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Guest Curator, New Zealand Young Writers Festival 2023
The New Zealand Young Writers Festival (NZYWF) comprises four days of free, fun literary-focused events held annually in Ōtepoti/Dunedin. We are looking for a passionate, energetic writer to be this year’s festival Guest Curator! Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust More about Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust The New Zealand Young Writers Festival (NZYWF) comprises four days of free, […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2024 now open for entries
https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/2024-awards 13 April 2023 What do Simon Lendrum, Lauren Keenan, Brianne Te Paa, Jane Ussher, John Walsh, D.V. Bishop, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Vasanti Unka, Kirsty Powell, Catherine Foster, Gavin Bishop, Fiona Kidman, Kimberly Andrews and Jo Seagar have in common? They are all talented authors and previous […]
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THE 2023 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE opens
The ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest genre-based literary award in Australasia, incorporating both an Adult category and a category for Children and Young Adult (CYA). The Prize is worth a total of $100,000 in prize monies; $50,000 will be awarded to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 to be awarded to […]
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Emma Neale to judge $1000 Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems
11 April 2023 International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW) is thrilled to announced that New Zealand poet Emma Neale will judge The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems in October. The competition, which has been made possible by a bequest from the late Jocelyn Grattan in memory of her mother, Kathleen, is […]
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PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG Playmarket competition
Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Whether you are a young person or a senior writer, the age of the audience is what counts. Your play might be written for adults to perform to children, or for young actors to perform themselves. It might be […]
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Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2023 shortlist
We are pleased to announce that five writers have been shortlisted for an award that celebrates fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision’. NZSA congratulates shortlisted writers Susanna Elliffe, Melanie Kwang, Wes Lee, Lee Murray, and Kathryn van Beek. 58 applications came in for this prize and the shortlist judging panel of Tina Shaw […]
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Ready, set, write! Sargeson Prize opens for entries
Entries for New Zealand’s richest short story competition on April 1, and with last year’s winner saying the experience “stitched an egg of possibility” into believing she might make it as a writer. Leeanne O’Brien from Piha won $10,000 in the 2022 Open Division with her story ‘Crawl Space’. “The Sargeson Prize has mana and, […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 International Residency with China
28 March 2023 The Michael King Writers Centre in association with the New Zealand China Friendship Society and the Shanghai Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the call for applications for a New Zealand writer to hold a residency in Shanghai. The successful writer will receive accommodation in an inner-city apartment, a stipend for living […]
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Digital Lending Rights now enshrined into law by Australian Government
Digital #book formats will now be included as part of the Australian #LendingRights Scheme This change makes sure authors, illustrators and publishers do not miss out on payment for #ebook or #audiobook in library collections. Claims can be lodged from 3 April to 30 June for the 2023-24 program: bit.ly/ns23LendingRights #books #bookish #bookworm #Revive #booksbooksbooks #EnrichingCommunities Australian Library and Information Association Australian Publishers Association Australian Society of Authors Education Services Australia […]
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Register events to unleash the power of poetry across Aotearoa 25 August
National Poetry Day is scheduled for 25 August 2023, and as its administrators open registrations for events and seed-funding, they are inviting organisers across the motu to join in to unleash the uplifting power of poetry. Robin McDonnell, CEO of Poetry Day sponsor Phantom Billstickers, says that when company founder Jim Wilson witnessed the […]
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Dan Davin Literary Foundation Writer in Residence 2023 – Expressions of Interest
In 2023 the Dan Davin Literary Foundation is calling for expressions of interest from established New Zealand short story writers to undertake a Writer in Residence based in Invercargill for 3-6 weeks. This is a new residency which SIT will host on a biennial basis and started in 2019. This residency has been made possible […]
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Aotearoa NZ book review site to launch
“A new long-form book review site launches on Wednesday 22 March: the Aotearoa NZ Review of Books, based on the model of the Sydney Review of Books and the LA Review of Books. Edited by Paula Morris, the site will publish around eight reviews a month, on Wednesdays and Fridays, and cover all genres: fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including […]
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