• 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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  • Don’t Talk To Me About Love Writing Contest

    Love is strange, love is beautiful, love is dangerous… Don’t Talk To Me About Love’s debut contest is open for submissions until Midnight, Valentine’s Day, February 14 2016. What does LOVE mean to you? We want your fiction, non-fiction and poetry, exploring love in any of its myriad expressions: romantic, platonic, parental, and much, much […]

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  • Book Launch – Wellington

    Book Launch Launch of Kim Chamberlain’s books The 5 Minute Brain Workout for Kids, plus 365 Games and Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp (a 5 minute brain workout for adults) in Wellington. 6pm, Wednesday 17 February at The Children’s Bookshop, Shop 26 Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand. John and Ruth at the Children’s […]

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  • Get your 2016 writing project up and running

    The Kickstart Writing Workshop is a dynamic writing workshop designed to get your idea out of your head and onto the page.  A designated writing day that focuses on the expansion and structure of your story in a fun and supportive environment. Come armed with your idea and let’s get that project underway. Facilitator Kathryn Burnett is a […]

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