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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2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries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Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.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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The First Pages Prize 2023
FIRST PAGES PRIZE IS GROWING! THE 2023 PRIZE WILL SELECT THREE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY OF FICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION. WE SUPPORT EMERGING WRITERS WITH CASH AWARDS (1st – $2,000, 2nd – $1,500, 3rd – $1000), DEVELOPMENTAL MENTORING, AND AN AGENT CONSULTATION. PRIZE OPENS MARCH 1ST OUR 2023 PRIZE JUDGES Fiction Judge Tash Aw Tash Aw […]
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NZSA Heritage Book Awards 2022 – Winners announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) and the Canterbury branch of NZSA are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards! Link to audio for 2022 prizegiving ceremony https://shows.acast.com/the-authors-tale/episodes/bonus-episode-heritage-book-award-winners-david-hill-and-jen https://shows.acast.com/the-authors-tale/episodes/bonus-episode-heritage-book-award-winners-janet-newman-and-n With many thanks to our judges, here are the winning books for the […]
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Announcing the shortlist for the NZSA Heritage Book Awards 2022
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) and the Canterbury branch of NZSA are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards! With many thanks to our judges, here are the shortlisted books for the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards: Non-fiction Books: judged by […]
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2023 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 2023 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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Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript Backwaters. Sidnam wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, celebrating the life and work of the writer and agent Michael Gifkins. Emma Sidnam […]
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Four talented secondary school students awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships in 2022
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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Call for NZSA Board Representative – Youth Member (with mentorship)
In line with our 2020 Constitution, the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Board may appoint a Board member to fill perceived gaps. Therefore, we’d like to appoint a ‘Youth’ member to join the Board. In this case, ‘youth’ is anyone under 30 years of age. This member […]
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