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Writers at Lunchtime
Writers at Lunchtime takes place 11.30 am – 1.30 pm on the first Wednesday of every month (except January). There is usually a guest speaker at 12.30 pm. The venue is the café at Nelson Golf Club, 38 Bolt Road, Tahunanui. The café is upstairs and there is a lift available. Everyone is welcome. Gold […]
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Four cash grants awarded to support local writers
The 2022 Copyright Licensing New Zealand and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Research Grants have been awarded to four writers in Aotearoa. The $5,000 grants support local writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. The selection panel, Deborah Challinor, David Eggleton and […]
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NZSA Regional Roadshow New Plymouth Taranaki – Saturday 10 September
We are pleased to be coming to Ngāmotu, Taranaki for our fifth Regional Roadshow of 2022! 9am – 6pm, Saturday 10 September, St Joseph’s Catholic Church hall, 106 Powderham Street, (alternatively 151 Devon Street West). What’s on: Welcome with Vanda Symon Opening Kōrero: Witi Ihimaera in conversation with Vanda Symon Workshops: Poetry with Rob Hack; […]
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Book launch – Kāwai: For Such a Time as This Book
Celebrate the release of Monty Soutar’s new novel, Kāwai: For Such a Time as This When: 6pm, Tuesday 13 September Where: Ellen Melville Hall, 2 Freyberg Place, Auckland CBD Please RSVP Lise Clayton at Bateman Books lisec@bateman.co.nz Find out more about the novel and read a sample HERE
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NZSA Regional Roadshow Napier Ahuriri – Saturday 20 August
We are coming to Ahuriri for our fourth Regional Roadshow of 2022! JOIN US for an invigorating day of professional development offering keynote sessions, workshops, masterclasses, and discussions, with a catered morning tea/coffee and lunch. 9am – 5.30pm, Saturday 20 August, East Pier Hotel, 50 Nelson Quay, Ahuriri, Napier 4110. Here’s what’s on: Welcome with […]
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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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