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Dominic Hoey workshop – Auckland
Join best selling novelist Dominic Hoey for a one off workshop on characters and dialog Dominic Hoey is running a one-off in person workshop looking specifically at character and dialog. This is a workshop he has run at various writers festivals but it’s the first time he is offering it to the general public. Over […]
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WebWorkshop with Kirsten McKenzie
Kirsten McKenzie – Seen, Not Salesy. Growing Your Author Presence Online. 5pm to 7pm, Mon, 16 February Many writers know they need an online presence but feel uncomfortable with self-promotion or unsure where to focus their energy. This workshop offers practical, low-pressure ways to build author visibility that feels authentic and sustainable. We will explore […]
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Finding your ‘I’, with Pip Desmond
Writing in the first-person ‘I’ voice is common in creative non-fiction, not only in memoir but when writers tackle wider subjects too. At first glance it seems relatively easy to tell a story from our own point of view. There’s no one we know better than ourselves. The facts are already established. Surely all we […]
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NZSA Mentor Programme 2026 – open for applications
For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an experienced writer / industry expert and grow your writing practice. The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Mentor programme 2026 seeks applications from beginning or emerging writers, with commitment and potential, who are looking for professional development, a safe space to discuss their work, intellectual […]
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Breton Dukes, winner of the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025!
Breton Dukes is awarded the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship for 2025! The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Breton Dukes on winning the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 to work on a collection of connected short stories. This annual award is made possible by the […]
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Membership with NZSA
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) is the principal representative for the professional interests of writers. Protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, promoting Aotearoa New Zealand writing and literary culture. Developing and creating a community for writers. Build on your […]
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Podcast of Charlotte Grimshaw’s 2025 NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture available to listen to now
In her 2025 NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture, Charlotte Grimshaw reports from the frontlines of fiction and memoir, discuss veracity, integrity and clarity in a so-called “post-truth world,” and shares ideas she’s formed about authenticity after a whole life lived in fiction. Grimshaw describes her ongoing quest for answers, including a recent personal discovery of material in […]
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Uploading Your Ebook or Print Book to Amazon KDP, with Steff Green
Once you have formatted your manuscript, you may want to take Steff’s other practical, step-by-step module on How to Load an Ebook or Print Book on Amazon KDP. Steff Green is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the paranormal, gothic, dark, and fantastical. She lives in New Zealand with her cantankerous drummer husband, […]
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RAWA Festival 2026
6-8 March 2026 Kia ora RAWA Readers & Writers, There’s lots happening at RAWA Festival! In this issue, you’ll find exciting updates about our brand-new website, details on ticket sales (including workshops and the festival dinner), and helpful information about accommodation options in beautiful Akaroa. It’s the perfect time to start planning your festival weekend […]
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Writing Action, with Paula Morris
Create compelling action with Paula Morris In fiction, scenes are shaped by consciousness (the emotional moment) and action (the dramatic moment). Sometimes, in drafts of novels and stories, we can lose sight of one or the other. This module offers close reading of excerpts from published work to explore how to build and sustain rich, […]
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Writing Fiction from Life, with Rajorshi Chakraborti
As writers of fiction, no matter how great a role our imaginations play in our storytelling, we’re almost always drawing on the real at the same time, in ways big and small, aware and unseen. But what would a greater alertness to this constant interplay bring to our storytelling, if our everyday self and our writing self […]
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Writing Poetry with the Eye and Ear, with Siobhan Harvey
In this short module, award-winning writer Siobhan Harvey will introduce you to the essentials of writing poetry. Offering an approach which will encourage you to use your eyes, ears and senses, you’ll be immersed in a variety of poetry crafting concepts, including cadence, aesthetics and structure. This is a module for writers new to poetry […]
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