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Podcast/Radio drama: Falling – concerning Minnie Dean’s final journey 1895
Podcast/Radio drama: Falling – concerning Minnie Dean’s final journey, 1895, is set to premier on 18 August 2022. It features Eilish Moran as Minnie Dean, directed by Yvonne Martin, written and produced by Karen Zelas. Video-trailer: https://youtu.be/pLe2w-lmTeE Programming: https://plainsfm.org.nz/prog/falling Spotify & iTunes: Search “Falling – Minnie Dean’s final journey” More information HERE *The script development of Falling […]
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Naming the Beasts – Book Launch!
Elizabeth Morton, Otago University Press and Time Out Bookstore warmly invite you to join them for the online launch of Naming the Beasts, the new poetry collection by Elizabeth Morton. Naming the Beasts is a menagerie of poems about the gnarlier aspects of being a creature of this world. Within these pages wilderness and suburbia […]
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NZSA Wellington presents National Poetry Day open mic at Unity
Calling all poets: budding, established, secretive! Join the Wellington Branch of New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa on Friday 26 August from 6pm for an open mic night hosted by Unity Books! Poetry of any subject or scope and authors of any language are welcome to attend and share their work […]
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Paper Cage launch August 25 Unity Books Wellington 6pm
All welcome to attend the launch of the Michael Gifkins Text Prize winner for 2021: Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath A child goes missing in a small town. Then another. And suddenly everyone’s holding their own kids a little tighter. Lorraine doesn’t have kids, but she has a dearly loved nephew. And she knows the […]
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Book launch! Poor People With Money by Dominic Hoey
Poor People With Money, book launch. 6pm, 11th August at SOAP 12 Beresford Square. Come celebrate the launch of Dominic Hoey’s second novel. There will be readings, drink specials and books for sale.
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Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Emma Sidnam has been awarded the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript Backwaters. Sidnam wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, celebrating the life and work of the writer and agent Michael Gifkins. Emma Sidnam is […]
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New stories by talented writers awarded 2022 NZSA manuscript assessments
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announce the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year’s CompleteMS programme. Compelling manuscripts crafted by thirteen talented writers, have been chosen to take part in this year’s programme. Writers spend months polishing their stories for entry into this competitive […]
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Auckland / Tāmaki-makau-rau Roadshow
Auckland / Tāmaki-makau-rau Roadshow 9AM – 7PM, SAT 30 JULY, AUT SOUTHERN CAMPUS, 640 GREAT SOUTH RD, MANUKAU What’s on: Welcome with Vanda Symon Opening Kōrero: Witi Ihimaera in conversation with Vanda Symon. Masterclasses: Poetry Masterclass with Siobhan Harvey; Creating Authentic Characters with Brannavan Gnanalingam; On Vulnerability: A Creative Non-Fiction Workshop with Lana Lopesi; Short and Sharper – Taking your flash fiction a step further, Jack Cottrell. Workshops: How far can […]
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Book launch: NO OTHER PLACE TO STAND
Auckland University Press invites you to the launch of NO OTHER PLACE TO STAND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE POETRY FROM AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND. Join editors Jordan Hamel, Rebecca Hawkes, Erik Kennedy and Essa Ranapiri – as well as plenty of special guests – to the celebration and launch party of this brilliant new anthology. […]
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Book launch! The Collections by Patricia Donovan
Patricia Donovan, Mary Egan Publishing and Unity Books invite you to the launch of Patricia Donovan’s new novel – The Collections. Tuesday 9 August, Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington. To be launched by Harry Ricketts.
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Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022
$10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2022 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a […]
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Book Launch! Na Viro by Gina Cole
Join us to acknowledge and celebrate the launch of ‘Na Viro’ by Gina Cole. Wednesday 6 July 5.30-7pm Maritime Museum 175 Quay Street Viaduct Harbour, Auckland RSVP to info@huia.co.nz (by 27 June for catering purposes) See you there!
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