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Announcing the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel
July 15, 2024 Jeffrey Buchanan has been named the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for his manuscript The Birds Began to Sing. Buchanan wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, and celebrates the life […]
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Congratulations to the talented student writers awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships!
The four secondary school students selected for mentorships will each be matched with a professional writer/mentor in their genre, as part of the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) 2024 Youth Mentorship Programme The young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year, working […]
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University of Auckland Masters of Creative Writing class Sampler
Attached below is a year’s sampler of work by the graduating Masters of Creative Writing cohort (2022–23). There are 12 writers: one poet, one essayist, one story writer and nine novelists. The group includes Anna Woods, winner of this year’s Sargeson Story Prize, and Rachel Paris, who won the Phoenix Prize for best creative portfolio. […]
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UK Trade bodies launch joint updated industry statement on professional values
The UK Publishers Association,UK Society of Authors, UK Booksellers Association and UK Association of Authors’ Agents have relaunched a document, updated by representatives of the industry associations in consultation with their memberships. A number of new organisations have also endorsed the statement, including the Association of Illustrators, the Translators Association, Publishing Scotland, the Independent Publishers […]
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The 2023 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition winners have been announced by the NZSA Auckland Branch
PRESS RELEASE – 7 December 2023 The 2023 Graeme Lay Short Story Competition winners have been announced by the NZSA Auckland Branch today. ‘The short story genre is alive and thriving in New Zealand.’ So said renowned author Graeme Lay on Saturday, when he announced the 2023 winners of the annual short story competition named […]
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Jo McNeice awarded Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award
Wellington-based poet Jo McNeice has been awarded this year’s Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award for her manuscript, Blue Hour. She receives a $10,000 prize and a year’s subscription to Landfall. Otago University Press will also publish her winning manuscript in 2024. Composed over the past 25 years, McNeice says that a significant amount of Blue […]
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Creative Waikato video – why arts, culture and creativity are vital to our future
Discover how creativity can address systemic issues and reshape our perceptions of value and impact, creating waves of meaningful change on our collective welleing. How does arts, culture, and creativity serve as a conduit for change in the face of current challenges – here and now? Creative Waikato, led by Dr Jeremy Mayall, have released […]
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Aotearoa NZ Review of Books ‘Book Reviewing Mentorships’ offered to NZSA
The Aotearoa NZ Review of Books is offering NZSA members four book-reviewing mentorships. Mentees will receive $200 to write a sample review and revise it after feedback from their mentors. This review can serve as a calling card to help new reviewers get commissions from a range of media. To be eligible you […]
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2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries
Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]
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Four talented secondary school students awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships in 2023
Four talented secondary school students awarded mentorships with professional writers as part of NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Youth Mentorship Programme These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year as part of this programme and we congratulate them on their success. […]
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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 2023 Shortlist Announced
The NZ Booklovers Awards 2023 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of well-known writers and debut authors. Books by Fiona Sussman, James Norcliffe, Paddy Richardson, Simon Wilson, Jane Ussher and John Walsh, and Rangi Matamua and Miriama Kamo are among the diverse titles nominated for the NZ Booklovers Awards, along with exciting new writers and […]
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