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Nominations are open for the 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 18 February 2019

Nominations are now welcome for the 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. Creative New Zealand is inviting nominations for writers who have made an outstanding…

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Two writers receive NZSA Waitangi Day Literary Honours

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 5 February 2019

Two writers making waves on the international scene have been awarded Waitiangi Day Literary Honours by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc). This year’s recipients…

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Ockhams’ 2019 Longlist Laden with Literary Luminaries

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 31 January 2019

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY 2019 Many of New Zealand’s literary heavyweights feature in the 40-strong Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist announced today. The…

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INTERNET ARCHIVES UPDATE – 15 FEB 2019

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 25 January 2019

We have updated you previously on the Internet Archive, who scan and distribute books (still under copyright) without permission. This practice has been widely condemned by Author’s…

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Four New Zealand writing projects awarded grants – CLNZ/NZSA Research Grant recipients 2018

Posted by Claire Hill on 22 September 2018

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) are pleased to announce that Research Grants have been awarded to four New Zealand writers. …

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NZSA Oral History Podcast Series Launching at National Writers Forum

Posted by Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod on 17 August 2018

Spanning thirty years, involving four interviewers and including over twenty writers, the New Zealand Society of Authors is opening its audio history. Hear authors tell their story of fighting…

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Siobhan Harvey – President of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) – annual AGM address

Posted by Claire Hill on 30 May 2018

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Talofa lava As President of the New Zealand Society of Authors, I welcome you to our 2018 AGM and Development Weekend, ‘TURNING THE PAGE’. A…

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Four secondary school writers win NZSA youth mentorships

Posted by Claire Hill on 27 April 2018

Four talented secondary school students have been selected as winners of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Youth Mentorship Programme 2018. These young writers now have a…

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2018 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced

Posted by Claire Hill on 23 March 2018

Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2018 with thirteen chosen from a pool of ninety applicants. With a high level of commitment…

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CompleteMS – open for applications

Posted by Claire Hill on 2 March 2018

Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme – a…

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Winners of the 2018 D’Arcy Writers’ Grants – Renee Liang and Mary Paul

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 20 December 2017

The winners of the 2018 D’Arcy Writers’ Grants are Renee Liang and Mary Paul. They will each receive $5000 for 10,000-12,000 word essays. The judges decided on the two winners from…

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#NZChristmasBookChallenge and #ReadtoSucceed

Posted by Jenny Nagle on 21 November 2017

This Christmas, make one of your gifts a book by a NZ writer, published by a NZ publisher, bought from a NZ book shop. #NZChristmasBookChallenge

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