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NZSA Youth Mentorships
Congratulations to the talented student writers awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships! The four secondary school students selected for mentorships will each be matched with a professional writer/mentor in their genre, as part of the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) 2024 Youth Mentorship Programme The young writers will hone their writing […]
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StartWrite Writing Sample & Synopsis Assessment Programme
StartWrite Writing Sample and Synopsis Assessment Service – for writers who want to get an appraisal for part of their work. Writers can send in a piece of writing, up to 6,000 words (for poetry up to 20 pages), and a one page synopsis. The NZSA Writing Sample and Synopsis Assessment Service is an excellent […]
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CLNZ NZSA Research Grants 2024 OPEN
Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono mō ngā Karāti Rangahau o te CLNZ | NZSA hei āwhina atu māu e rangahau tō hinonga, tō kōrero paki, tō […]
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Manawatū Regional Roadshow 2024
9AM – 4PM, SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2024, TE WHARE WAIRUA MERERIKIRIKI, 140-148 MAXWELLS LINE, AWAPUNI, PALMERSTON NORTH The Regional Roadshows offer local writers access to professional development, masterclasses, workshops and panel discussions taught by experienced writers from across Aotearoa. These events are organised in partnership with local NZSA branches to build collegiality, connection and new […]
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Come Together: Whāingaroa Writers Weekend
Join us for two days of writerly events on Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June at the Raglan Old School: Siobhan Harvey gives a workshop on character, Ben Brown speaks about the whakapapa of Story, Tracey Slaughter digs into flash fiction, Ann Neville and Tina Shaw talk about publishing. For a programme or […]
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Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2024 – Longlist announcement!
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa and Text Publishing are delighted to announce the longlist for the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2024. The longlisted writers are: Geoff Allen, Shriya Bhagwat, Jeffrey Buchanan, Tina Cartwright, Helen E Crampton, Amanda Hanan, Patrick Hunn, Hank Lloyd, Christopher Matson, JS Michaels, Kiri Rodwell, Meredyth Tamsyn, and Casey Taylor. This year’s longlist of 13 […]
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Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2024 shortlist
Announcing the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2024 shortlist We are pleased to announce the four writers who have been shortlisted for an award that celebrates fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision’ are: Abigail von Ahsen with Flawless, Jade Hallamore with Infused with Magic, Jacqueline Owens with Vividwater, and Tracy Farr with Wonderland. (l to r: […]
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Book Launch – Tauranga
Book Launch – 2023 Winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize – Lee Murray’s book Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud Lee Murray, The Cuba Press & Tauranga Girls’ College invite you to… Other Voices: Uncovering Women’s Narratives A discussion between Lee Murray and poet and playwright Renee Liang, hosted by the students, […]
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Travels in Character with Tracey Slaughter
10am – 12pm, Wednesday 10 April 2024 This fiction workshop will explore the importance of creating a ‘moving’ character, using writing exercises to focus on physical action, narrative stance and sentence energy, to generate dynamic character presence. Tracey Slaughter’s latest works are the short story collection Devil’s Trumpet (Te Herenga Waka Press, 2021) and the poetry collection Conventional […]
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NZSA Mentorships 2024 announced
We are pleased to announce that 13 emerging writers have been selected for The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa 2024 Mentorship Programme. The selection panel of convenor Rosetta Allan along with panellists Kiri Piahana-Wong and Sharon Manssen commented: ‘To all the writers, we would like to say well done in […]
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NZSA Webworkshop: Writing the Other with Helen Vivienne Fletcher
10am – 12pm, Wednesday 15 May 2024 Being inclusive is important, but how does it apply to writing? Discuss the hows, whens and whys of writing diverse characters. Helen Vivienne Fletcher is a children’s and young adult author, storyteller and award-winning playwright from Wellington. Her most recent theatre work, Five Slices of Another Life, brought […]
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Author book launch – Devonport Library
Book Launch at Devonport Library, Sunday 24 March at 2.30pm It is my pleasure to invite you to the launch of my new historical novel, Turbulent Threads. This is my first novel for adults in seven years, so a special occasion! Information is attached and below. If you can make it, feel free to come with […]
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