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Young Writer in Residence – DUNEDIN
A four week residency (13 September to Friday 9 October) in the Robert Lord Writers Cottage (Dunedin) to write, and participate in the NZ Young Writers Festival (24-27 September). The residency is open to New Zealand writers aged 18-35. The writer will present an event within the 2020 NZYWF, which may be work/work in progress […]
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Two to the Power of Five: The Power of Queer Words.
Aotearoa’s only LGBTQI+ literary festival, Same Same but Different, is excited to announce a special online winter talk series later this month. From July 24-26th, Two to the Power of Five: The Power of Queer Words pairs up fascinating queer writers for five fantastic online conversations. The sessions are all free and being held thanks […]
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Creative New Zealand announces its COVID-19-driven investment plan for the next 12 months
Close on the heels of a heavily subscribed $29 million emergency response to COVID-19, Creative New Zealand has announced further funding to help the arts sector adapt in uncertain and unpredictable times. Creative New Zealand will devote the additional $25 million in new money announced by the Government in May, to a 12-month programme of […]
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Content Presenter: 2020 New Zealand Young Writers Festival
Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust The NZ Young Writers Festival is four days of free, fun literary focused events held annually in Ōtepoti/Dunedin. We welcome young scribes of all stripes and celebrate all forms of wordsmithing including (but not limited to) zines, screen writing, journalism, bloggers, critical content creators, slam poetry, poetry, playwriting, song lyricists, short […]
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The prestigious 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award – open now for entries
Submissions are open for the prestigious 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s most lucrative literary prizes! The submissions process is online, and entries are welcomed from all countries, in Arabic, as well as in other languages. More details: https://www.zayedaward.ae/en/default.aspx Winners across nine categories will each receive a career-changing prize of AED 750,000 […]
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Poetry New Zealand Yearbook student poetry competition now open
17 JUN 2020 Calling all young poets! Entries are now open for the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook student poetry competition. Send us your previously unpublished original poem and be in to win a copy of Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2020. Winning poems will be published in the 2021 edition of the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, and each poet and […]
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Going West Writers Festival 2020 Goes Virtual
Going West Writers Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with the launch of its treasure trove of curated audio files, available via podcast to lovers of words and ideas from Friday, 19 June. Festival producer, James Littlewood says the limitations brought about by COVID-19 prompted the team to pull together a long-held dream of bringing […]
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Storylines Joy Cowley Award 2021 – Entries are now OPEN
The Storylines Joy Cowley Award was established in 2002 when Storylines contacted Scholastic New Zealand, one of Joy’s publishers, asking them to join with Storylines in creating an award that would recognise the exceptional contribution Joy Cowley has made to children’s literature and literacy in New Zealand and internationally. The Storylines Joy Cowley Award […]
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Oho! The Surrey Hotel writer’s residency is back up and running
JUNE 10, 2020 Steve Braunias Steve Braunias edits Newsroom’s books section, ReadingRoom, is an author and a noted writer for the NZ Herald. READINGROOM Steve Braunias announces the 2020 Surrey Hotel writer’s residency in association with Newsroom. Yowsa! O brave new world of Level One! O let the good times roll, again. And in the […]
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The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize 2021
The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize is for an outstanding debut poetry book collection by a poet, in the English language. The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize is valued at €10,000 and will be adjudicated by a panel of judges nominated by the John Pollard Foundation, and the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre […]
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Announcing Pantograph Punch New Mini Writing Residency
The Pantograph Punch and Gus Fisher Gallery offer a mini writing residency and applications are now open. By PANTOGRAPH PUNCH READ MORE HERE The writing residency will take place during the exhibition The Medium is the Message at Gus Fisher Gallery from August 1 – October 17 2020. During the two-week residency, the selected writer in […]
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Write about architecture and win!
https://www.nzia.co.nz/explore/news/2020/write-about-architecture-and-win Enter the annual Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing and win cash prizes in two categories. This year’s architectural writing competition offers two possible themes: 1) Write about a building in your community that you know well. Why does the building interest you? What role does it play? How does it bring people together? […]
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