• Te Papa Tupu 2022 | 10 days left to submit

    Posted on 20 April 2022

    There are 10 days left to apply for Te Papa Tupu – a unique six-month writing programme designed to develop Māori writers and open doors into the world of book publishing. This valuable opportunity is offered to six participants every two years. Submit your manuscript by 30 April 2022 On Te Papa Tupu six-month programme, […]

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  • #PayTheCreator – new UK creative rights campaign

    Posted on 12 April 2022

    “About half of my invoices to festivals, magazines, etc go unpaid until I have followed up and queried. Several of these haven’t been paid a year after the invoice was issued.” Pay the Creator is a Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) campaign highlighting the disparity between creators and other sector workers in the areas of pay, […]

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  • Calling all Māori storytellers!

    Posted on 14 March 2022

    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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  • Judges and new sponsor announced for 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

    Posted on 9 December 2021

    Award-winning authors, librarians, a children’s bookseller and reviewer, as well as respected proponents of te reo and te ao Māori, make up the two panels of experts selected to judge entries in the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Educationalist and author Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, who was a judge in the […]

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  • Asia Media Centre on the hunt for new voices

    Posted on 19 November 2021

    10 NOVEMBER 2021 New voices on Asia  One of the Asia Media Centre’s goals is to increase the number of voices talking about Asia-relevant issues in the New Zealand media.  We are looking for diverse perspectives from people who love writing and/or photography, and have a passion for or experience with Asia.  “New Voices” is looking […]

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  • Prestigious Māori literature awards celebrate success online: 2021 Pikihuia Awards Winners Announced 

    Posted on 30 October 2021

    Pikihuia Award Winners 2021 MEDIA RELEASE 2pm, 30 October 2021 The winners of the 2021 Pikihuia Awards, the short story writing awards hosted by the Māori Literature Trust, were announced in an online ceremony streamed on Saturday afternoon. While whānau and supporters of the finalists could not gather at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke as they […]

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  • TE HĀ O TE KUPU National Māori Writers Hui March 18-20, 2022 – new date!

    Posted on 27 October 2021

    TE HĀ O TE KUPU ~ tāngia ki te whenua ~ Join us at Te Poho o Rāwiri Marae, Tūranga nui a Kiwa (Gisborne) Hui*.  Booking details HERE *Original date 26-28 November 2021. Postponed due to Covid19 restrictions. Te Hā o te Kupu 2022 National Māori Writers Hui March 18-20, 2022 Te Hā o Ngā […]

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  • 2021 Pikihuia Awards ONLINE EVENT Saturday October 30, 1.00pm

    Posted on 27 October 2021

    Tēnā koe, E ngā mana, e ngā reo maha tēnei rā te tuku mihi atu ki a koutou mai i tata, mai i tawhiti. Me whai aroha ki te motu e noho nei tātou i raro i te urutā Kōwheori nei. E tika ana me mihi ki ngā mate huhua noa kua whiti ki tua […]

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  • Applications Invited For 2022 Randell Cottage Writers Residency open now

    Posted on 22 September 2021

    Applications are now open for the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend, currently set at $27,450, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings: Randell Cottage at 14 St Mary Street in Thorndon.   The Trust is particularly interested in hearing from mid-career and […]

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  • MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT LITERARY SECTOR FUNDING

    Posted on 20 September 2021

    20 September 2021 The Mātātuhi Foundation is announcing two special grants to be offered before the end of the year: $8600 for a Māori-specific literary project and up to $100,000 for a one-off major project with the potential to change and grow our literary landscape. These two new grants supplement the Foundation’s upcoming biannual grant […]

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  • 2021 Pikihuia Awards October 30 – tickets available now

    Posted on 9 September 2021

    Tēnā koe, Earlier this year, we put the call out for first-time and emerging writers to share their stories. The response was incredible. We had hundreds of entries from across Aotearoa and the world both in te reo Māori and English. In June, we announced eighteen finalists. Join us this October at the 2021 Pikihuia […]

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  • Applications open – 2022 Residencies – Michael King Writers Centre

    Posted on 31 August 2021

      APPLICATION: Writers Residencies 2022 The Michael King Writers Centre is offering seventeen supported residencies in 2022, with financial support from Creative New Zealand. Recipients can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a generous stipend and the opportunity to focus on a specific writing project. Applicants must be a New […]

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