• Courage Day Book Launch – Wellington

    Posted on 3 November 2022

    NZSA member Paul Diamond’s book Downfall will be launched on Courage Day, in Wellington, in association with the Lesbian Gay Archives of NZ (LAGANZ); Chris Brickell’s book of James Courage’s diaries, will also be available at the National Library store during the launch. Where: National Library of NZ, 70 Molesworth St, Thorndon, Wellington When: 6pm […]

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  • Courage Day/ Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2022 event – Hamilton

    Posted on 3 November 2022

    “People say that writers are pretty powerless: we don’t have an army, we don’t have a bureaucracy. But if that were true, then why would writers be arrested?… Because the …word is powerful.” — John Ralston Saul Courage Day/ Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2022 An evening of solidarity with imprisoned writers Where: Lady Goodfellow […]

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  • Between the Flags Book launch Nov 16 Ak. Winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022

    Posted on 2 November 2022

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  • NZSA Heritage Book Awards 2022 – Winners announced

    Posted on 21 October 2022

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) and the Canterbury branch of NZSA are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards! With many thanks to our judges, here are the winning books for the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards: Non-Fiction Book Winner: Shifting […]

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  • Golden Bay Live Poets

    Posted on 14 October 2022

    Golden Bay Live Poets meet monthly with the open mic sessions known as ‘Acid on the Microphone’ at The Mussel Inn, Onekaka. Their next meeting is on Thursday 20 October at 7.30 pm. The featured guest will be current NZ Poetry Slam Champion Dan Goodwin, fresh from his performance at the World Poetry Slam in Brussels. Open […]

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  • The Golden Bay Writers Group

    Posted on 14 October 2022

    The Golden Bay Writers Group meets monthly in Takaka. Meet up to connect, work on writing projects and share feedback in a supportive way. The next meeting will be on Saturday 29 October from 10 am – 12.30 pm at the   Takaka Co-housing Project Office, 65a Commercial Street. As you approach the MSD building, coming up the stairs, the […]

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  • Write here at Motueka – WHAM!

    Posted on 14 October 2022

    Join Motueka Library’s new writing group, which meets every third Wednesday of every month from 12 noon – 2 pm. The next meeting is on Wednesday 19 October. Let us help stimulate, motivate and promote your writing, so that you can produce, perform and publish. This is about new writing, from new writers, so: dust off […]

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  • Announcing the shortlist for the NZSA Heritage Book Awards 2022

    Posted on 7 October 2022

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) and the Canterbury branch of NZSA are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards! With many thanks to our judges, here are the shortlisted books for the 2022 NZSA Heritage Book Awards: Non-fiction Books: judged by […]

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  • Albatross Neck – Denys Trussell Book Launches Oct 11 AK/Nov 2 Dunedin

    Posted on 4 October 2022

    ALBATROSS NECK Launching 6.15 pm Tuesday, October 11th, 2022  at Grey Lynn Library Hall, 474 Great North Road. Landings by the Ancient Mariner and  Romanticism in Aotearoa New Zealand 1770-2022 Paintings by Nigel Brown  Poetry and Prose by Denys Trussell to be launched by Claudia Pond-Eyley visual artist; documentary filmmaker on peace and social justice issues. This […]

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  • OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN’S WRITERS – Storylines & NZSA – Meet Australian agents on zoom

    Posted on 3 October 2022

    On Saturday 8 October at 3pm Storylines, in association with NZSA, hosts a webinar for children’s and young adult writers and illustrators featuring two key publishing figures in Australia:  leading literary agent Alex Adsett, and one of Australia’s most influential children’s publishers Clare Hallifax. This is a unique opportunity for authors and illustrators to learn what publishers look […]

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  • 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: deadline 14 Oct

    Posted on 28 September 2022

    Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are  thrilled to announce entries for the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]

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  • More than a roof – live poetry in Paekakariki  Sunday 16 October, 4pm, St Peters Village Hall, Beach Rd

    Posted on 27 September 2022

    Coffee, cake and poems. What a great way to spend an hour on a Sunday afternoon! More than a roof brings together diverse writers and perspectives on our current housing crisis – from the homeless to the renter to the home owner, and many others as well. Kāpiti poets Apirana Taylor, Rob Hack and Gill Ward […]

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