• the inaugural AT THE BAY | I TE KOKORU Katherine Mansfield creative writing competition

    Posted on 22 July 2023

    Introducing…  AT THE BAY | I TE KOKORU Katherine Mansfield creative writing competition Bring your Sparkling Prose We’re pleased to announce a new competition for a mix of storytelling genres: submit your micros, flash, hybrid work (including poetry and prose combined) or short stories. Win $500 plus publication of your story at AT THE BAY […]

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  • The Coalition for Books annual Winter Hui series – register now

    Posted on 17 July 2023

    The Coalition for Books is hosting four Zoom hui to bring our members and the broader book sector together to discuss current challenges and to promote dialogue about sector needs. The hui are each an hour-long between 27 July – 8 August. More Hui #1 – Thursday July 27th @10.00 am Writers Festivals Post Covid […]

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  • Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka – NZSA Job Opportunity

    Posted on 10 July 2023

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) is seeking a Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka for 20 hours per week for an initial 12-month contract, to work with the national office team to support new programmes and contribute to communications and administration. In 2022 NZSA voted to create a 9th branch for Māori […]

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  • Fourth round of decisions wraps up $28 million Regeneration Fund

    Posted on 4 July 2023

    Media release: 30 June 2023 Seventeen cultural sector organisations have been successful in the final round of the $28 million Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund. In the fourth and final round of funding decisions, 17 proposals were approved for up to $5.9 million of funding. The Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund will now be supporting more than […]

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  • Chatham Island Writers Retreat 8-13 September

    Posted on 28 June 2023

    The Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat offers a chance to surround yourself with an ocean of inspiration.   An outstanding week is proposed of learning, relaxing, meeting some local Chatham Islanders, making new acquaintances, and stepping into the island’s culture and visiting many special places. More info here: Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat brochure

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  • Jan Michalski Foundation Writing Residencies – Switzerland

    Posted on 28 June 2023

    Surrounded by nature in the foothills of the Jura mountains in Switzerland, the Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature was created by Vera Michalski in memory of her husband in order to perpetuate their shared commitment to those who devote themselves to the written word. Its mission is to foster literary creation and encourage […]

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  • Walker Books Manuscript Prize

    Posted on 26 June 2023

    To coincide with Walker’s 30th anniversary in Australia this year, Walker Books Australia is proud to announce the establishment of the Walker Books Manuscript Prize. Walker Books’ mission has long been to publish works that become firm favourites and formative reading. The aim of this new manuscript prize is to foster a new generation of Australian […]

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  • 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards

    Posted on 14 June 2023

    · The Judith Binney Trust is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards will open on 3 July 2023.     For information about the Fellowships and Awards, please see www.judithbinneytrust.org.nz Applications close at 5pm on 25 August 2023.  The Fellowship and Awards are scheduled to be announced in November 2023 for […]

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  • Call for judges of the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

    Posted on 6 June 2023

      The organisers of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are calling for expressions of interest from readers with a deep knowledge of New Zealand literature who would like to be considered as judges of the 2024 awards. Applications are welcomed from the literature community and from members of the public with relevant experience. Suitable […]

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  • $25,000 CLNZ NZSA Writers’ Award 2023 OPENS – call for applications!

    Posted on 1 June 2023

    The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and is now open for applications. He $25,000 te nui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono o ngā momo-tuhinga o Aotearoa. Ka taea e ngā Kaituhi te […]

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  • CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- ‘FLYING SOLO’ – ANTHOLOGY OF NZ WRITING

    Posted on 31 May 2023

    Are you interested in submitting your work to be considered for inclusion in a themed anthology on the experience of single parenting? * We want to read your take on ‘solo parenting’ ─ whether humorous, enlightening, or challenging ─ in the genre of your choice: poetry, prose (creative non-fiction), or short fiction. You may be […]

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  • Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2023 winner!

    Posted on 19 May 2023

    Lee Murray is winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2023! The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Lee Murray on winning the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize with her manuscript Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud. The prize was created by the NZSA and […]

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