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Robert Burns Fellowship deadline for applications
The Robert Burns Fellowship 2018–1700535 The Robert Burns Fellowship was established in 1958 by a group of citizens, who wished to remain anonymous, to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Robert Burns, and to perpetuate appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the early settlement of Otago by the Burns family. The general purpose […]
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Private Online Poetry Workshop with Arthur Vogelsang
Dear Poet, The One-On-One Poetry Workshop is for those interested in an in-depth series of email exchanges about their poems between themselves and the workshop leader, poet Arthur Vogelsang. Each week for 7 weeks the workshop member submits a different poem which Vogelsang critiques in a 700-750-word email. That week the member responds to the […]
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Mapping Forced Migration; and Humanity on the Move
Victoria University and National Library offer new maps of human knowledge The first of a series of free public talks promoted by two iconic Wellington institutions will ask new questions about how to use maps in innovative ways.Victoria University of Wellington and the National Library are partnering for the second year in a row to […]
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The English Speaking Union – Writing and Publishing
An Address by Kevin Boon: Author and publisher of over 100 books. When: Thursday April 28. From: 12 noon to 1-30 p.m. Where: First Floor, The Bay Plaza Hotel Cost: $23.00 (for lunch). How to book: Members book in the usual way. Guests may book by contacting Kevin Boon: (04) 9728175 or at k.boon@clear.net.nz Kevin will […]
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The Strange Sagas Short Story and Illustration Competition
The NZSA’s Christchurch Children’s Literature Hub is running a Canterbury-wide short story and illustration competition open to all 6-12 year olds in the area. It’s dyslexia-friendly with great prizes, awesome judges and the winners also win books for their school or home-school library. The prize-giving on 13th May includes a launch, games, dressing up and […]
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The Strange Sagas Short Story and Illustration Competition Prizegiving
The NZSA’s Christchurch Children’s Literature Hub is running a Canterbury-wide short story and illustration competition open to all 6-12 year olds in the area. It’s dyslexia-friendly with great prizes, awesome judges and the winners also win books for their school or home-school library. The prize-giving on 13th May includes a launch, games, dressing up and […]
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Behind the Twisted Wire
Devonport Library Associates and Michael King Writers’ Centre present Behind the Twisted Wire NZ Artists in WWI They will discuss the gradual development of the role of commissioned war artists from the first Gallipolli studies by Horace Moore-Jones to the memorial paintings created by George Butler for the proposed War Memorial in Wellington. Hear about […]
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Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards 2016 Calling for Entries
The Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards. The supreme winners of the Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year and Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year awards will each receive double tickets to Madrid travelling with Cathay Pacific. The deadline for entering is Friday 17 June 2016 Winners will be announced at the awards presentation gala evening on Friday, […]
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Thought Horses – Rachel Bush
Rachel Bush’s distinctive, haunting poems acknowledge the consolations and undoings of thought. In Thought Horses we encounter a speaker who – as she is stepping outside, or googling an old friend, or lying awake too early – is sometimes lifted up, and sometimes overtaken by thought. We were saddened by the news of Rachel’s death […]
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Memorandum of Understanding by Bill Nelson
Book launch Memorandum of Understanding by Bill Nelson on Thursday 14 April, 6pm–7.30pm at the Guest Room, Southern Cross Garden Bar. The dogs will find you first. Even under the snow they can smell the fear and sweat and polypropylene socks. Your grandfather can smell it too. He pulls you out by the scruff of […]
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Leaving the Red Zone
Canterbury Poets Bounce Back People talked about quake brain, but the Canterbury earthquakes, despite or because of this, generated amazing bursts of creativity: music, dance, astonishing street art, and poetry. Five years on, the anniversary of the devastating quake of February 22nd is marked by the publication of Leaving the Red Zone – poems from […]
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Behind the Twisted Wire
INVITATION Wily Publications Ltd, Scorpio Books Ltd and The Michael King Writers’ Centre cordially invite you to the launch of Behind the Twisted Wire New Zealand artists in World War I Introduced by Dr Christopher Pugsley Scorpio Books Ltd, BNZ Centre (down the laneway) 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch Tuesday 12 April 2016 6:00-7:30 pm View […]
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