment is jointly funded by Te […]
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