• WORD 2016 – Christchurch

    WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival holds events that bring writers, thinkers and performers together to celebrate the written word and provide a window for readers to respond to ideas.The festival’s objective is to bring the community together through their love of words in all their forms.

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  • Storylines Festival 2016

    Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust  promotes public awareness of the importance of reading and books for all children and young adults. The Storylines Festival aims to bring children together with their favourite authors, illustrators, storytellers and performers, all bringing New Zealand books to life. A series of free Family Days are held across the country, these festival days […]

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  • IBBY 35th International Congress – Auckland

    The International Board on Books for Young People Congress is this year being hosted by New Zealand. IBBY is a non-profit organisation representing an international network of countries and people, mostly volunteers, dedicated to bringing books and children together. The IBBY Congress will have a variety of presentations from around the world in parallel and poster […]

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  • Fish Publishing Short Memoir Prize

      Everyone must have a memoir. Go for it! Write a piece of your life, send it to Fish. This contest is an opportunity to have your memoir published. The competition will be judged by Carlo Gebler. Carlo is the author of many books, including three memoirs – Father and I, Confessions of a Catastrophist and The Projectionist. He will […]

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  • PANZ Conference 2016 – Auckland

    PANZ International Conference 2016: Local Publishing, Global Thinking Conference at a Glance Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 128 Albert Street, Auckland Date: Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July Details and Registration: Download the PANZ Conference Programme 2016 and Registration Form Programme View or download the programme for the PANZ International Conference.

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  • Book Expo America 2016 – Chicago

    Book Expo America (BEA) is North America’s largest gathering of book industry professionals from around the globe. BEA is the leading business event for publishers, librarians, retailers, booksellers, digital content creators, traditional and self-published authors, media, rights professionals, and movie and television executives. It’s the best place to discover new titles and authors, learn about […]

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  • Auckland Writers Festival 2017

    THE FESTIVAL BRINGS THE WORLD TO AUCKLAND. Every year we stage over 140 public events, gathering together 160 of the world’s best writers and thinkers with over 24,000 festival goers and up to 6,000 young people to celebrate the world of books and ideas. For the past 16 years the Festival has enriched the culture […]

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  • London Book Fair 2016

    The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. In 2016 the fair will take place at Olympia, West London, and cover all aspects of the publishing industry. Over the course of the three day Fair conferences, seminars, […]

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  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2016

    The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing and multimedia industry. Every year in the spring, publishers, authors, illustrators, literary agents, licensors and licensees, packagers, distributors, printers, booksellers, librarians and serice companies connected to publishing meet in Bologna to: -sell and buy copyrights -establish new contacts and strengthen […]

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  • Taipei International Book Exhibition 2016

    The Taipei International Book Exhibition is a book fair organised by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation. It is the annual meeting point for Asian publishers and one of the most diversified international book fairs in Asia. It attracts publishers, editors, rights managers, distributors, booksellers and librarians to select the latest titles at the beginning of the year. […]

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  • Screenwriting Workshop – Nelson

    Following on from the success of his first workshop on screenwriting in November, Tony Etchells will be conducting a second workshop on Sunday 14 February, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm, in the Constance Barnicoat Room, Richmond Library. Tony Etchells has nearly two decades of practical experience as a full-time professional screenwriter for television. He began […]

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  • NZWG Seed Grant – Round One

    New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) and New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce an additional pathway for New Zealand writers under the highly successful NZWG Seed programme for new creative projects. The NZWG Seed grants allow writers to be innovative, brilliant, and to create something they own, just as they see it. A […]

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