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STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS 2020 – brochure release
STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS AWARDS Storylines 2021 Notable Book Awards The 2021 Storylines Notable Book Awards will be presented in October next year, to maximise the potential for booksellers to highlight the award-winning books to parents and wider whānau as Christmas gift options. The 2021 awards therefore cover a one-off 19-month period, with a 31 August 2021 […]
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Meet our 2020 Arts Foundation Laureates
24.09.20 Meet the 2020 Arts Foundation Laureates – congratulations to NZSA member Shayne Carter The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi welcomes seven new Laureates to our 100-strong alumni. Established in 2000, the Arts Foundation Laureate Awards celebrate and empower New Zealand’s most outstanding practising artists across all genres. The Award recognises their potential for an enduring career […]
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2021 CNZ Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship
Applications are now open for the 2021 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship. The fellowship comprises six months of accommodation in a restored colonial cottage and a stipend currently set at $27,000. It will run from 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021 and is advertised subject to confirmation of CNZ funding. Closes 6 […]
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NEW NZ BOOKS SITE KETE LAUNCHING WITH STUFF TO SHARE REVIEWS
Thursday 10 September 2020 Kete – the new site devoted to the books of Aotearoa which launches on 15 September – will share reviews of New Zealand books with Stuff to bring the latest releases to readers of Sunday Magazine, Your Weekend and online. Kete is delighted to partner with Stuff, a New Zealand-owned media […]
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ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD – Submissions now open
Submissions are now open for the 2021 Adam NZ Play Award. Awards may be given in the following categories: Best Play Best Play by a Māori Playwright Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright Best Play by a Woman Playwright McNaughton South Island Play Award Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-Fiction Award The competition is open […]
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SLANZA: The Plight Of School Libraries- A Nationwide Campaign
“School Libraries Transform” The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) is launching a nationwide campaign to highlight the plight of our school libraries. The campaign will be launched on September 1st and is called “School Libraries Transform” SLANZA is deeply concerned about the demise of school libraries in Aotearoa. It is […]
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New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2021 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 FOR TURBINE 2020 ARE NOW OPEN
Turbine Kapohau literary journal at the International Insitute of Modern Letters through Victoria University of Wellington. Submissions are now open for the 2020 issue, due 2 November FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE www.turbinekapohau.org.nz
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Former Poet Laureate the supreme winner at 2020 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Former New Zealand Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh’s first book for children has been judged the supreme winner at the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Mophead was awarded the highest prize in children’s publishing – The Margaret Mahy Book of the Year – during a virtual presentation this evening to […]
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Tāmaki Poems – New Zealand Poetry Society
CALL FOR POEMS – Tāmaki Poems Press Release for New Zealand Poetry Society 11 August 2020 Tāmaki Poems is a community-generated poetry project, centred on a map of Auckland compiled by Mr Leslie Kelly in 1940. In the lead up to the opening of Tāmaki Herenga Waka – Auckland Stories early next year, our new permanent […]
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Cook Islands Language Week – starting Aug 2
Cook Islands Language Week is going strong The Cook Islands community around New Zealand is gearing up to celebrate the ninth edition of Te ‘Epetoma o Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week. Minister for Pacific Peoples Hon Aupito William Sio says it is a proud milestone that reflects on the […]
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2020 creative writing competition opens today Otago University
Monday 20 July 2020 Have a go … the University’s annual creative writing competition for Otago students and staff opens today – with the theme “only connect…”. The University’s second annual creative writing competition for students and staff opens for entries today. Writer 2020 offers all staff and students at all of Otago’s campuses the opportunity […]
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