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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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We, The Children
Date: Thursday, 7 April, 2016 Time: 5.30pm – 6.45pm Cost: Free Location: Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets Contact Details: Space is limited, so book your spot by emailing events.natlib@dia.govt.nz Second Generation to Holocaust survivors: A Complex Past, A Contemplative Present Writer Edna Shemesh talks about impact that being Second Generation to Holocaust survivors […]
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Oral History Workshops – Abstracting Oral History
ABSTRACTING ORAL HISTORY Saturday and Sunday 25 & 26 June 2016, 8.45am-1pm, both days. The workshop is limited to 8, so register your interest by reply email, then fill out and return this flyer (either scan or photograph and email) at your earliest convenience. The abstract is a comprehensive time-coded summary, which serves as a […]
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The Essentials of Oral History Research Workshops – Day Two
This is day two of a two day course, with one month between them. The workshops are limited to 12, so register your interest by reply email, then fill out and return this flyer (either scan or photograph and email) at your earliest convenience. Total fee for both days is $300 but reduced to $220 […]
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The Essentials of Oral History Research Workshops – Day One
This is day one of a two day course, with one month between them. The workshops are limited to 12, so register your interest by reply email, then fill out and return this flyer (either scan or photograph and email) at your earliest convenience. Total fee for both days is $300 but reduced to $220 […]
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University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence 2017
The University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence The University of Otago is the only tertiary institute in New Zealand which offers a residency for a children’s writer. Begun by the Dunedin College of Education in 1992, it allows writers to work full time in a compatible environment among colleagues […]
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UBS Otago Book Event: Cilla McQueen
Otago University Press and the University Book Shop are very pleased to invite you to the launch of former New Zealand Poet Laureate Cilla McQueen’s memoir In a Slant Light; A Poet’s Memoir. RSVP: to publicity@otago.ac.nz (not necessary to attend but very helpful for catering purposes) In this absorbing poetic memoir of her early life, […]
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COMMUNITY THEATRE PERFORMANCE IN MAPUA
Kiwi/Possum Productions, the community-based theatre group from the West Coast, will be presenting their latest play ‘A Brief History of Madness’ at The Mapua Hall on Saturday 2 April at 7.30pm. Written by Paul Maunder, the play is loosely inspired by Foucault’s book Madness and Civilisation and has been received with acclaim on the Coast. […]
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2016 NFFD Competition Closes
April 30 — National Flash Fiction Day competition closes. Stories up to 300 words (excluding title). Great cash prizes! Details With everything you need to know to enter here.
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Close of Flash Frontier SLOW Theme.
March 31 is the closing date for the Flash Frontier April issue — a NZ special — which is themed ‘SLOW’. Full details of everything you need to know On the Flash Frontier website here including submission guidelines If you haven’t tried Flash Fiction, you may be missing a lot of fun.
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