• 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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  • 2016 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

    Entries are now open for the 2016 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The 2016 Jolley Prize is worth a total of $12,500, with a first prize of $7,000 and supplementary prizes of $2,000 and $1,000. The judges will also commend three additional stories, the authors of which will each receive $850. The 2016 Jolley […]

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  • Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2017 Call for Entries

    The 11th Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is now open for entries, presenting an opportunity for emerging and established writers and poets to showcase their work to new international audiences and further their involvement in the literary world. The award is an internationally renowned prize presented by Aesthetica Magazine and judged by literary experts, including Arifa […]

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  • Wairarapa Word

    Wairarapa Word is a monthly literary series founded in 2012. We have hosted writers such as Jenny Bornholdt, Fiona Farrell, Harry Ricketts, Fiona Kidman, and Gregory O’Brien. Sessions held on first Sunday of the month at 3pm. April 3 — Rhondda Greig May 1 — Pat White For information: 06 379 7103 events.waiword@gmail.com Supported by Creative […]

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  • Wairarapa Word

    Wairarapa Word is a monthly literary series founded in 2012. We have hosted writers such as Jenny Bornholdt, Fiona Farrell, Harry Ricketts, Fiona Kidman, and Gregory O’Brien. Sessions held on first Sunday of the month at 3pm. March 6 — Open Mic April 3 — Rhondda Greig May 1 — Pat White For information: 06 379 […]

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  • Book Launch – Auckland

    BEHIND THE TWISTED WIRE by JENNIFER HAWORTH The definitive study of New Zealand’s commissioned war artists and soldier-artists in World War I. International Art Centre, 272 Parnell Road, Auckland 3rd March 2016, 5.30-7.00 pm. Christchurch-based Jenny Haworth is the author of the highly successful The Art of War which focuses on the commissioned war artists of World War II. It […]

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