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Book Launch – Auckland
Book Launch for Into the World, the sequel to Ted Dawe’s Into the River This novel will be launched by Wendy Tighe-Umbers at Time Out Bookstore. Wendy owns Time Out and organised the launch of Thunder Road, Ted Dawe’s first novel, in 2003. 6pm, Tuesday 15th March Upstairs at Time Out Bookstore 432 Mt Eden Road, Mount […]
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BOOK LAUNCH AT JESTER HOUSE CAFE, TASMAN
Come along to Jester House in Tasman on Sunday 20 March at 3pm for the launch of children’s book Rusty the Dusky Dolphin by Rosa Friend. Nibbles and refreshments will be available, and all children are very welcome! Rosa Friend is an illustrator and designer from Nelson. For the past two years she has been […]
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NORTHWRITE 2016 COMPETITION FOR NORTHLAND WRITERS
Northland writers are being invited to enter the NorthWrite 2016 Competition and win registration and attendance at a national writers’ conference worth up to $700. The one-off competition is being run by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Northland branch and is open to any writer who is 18 years and over and resident […]
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Garden Party Book Launch
Plans are well underway for the ‘Garden Party Book Launch’ Of ‘the story ‘The Doll’s House’ on the front lawn of Katherine Mansfield’s Birthplace at 25 Tinakori Road on Friday at 5 p.m. All Wellington Branch Members (and friends) are invited. Only a few came last time but they said they had a good time, […]
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The New Zealand Poetry Society’s Annual International Poetry Competition
The New Zealand Poetry Society’s Annual International Poetry Competition closes 31st May 2016 The New Zealand Poetry Society’s annual International Poetry Competition, Verse and Haiku, is now under way, including Open and Junior Sections for both forms. The Open Junior and Haiku Junior sections are for students who are 17 years of age or younger on […]
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Michael King Writers Centre – celebrating 11 years!
Join us to celebrate 11 years as New Zealand’s pioneer writers’ centre. Since the centre was set up, we have had 37 writers in residence, well over 110 visiting writers and thousands of people have visited the historic house or attended one of our literary events. Several thousand students of all ages have taken part […]
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Fast fibres poetry 3 Call for submissions
Northland poetry We, the Fast Fibres Poetry Collective, are producing a third chapbook of poetry to display the talents of Northland poets under the title Fast Fibres Poetry 3. We invite poets with a strong connection to Northland, born here, live here, lived here, to contribute up to three poems for the chapbook. Please include […]
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MANIFESTO. A political anthology. Call for submissions
Emma Neale and Philip Temple, as editors, are seeking submissions for Manifesto, an anthology of New Zealand political poetry to be published by Otago University Press early in 2017. Poems may explore anything from prime ministerial power to the price of milk. Subjects covered may be Parliament, the environment, gender issues, political parties, ethnic issues, elections, immigration, religion and power, […]
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The Te Papa Tupu Writing Incubator
The Te Papa Tupu Writing Incubator is back! Since 2010, The M?ori Literature Trust and Huia Publishers have worked in conjunction to establish this unique writing opportunity for M?ori writers. Chosen applicants will spend six months of 2016 working in partnership with a mentor to further develop their manuscript and improve their writing processes. All […]
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Scriptwriters Workshop – Selling your Work
Congratulations – you’ve finished your script! Want to get it produced but unsure what to do next?Step this way dear writer – this workshop is for you. This half-day interactive workshop provides an insiders’ view of the film and theatre industries and a helpful guide to how and where to start selling your work. AND […]
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THE 2016 TAKAH? SHORT STORY COMPETITION
THE 2016 TAKAH? SHORT STORY COMPETITION JUDGED BY ANNA ROGERS CLOSING DATE: 31 MARCH 2016 Results and the winning entry will be posted on website in August 2016. A shortlist of entries will be posted on the website in May 2016. All entries will be considered for future publication. First Prize $250 and publication in takah? […]
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Visiting Writers Programme: Rosetta Allan
Tuesday 8 March WT1501, City Campus The inaugural session of the Visiting Writers Programme features novelist, poet and judge Rosetta Allan, whose first collection has just been published by Penguin Books. The Visiting Writers Programme connects our creative writing students to experienced authors, allowing them to engage in discussions with the author about the production […]
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