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Strangest literary award returns to the Surrey
Entries for the 2025 residency award are open until Sunday, September 14. They must be emailed to stephen11@xtra.co.nz with the subject line in screaming caps THE 2025 SURREY HOTEL WRITERS RESIDENCY AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEWSROOM AND MR AND MRS FRIZZELL. Send in a brief covering letter outlining the project you have in mind, and […]
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NOW OPEN! Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Prize money: $10,000 Closing: 13 October 2025 Judges: Judith Bishop, Felicity Plunkett, and Anders Villani Celebrating twenty-two years of world poetry, Australian Book Review welcomes entries to the 2026 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected poetry awards. The prize – worth a total of AU$10,000 – is open to all […]
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Asia New Zealand Foundation Research Grants
The next round of Foundation Research Grants opens on 1 September. The programme offers grants of up to $5,000 to support international travel and fieldwork for researchers undertaking contemporary, forward-looking projects in Asia. We are looking for research projects that help grow New Zealand’s understanding of Asia in key policy areas, such as: regional and […]
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The Kaipukahu University of Waikato Writer in Residence 2026
Kaipukahu Writer in Residence 2026 – a full-time residency fostering NZ writing at the University of Waikato, supported by Creative New Zealand. The late Ngāti Wairere elder Meto Hopa spoke of an ancient whare wānanga of Ngāti Wairere called Te Tiwhaopareiriwhare that stood on the ridge now known as Hillcrest Road, Hamilton East. According to […]
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NZPS Blackout Poetry Workshop
We have an exciting workshop for those interested in blackout poetry and it will tie in with Bird of the Year! What is the workshop about? You love voting for Bird of the Year, right? Well, this year Bird of the Year turns 20 and NZPS is offering you the chance to level up your […]
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ALLi’s “Write Your Why” Competition
All indie authors have their own reasons for choosing the self-publishing path, and we want to know yours! This year, the Self-Publishing Advice Conference 2025 (run in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors) is inviting authors like you to enter our free Write Your Why competition. In 500 words or less, tell us why you choose the indie path. Be […]
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Spada Conference: South Pacific Pictures Big Pitch Competition
Entry details — CRITERIA: Pitches must be 5 minutes in length. Pitches can include the use of audio, video or still images. Pitches can be for any format in any genre. Pitches can be presented by more than one person. — TO ENTER: Fill out the attached entry form. Write a 300-word (max) synopsis of your pitch. […]
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History Unbound Pitch Appointments
PITCHING APPOINTMENTS STILL AVAILABLE Do you have the next best selling historical novel and need a publisher? Then a pitching appointment at History Unbound will be for you! You have 10 minutes with a publisher of your choosing to sell your idea. Pitching appointments are still available with publishers like Rowena Beresford from Riveted Press […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2026 Writers in Residence Programme
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 supporting stipend and the opportunity to […]
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Submissions open for 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Submissions for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards opened today. Governed by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa, these prestigious awards provide recognition of, and promote excellence in, the best books for adult readers published annually in Aotearoa. Books with release dates between 1 January 2025 and […]
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Brown Ink Submissions
Our Brown Ink development programme is looking for Māori and Pasifika writers with the best new and original work. The programme offers the selected playwrights a development workshop with a professional script advisor and actors dedicated to helping develop their play. Previous plays selected for Brown Ink development include Hemo is Home by Tainui Tukiwaho, Still Life with Chickens by DF Mamea, Hyperspace by Albert Belz, The Mooncake […]
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Grayson Books Poetry Contest: Full-Length Manuscripts
Grayson Books offers two poetry contests each year. The deadline for the Chapbook Contest is January 31. The contest is for 16-36 pages of poetry. The deadline for the Poetry Contest (full-length collection) is August 15. This is for 50-90 pages of poetry. Each contest accepts electronic entries only, through Submittable.com and requires that the manuscripts […]
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