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Record-breaking attendance signals a new era for Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki
May 20, 2024 The Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki has broken all attendance records, ushering in a bold and exciting new era for the Southern Hemisphere’s largest literary festival. Held at Auckland’s Aotea Centre from 14 – 19 May, attendance reached a record high of more than 85,000. The programme was designed to […]
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Writers Guild Strike settlement – key wins
WRITERS GUILD STRIKE – USA Key victories include a 5% increase in minimum wages, improved residuals for streaming, and protections against AI exploitation. Writing Rooms Standards – A minimum of three writers for shows up to six episodes and up to six writers for series of 13 episodes or more – standards crucial […]
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Growing Playwrights – Playmarket
FRIDAY 11 and SATURDAY 12 AUGUST – Auckland Live One awesome development programme with some of Aotearoa’s top playwriting teachers. Two days of sessions – practical skills classes and What I Need sessions. Sessions include: Creating Compelling Characters with Kathryn Burnett Thinking of Structure with Paul Kalburgi Dialogue and Subtext with Gary Henderson Shaping a Scene with Albert Belz and Stuart Hoar Editing […]
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Viki Moananu named as 2023 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence at Te Herenga Waka
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce Viki Moananu as the 2023 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence. Viki will receive a stipend of $15,000 from Creative New Zealand to work on two plays featuring queer Pasifika characters and detailing the decline of mental health access […]
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NZSA stands with the Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America has called a strike with effect from 2 May, after talks broke down with a group representing major studios and streaming services. The strike action began after the expiration of a Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). According to the Writers […]
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Adam NZ Play Awards
The 2023 Adam NZ Play Awards, recognise the best in new unproduced writing for the Aotearoa theatre. Albert Belz – ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD WINNER and Best Play by a Māori Playwright – for Supernova. Keagan Carr Fransch – RUNNER UP and Best Play by a Woman Playwright – for Mitochondrial Eve Viki Moananu – […]
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Working Together: Accessibility in Aotearoa Theatre – new resource available
In this Arts For All Network national Zoom hui, Henrietta Bollinger and Nathan Mudge talk about the new Playmarket resource they wrote. A best-practice guide for working with practitioners and communities with access needs, It covers programming, planning, policies, budgets, contracts, riders, remuneration, rehearsal rooms, schedules, warm-ups, intimacy, costumes and make up, and design. It […]
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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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NZ Writers celebrated with New Year Honours 2023
Congratulations to the New Zealand Aotearoa’s writers and those across the arts community who were recognised in this New Years Honours list for 2022. Writers who received recognition include Dr. Haare Williams, Pānia Papa, Beryl Te Haumihiata Mason, Dr. Lana Lopesi, Dr. Paul Maunder, Penelope Jackson and Dr. Gina Cole. We also congratulate Dame Miranda […]
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Adam NZ Play Award 2023
Submissions are now open for the 2023 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 […]
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Storylines announces winners of 2022 awards for children’s and young adult manuscripts
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa has announced the 2022 winners of its major awards for writers of manuscripts for children’s and young adult books. The five winners were selected from more than 230 entries. The awards were presented at the annual Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day held in […]
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Calling all Māori storytellers!
Te Pou Theatre Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa, ko te karere a Mahuru Kōanga is heralded by the blossoming of the kōwhai and the call of the pīpīwharauroa as it returns to our shores. This is traditionally a time of joining together and combining efforts to prepare the ground and plant for the next harvest. We […]
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