• Make the Perfect Pitch: pitch to a publisher competition

    Open for entries from: 18 July to 22 August  Make the Perfect Pitch – Application Form Pitching to publishers, journals and magazines is an art.  In this National Writers Forum first, you have the chance to pitch and win a one-on-one session with a publisher during the Forum. Leading publishers and editors from New Zealand will […]

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  • The 2016 Hawke’s Bay Shorts Competition

    Hawke’s Bay Shorts are providing an opportunity for local writers and artists to explore their creativity, with $4500 available in prizes to be won, it’s time to start writing and illustrating. Short Story Competition Enter to win the short story category with a top prize of $1000.00 and automatic inclusion in our forthcoming Anthology. The two […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – Space and Time Poetry (Wanaka)

    Space and Time Poetry Competition for Children It’s time to celebrate poetry with Wanaka Library! Writing a poem is so much fun and getting involved is super easy. If you are aged between 5-12yrs, then get writing. All poems should be based on the theme Space and or Time and just to make it a […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – Grey District Library

    Grey District Library Poetry Competition Join fellow poetry lovers in a competition to celebrate National Poetry Day, 2016. Enter in one of three age groups. The writer of the most engaging poem in each category will win a Paperplus voucher. Winners will be announced at a National Poetry Day warm-up event hosted by the Grey […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – Hagley Writers’ Institute (Canterbury)

    Hagley Writers’ Institute National Poetry Day Competition Cantabrians are invited to enter this National Poetry Day competition judged by James Norcliffe. The winning poem will be published as a poster by Phantom Billstickers and will be announced along with the runner up at a National Poetry Day Celebration reading at Scorpio Bookshop in association with […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – Wardini Books’ (Hawke’s Bay Region)

    Wardini Books’ Great Big National Poetry Day Competition Enter Wardini Books’ Great Big National Poetry Day competition and grab your opportunity to see your poem in print. Craft your poem and enter it for consideration by award winning judge Paula Green. Winning poems will be printed in The Village Press and will receive a prize […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – 2016 Emerging Poets Competition (Auckland)

    2016 Emerging Poets Competition In association with The Divine Muses Poetry Reading & Unity Books Auckland, emerging poets with a connection to Auckland’s tertiary institutions are invited to enter the Emerging Poets Competition in the lead up to National Poetry Day 2016. Submit up to two unpublished poems, each one named separately on the entry […]

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  • National Poetry Day Competition – Online Poetry Competition (Nationwide)

    Online Poetry Competition Tararua District Library is celebrating Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day with a nationwide Online Poetry Competition. Have your poem published online and be in to win a prize. Judged by local author Muriel Cowan, the competition is open 11 July to 22nd August 2016. Winner announced on Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day. […]

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  • 2016 Wellington Short Film Workshop? (Day 2)

    Sat 6 & Sun 7 August, Te Whaea, Wellington Is there a story you would like to tell through film but don’t know where to start? Script to Screen presents the 2016 Wellington Short Film Workshop – a two-day workshop that will give you everything you need to know to make a short film. Over one weekend, four experienced […]

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  • 2016 Wellington Short Film Workshop (Day 1)

    Is there a story you would like to tell through film but don’t know where to start? Script to Screen presents the 2016 Wellington Short Film Workshop – a two-day workshop that will give you everything you need to know to make a short film. Over one weekend, four experienced industry practitioners will guide you through each stage of […]

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  • Book Launch Invite | Extraordinary Anywhere

    Victoria University Press warmly invite you to the launch of Extraordinary Anywhere: Essays on place from Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Ingrid Horrocks and Cherie Lacey on Tuesday 26 July, 6.00pm–7.30pm at Unity Books, 57 Willis St, Wellington. The launch will include short readings by essayists Tim Corballis, Lynn Jenner, Tina Makereti, Harry Ricketts and […]

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  • WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival

    Christchurch’s festival of literature and ideas — the WORD is out The biennial WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival returns to the centre of Christchurch 24-28 August with more than 100 local and international speakers taking part in over 70 events, bringing the community together through a love of words. Featuring fiction, poetry, storytelling, free […]

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