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CompleteMS 2021 – open for applications
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript ready to take to that next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction or non-fiction Apply now for the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) CompleteMS manuscript assessment programme The NZSA CompleteMS manuscript assessment programme is now open for applications. Thirteen successful applicants will […]
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Mangawhai Writers Workshop
Address: Arts Workspace, Mangawhai Gallery, 45 Moir Street, Mangawhai, Northland Here is some information about the writing group: Mangawhai Writers Workshop was established in April 2021 and is a new initiative for the community. It was formed by NZSA writer Judy Tindill (pen name Jude Thomas), who offered a ‘Creative Writing for Beginners’ course for […]
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My Elephant is Blue – Melinda Szymanik Book Launch May 30
May 30 Time Out Bookshop 432 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland Refreshments will be served. All welcome to attend the launch of My Elephant is Blue, by Melinda Syzmanik and illustrated by Vasanti Unka.
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National Flash Fiction Day – Northland
National Flash Fiction Day celebration in Kawakawa There will be a flash fiction workshop starting at 1pm, afternoon tea, presentation of the Northland Trophy, open mic, finishing around 3.30pm. Sunday 27 June, at the Te Hononga hub in the Hundertwasser Memorial Park, Kawakawa, 1pm to 3.30pm.
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Best-selling author and publisher James Russell: Creative Book Marketing
NZSA Auckland Branch meeting Friday 7 May Meet from 5pm, meeting starts 6.15pm The Coffee Club, 42 High Street, Auckland CBD (on the edge of Freyberg Square) James Russell is a best-selling writer, with sales of almost 100,000 in New Zealand and a further 70,000 sold overseas in four languages. The author of the self-published […]
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Ghosts by Siobhan Harvey – Book launch
Otago Uni Press invite you to the launch of Ghosts Siobhan Harvey Far from dead, our ghosts live within us always … Poet Siobhan Harvey’s latest collection is about migration, outcasts, the search for home, and the ghosts we live with, including the ones who occupy our memories, ancestries and stories. It begins in […]
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Inaugural NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize shortlist announced
Five writers have been shortlisted for an award that celebrates fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision‘. NZSA congratulates shortlisted writers Joanna Aitchison, Tom Baragwanath, James Norcliffe, Lizzie Harwood, and Wes Lee. 89 applications were received and the shortlist judging panel of Tina Shaw and Ruby Porter commented: ‘We saw an inspiring range of […]
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A Clear Dawn – launch at Unity Books Wellington May 27
Auckland University Press & Unity Books invite you to celebrate the launch of A CLEAR DAWN: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa Edited by Paula Morris and Alison Wong. MAY 27 6pm Unity Books Wellington 57 Willis St, Wellington Central Note: Date is different to invite – books were delayed, as was the launch event.
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RICHMOND WRITING GROUP
RICHMOND WRITING GROUP The Richmond Writing Group is for adults with an interest in writing – whether you’re just thinking about starting to write something, you’re a published author, or somewhere in between. The group meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 1 – 3 pm, in the Constance Barnicoat Room at Richmond Library. […]
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AUTHOR TALK BY JEAN GORMAN: INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUSADES
AUTHOR TALK BY JEAN GORMAN: INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUSADES Everyone is welcome to Richmond Library on Thursday 15 April, 5.30 pm, to hear Jean Gorman share her knowledge of The Crusades. Jean Gorman, the Secretary of NZSA Top of the South branch, is the well- known author of the Lionheart Chronicles, historical novels set during […]
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Rush! Rush! Book launch April 10
Where: Dorothy Butler Children’s Book Shop Three Lamps, Ponsonby When: Saturday 10th April at 4.30pm Meet author and poet Elena de Roo at the launch of Rush! Rush! Books will be available for sale and signing Published by One Tree House www.onetree-house.com
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Book Launch of Gaps in the Light at Titirangi Library
Tuesday 20 April 6.30pm at Titirangi Library You are invited to the launch of Iona Winter’s new work – Gaps in the Light Gaps in the Light uses form in innovative ways to express deeply the experience of loss and joy in ways I can’t remember reading anywhere else. Nothing is binary here – everything feels […]
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