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EMERGING PASIFIKA WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2024
EMERGING PASIFIKA WRITER IN RESIDENCE 2024 Funded by Creative New Zealand. Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington invites applications for the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence 2024 position with the International Institute of Modern Letters, Kelburn Campus. The residency is for three months in the second half of 2024. There is […]
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Mike Riddell Writer’s Residency 2024
Mike Riddell Writer’s Residency 2024 Applications are now open for the Mike Riddell Writers’ Residency in the village of Ōtūrēhua in Central Otago. The residency honours the writer Mike Riddell, who instigated the idea of administering a writer’s residency in Ōtūrēhua. The idea was to offer a generously donated package of house and stipend to […]
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NZSA Kupu Kaitiaki Programme for Kaituhi Māori
Now Open For Applications The aim of this kaupapa is to provide new and emerging kaituhi with valuable feedback from a skilled Kupu Kaitiaki, for the refinement of a part of a manuscript written in te reo Māori. The work can be in the genres of poetry, fiction (excluding plays), short fiction or non-fiction (excluding screenplays and picture books), […]
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2024 Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency
Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature — March 3, 2024 Applications are warmly invited for the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of Literature Writers Residency for 2024. Applications close at 11.59pm (NZST) on 31 March 2024. The Caselberg Trust and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature are pleased to offer the Caselberg Trust Margaret Egan Cities of […]
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NZSA CompleteMS Programme 2024 opens
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that’s ready to take to the next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction, non-fiction… Apply now for the NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme. The NZSA CompleteMS assessment programme is open for applications until 28 May 2024. CompleteMS is for writers who have completed a manuscript through […]
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Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust announces residencies for 2024
Six writers have been awarded 2024 residencies at the historic cottage in Ōtepoti Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature, and applications for the NZYWF Young Writer in Residence 2024 will open in late April. The Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust is delighted to announce its residencies for 2024 have been awarded to April-Rose Geers, Feana Tu’akoi, […]
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Launch of NZSA’s new Mentorships for Kaituhi Māori
A tono for kaituhi Māori across the motu: apply to be mentored by an established and acclaimed Māori writer! The new Kaituhi Māori Mentorship Programme gives emerging writers who whakapapa Māori the opportunity to work closely with an acclaimed Māori writer as their mentor to hone their tuhituhi ability and, in the process, evolve and […]
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Te Papa Tupu open 2024-2025
Te Papa Tupu incubator programme for 2024–25 Te Papa Tupu is open to Māori writers who have written a manuscript, are living in Aotearoa and are committed to attending, learning and fulfilling a dream of being published. This is a fantastic opportunity to be connected with other Māori writers and industry experts. As a […]
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He karanga tāpaetanga! Call for submissions! Microfiction anthology
He karanga tāpaetanga! Nau mai e te pukapuka hou e mau rā i ngā pakiwhāiti, i ngā kōrero pono auaha nei, i ngā toikupu kōrero, ka eke atu rā ki te 250 kupu te roa, mā te pukapuka 100 kōrero te rahinga i roto tonu i te reo Māori me te reo Ingarihi. E rua […]
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Innovative IPEd and VenX partnership connects authors with professional editors
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is excited to announce an innovative new partnership with VenX that will connect aspiring authors with professional editors. The partnership ensures self-published authors have access to expert and experienced editing – the often hidden, yet essential part of the publishing process. With the self-publishing market growing, IPEd CEO Karen […]
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The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2024 Residencies
1 December 2023 This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel once again had their work cut out for them with the highest number of applications ever received for the 17 residencies planned across 2024. There were 141 applicants totalling 538 individual applications across all of the available categories. A continuing trend is the […]
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NZSA Mentor Programme 2024 – open for applications
For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an established writer, poet, playwright. The NZ Society of Authors Mentor programme 2024 seeks applications from writers looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual community, role models, accountability and substantive feedback. The NZSA Mentor Programme is designed to give beginning or emerging writers who demonstrate potential […]
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