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The NZSA / Hachette Mentorship Program open for applications
Writers! An opportunity to be mentored by a publisher The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), in association with Hachette Australia and New Zealand, are once again offering the opportunity for one writer to work on a new draft of their completed manuscript under the joint mentorship of Hachette Australia and New Zealand. […]
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International Promotional Fund for Literature – applications close October 26
The Publishers Association of New Zealand manages the international market development initiatives for New Zealand literature on behalf of Creative New Zealand. This includes an international promotional fund to support New Zealand authors to attend literary festivals or engage in other international promotional events or activity. The next round of applications for the International Promotional Fund closes next month […]
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Auckland Writers Festival Launches Literary Foundation
A new Foundation established by the Auckland Writers Festival aims to strengthen Aotearoa’s literary landscape. The M?t?tuhi Foundation, launched this evening, will provide opportunities for New Zealand writers to develop and promote their works and for readers to increase their engagement with the work of local writers and will fund activities that contribute to literacy […]
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency Now Open for Applications
Applications are now open for a $5000 research grant and residency for writers wishing to work on a project that will utilise the resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development. The grant also offers the recipient the opportunity to take up four weeks funded accommodation at the Michael King Writers’ […]
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WIN A WEEK AT THE MICHAEL KING WRITERS CENTRE AND A ONE-ON-ONE CRAFT SESSION WITH PAULA MORRIS
Writers attending the National Writers Forum in September can enter to win a package of two valuable prizes offered by the Michael King Writers Centre, Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writers’ facility and literary centre. The two prizes are a week’s accommodation at the centre; and a one-on-one craft workshop with the award-winning writer Paula Morris, […]
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Menton Fellowship open for applications NOW
The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship allows a writer to spend no less than three months in Menton, France, with access to a writing room beneath the terrace of Villa Isola Bella, where Katherine Mansfield did some of her most important writing. The Fellowship has been offered annually from 1970. Previous recipients include Carl Nixon, Kate […]
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Michael King Writers’ Centre – applications for residencies open
Applications for the MKWC 2019 Residency Programme have opened. Fifteen residencies for periods of two to five weeks each are on offer. Four of the residencies are specifically for Maori or Pasifika writers. New in this year’s programme is a change to the University of Auckland Residency, now split into four time slots across the […]
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CLNZ Contestable Fund 2018 – $75,000 OPEN NOW
If you’re working on a project that aims to make a positive impact on New Zealand writing and publishing, you should consider applying for a CLNZ Contestable Fund Grant. This year, $75,000 is available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. Each year, a portion of the revenue collected by Copyright Licensing New Zealand […]
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2018 ACP Pacific Laureate, Lani Wendt-Young, will feature at the National Writers Forum
Lani Wendt-Young, one of the most prolific Samoan writers of this generation, will be a speaker at the 2018 National Writers Forum happening on 21-23 September 2018. Organised by the New Zealand Society of Authors, this conference is the only national conference for writers from across the profession. Wendt-Young is the 2018 ACP Pacific Laureate, […]
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Landfall Essay Competition – Now open
In 1997 Landfall celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, then editor Chris Price launched the Landfall Essay Competition, sponsored by Otago University Press. From 2009, the competition has been an annual award. The purpose of the competition remains as it was at the outset: to encourage New Zealand writers to think aloud about New Zealand culture, and […]
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International Bestseller John Marsden Headlines Day Two of the NZSA National Writers Forum
John Marsden, one of Australia’s most renowned authors will be appearing at the 2018 National Writers Forum in Auckland from 21-23 September 2018. Organised by the New Zealand Society of Authors, the NWF is New Zealand’s only conference for writers from across the profession. Marsden is the author of many award-winning books including the most […]
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Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2019 – open for applications
Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) are pleased to announce that submissions for the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The prize is open to writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand, and, thanks to a generous financial […]
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