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The Spinoff Book Club
Thursday 13 March, 7pm – 8pm, The Hannah Playhouse Tickets: $19.50–$29.50 (+booking fees) Book now: at The Hannah Playhouse, here. Come along to The Spinoff Book Club hosted by Claire Mabey (books editor, The Spinoff and founder of Verb Wellington). A line up of guests will chat about books they love, books they’ve written, and books […]
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National Flash Fiction Day 2025
The 2025 competition is now open. Submit your entry by 30 April! The 2025 judges for the national competition are the award-winning writers Brannavan Gnanalingam and Vana Manasiadis. The 2025 youth judge is Shilo Kino. How to enter can be found on the NFFD Competition page. More about the 2025 international youth competition later this […]
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NZSA Wellington Open Mic Mar 2025
Come along on Monday 10 March to our next NZSA Wellington literary shindig – at a new venue, on a new day! To settle in to this new venue for our series of regular branch events for this year, we’re holding another of our ever-popular Open Mic Evenings. We hope you can join us – to […]
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NZSA Te Kaituhi Kupu Kaitiaki 2025
The aim of this kaupapa is to provide new and emerging kaituhi with valuable feedback from a skilled Kupu Kaitiaki, for the refinement of a part of a manuscript. The work can be in the genres of poetry, fiction (excluding plays), short fiction or non-fiction. To apply, kaituhi can send in a piece a one-page […]
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NZSA Te Kaituhi Mentorship programme 2025
This programme gives emerging writers who whakapapa Māori the opportunity to work closely with an acclaimed Māori writer as their mentor to hone their tuhituhi ability and, in the process, evolve and refine a work toward a publishable state. We welcome kaituhi who write in te reo Māori and/or te reo Pākehā, in the genre […]
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The Structural Puzzle – A WebWorkshop with Paula Morris
NZSA Webworkshop on 6:30pm-8:30pm, Thursday 13 March This practical session will explore the shapes of novels and short stories, handling point of view, character, scene and summary to build distinct and satisfying work. We’ll draw on published models and your own specific needs, challenges and questions. Dr Paula Morris MNZM is an Associate Professor, English […]
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IP Workshop Te Mana Whakamahi Mō Ngā Toi Māori: Copyright and IP beyond Legal Frameworks
NZSA Webworkshop on 6:30pm-8:00pm, Tuesday 25 March Te Mana Whakamahi Mō Ngā Toi Māori Copyright and IP beyond Legal Frameworks The protection of Māori cultural knowledge sits at the intersection of intellectual property (IP) law and tikanga. While legal frameworks, such as copyright and trademark law, offer some safeguards, they are fundamentally limited in […]
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Everything She Wanted Book Launch
Have you ever wondered what the story behind a song is? Otago University, Dunedin, 2012: Madeline is in her final year of study when she meets Daniel. She’s been waiting for her soulmate and he appears to be everything she’s ever wanted. As a ‘situationship’ forms between them, Madeline tries to keep her head above […]
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NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2025 Seeks Emerging Young Writers
The NZSA Youth Mentor Programme seeks Emerging Young Writers Four secondary school students will have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills. The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme offers aspiring young writers aged 15 -18 a mentorship, from May to […]
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Black Sugarcane Book Launch
Black Sugarcane is a landmark debut collection by Nafanua Purcell Kersel. Restless in form and address, these engaging and generous poems ricochet from light to dark, quiet to loud, calm to violence. We meet a loved twin sister as she dives towards the Sacred Centre, a grandmother who knows everything by heart, a shrugging office clerk, […]
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Star Gazers Book Launch
The alpacas are nervous. Accusations are flying about a rigged election, a mysterious illness is spreading, the Alpaca News is being censored by higher powers, and skullduggery is threatening the Breeders Showcase. Amidst a mass of self-interested parties, a forthright vet and a diplomatic engineer strive to protect the herds and restore democracy. By turns […]
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Book Launch – Auckland and Matakana
Book launch and celebratory performance THE BURNING QUESTION by Hugh Major Descartes and Queen Christina, 1560 A dramatisation of witty exchanges between an ageing Descartes and the very smart but potty-mouthed 25 year-old Queen Christina To launch While Hearts Count of Forevers, three novellas by Hugh Major and Interrogations: Selected writing 1976-1990 by Keith Hill […]
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