• Ockham Book Awards 2017 – Sept to Dec submissions

    The New Zealand Book Awards Trust advises that submissions are now open for the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Books published between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016 will be considered. There are two submission dates. Please observe the guidelines for sending your entries in two tranches, which are in place to ease […]

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  • Ockham Book Awards 2017 – Jan to Aug submissions

    The New Zealand Book Awards Trust advises that submissions are now open for the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Books published between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016 will be considered. There are two submission dates. Please observe the guidelines for sending your entries in two tranches, which are in place to ease […]

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  • Wish upon a Southern Star – open for submissions

    I am calling for submissions for an anthology of radically retold fairy tales, WISH UPON A SOUTHERN STAR, which will be targeted at young adult readers. Contributing writers should be citizens or residents of New Zealand, Australia or a South Pacific island. Stories or poems should retell a single fairy tale, which may be from the European fairy […]

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  • STEAM PRESS SHORT SF STORY COMPETITION

    To celebrate Eunoia’s involvement, we are running a world-wide competition for short-short science fiction stories. All stories will be considered for possible publication and the winning entry is awarded a prize of USD$500.00. Please read these instructions carefully, and the Terms and conditions which appear on the Entry Form, BEFORE submitting your entry. Without limiting in any […]

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  • Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

    Entries are now open for the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. The prize, worth £30,000 to the winner, is an international award, founded in 2010, that is open to any story of up to 6,000 words written in English. Stories need to have been either previously unpublished or only published after 31 December […]

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  • Days Are Like Grass – Launching

    It would be lovely if you could join us for drinks and nibbles at the launch of Sue Younger’s book. Please RSVP Eunoia no later than 12th August. Eunoia Publishing Company

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  • Red Dust Over Shanghai – Launching

    Fascinating, Sort of Empire of the Sun. Tyl is an architect living in Titirangi. He was the son of the German ambassador to Shanghai during the war. As a young teenager those round him faced internment by the Japanese, his father internment by the Americans after the war and then Tyl faced detention during the […]

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  • Karen Zelas Launching

    I am Minerva by Karen Zelas You are invited to the launch. All details above. It would be great to see you there. Please RSVP here. Pre-launch sales here at M?karo Press

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  • The 2016 Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing

    The New Zealand Institute of Architects invites entries into its annual essay writing competition. Awards will be made in two categories: Open (architecture practitioners, tertiary students and members of the public); and Secondary School students. The Open category award carries a cash prize of $1500, and the winner of the Secondary category will receive $1000. […]

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  • Celtic Mythology Short Story Competition

    SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2016 /2017 SHORT STORY COMPETITION WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2016. Introduction from Brian O’Sullivan With the Celtic Mythology Short Story competition, we’re hoping to collect the best contemporary narratives on Gaelic/Celtic mythology that we can find.  Stories from Celtic mythology have been lying dormant in the shadow of “Children’s fairytales” for […]

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  • CLNZ Contestable Fund

    2017 CLNZ Contestable Fund: $75,000 – Ready and waiting for writers and publishers Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) has today opened applications for writers and publishers to apply for funding to support their writing projects from the CLNZ Contestable Fund – of which $75,000 is available in 2017. Each year, a portion of the revenue […]

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  • Book Week and Bookshop Day – participation form

    Book Week – 22 October to 28 October.     Bookshop Day – 29 October. By filling out this form you are giving the NZ Society of Authors permission to give your details to Booksellers and Public Libraries so that they can contact you directly if they would like to include you in any events they […]

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