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So You Want to Write a Picture Book, with Melinda Szymanik
Award-winning writer Melinda Szymanik guides you through the fundamentals of what makes a good picture book and provides tips to help you write your own! This module details all the different elements to consider when writing a picture book and what to do once you’ve got a finished draft! Melinda Szymanik is an award-winning writer of […]
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Writing for Crime readers
Cat Connor – Writing for Crime readers 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Thursday 21 May Part of NZSA’s ‘Who’s turning the page?’ series of WebWorkshops for genre writers. 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Thursday 21 May In this practical, no-nonsense session, crime writers learn how to identify and connect with the readers who are already primed to love their […]
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Writing for Children and YA readers
Sherryl Clark – Writing for Children and YA readers 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Thursday 4 June Part of NZSA’s ‘Who’s turning the page?’ series of WebWorkshops for genre writers. 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Thursday 4 June This workshop will look at books for children and teens (young adults) and the range of audiences you need to consider. […]
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Writing for SpecFic readers
Joshua T. Calvert – Writing for SpecFic readers 5pm-6pm, Thurs, 18 June Part of NZSA’s ‘Who’s turning the page?’ series of WebWorkshops for genre writers. 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Thursday 18 June Know your market – and you shall sell! In this workshop, Joshua T. Calvert shows you how to analyze your target audience with simple, […]
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Writing for Romance readers
Cat Sirota – Writing for Romance readers 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Tuesday 30 June Part of NZSA’s ‘Who’s turning the page?’ series of WebWorkshops for genre writers. 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Tuesday 30 June You’ve written the book; now, how do you find the readers who’ll love it? For independent authors, connecting the right book with the […]
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NZSA Wellington 2026 AGM with Whiti Hereaka
SAVE THE DATE! You are invited to the NZSA Wellington Branch 2026 Annual General Meeting, to be held at two/fiftyseven on Tuesday 28 April 2026 from 6.00–7.30pm. We’re excited to announce our guest speaker for the evening: Whiti Hereaka. Whiti Hereaka is a novelist and playwright of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Tuhourangi, Ngāti […]
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Tips for Presenting At Schools, with Mohamed Hassan
In this module, award-winning writer and poet Mohamed Hassan shares his top tips for effective talks, workshops and presentations to children and young people. This module aimed at writers who are new to school talks or to Writers in Schools but there will be useful tips for all writers, whatever your level of experience. Tips […]
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‘Picturebooks, pedagogies and plurilingualism: Changing linguistic landscapes one picturebook at a time’.
We can underestimate picturebooks. The truth is they reflect what we want to pass on to our tamariki-mokopuna; they are incredibly powerful. Multilingual picturebooks offer many opportunities for readers to both see and hear themselves, and to be aware of the lives and languages of others. They provide opportunities for teachers to draw on the […]
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Book Launch: The Gum Trees of Kerikeri by Lynn Jenner
Kerikeri book launch for The Gum Trees of Kerikeri by Lynn Jenner. To be launched by Kim Martins and proudly sponsored by the New Zealand Poetry Society. All welcome! Event details: Main Hall, The Cornerstone Church, 144 Kerikeri Road Saturday 18 April, 2pm – 4:00pm Kai and refreshments provided Please RSVP before the 14 April: […]
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Book Launch | Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao
Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao. Pepeha Portal is the keenly anticipated debut poetry collection from New Zealand Arts Laureate Ariana Tikao. Rooted in Kāi Tahu identity, the collection chronicles a homecoming and offers a moving account of memory, place and connection. Born […]
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Book Launch: What We Remember, What We Forget by Siobhan Harvey
Siobhan Harvey, Otago University Press and Unity Books Auckland warmly invite you to the book launch of the award-winning, What We Remember, What We Forget: A memoir in memory by Siobhan Harvey. What We Remember, What We Forget by Siobhan Harvey is a personal narrative and poignant meditation on the power and peril of remembering – […]
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Wild and Weird: Women and the Worlds We Write
Snorkelers and scientists, goddesses and psychics dispensers of potions, warriors for justice, swap watchers, chook wranglers, triplets, Goldilock courage big as giants, voices loud as rockets. Come and refresh yourself in the wild and weird worlds of 7 women writers of Pōneke’s Cuba Press. Tracy Garr | Mandy Hager | Jan Jordan | Robin Peace […]
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