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Elastic Island Adventures Kingdom of Blong launch – July 4
Dorothy Butler Bookshop 3.-4.30pm Sunday July 4 All welcome Karen McMillan is an Auckland-based author. She is the author of 16 published books in a variety of genres: non-fiction, historical fiction, contemporary fiction and children’s fiction. Her books have published in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Poland, Germany and the US. […]
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NZSA AGM June 19 2021
The NZSA Te Puna Kaituhi o Aotearoa 2021 AGM will be held in the Rutherford House lecture theatre on the mezzanine level of VUW Pipitea Campus, Wellington on Saturday June 19, 2021 at 5.15pm, chaired by President Mandy Hager. Members can also register to attend by a zoom link live on the day HERE
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Book Launch – 9 June – Auckland
You are warmly invited to celebrate the publication of two of Storylines 2020 award-winning books Partners in Slime by Belinda O’Keefe, published by Scholastic New Zealand, winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for an unpublished junior fiction manuscript and Displaced by Cristina Sanders, published by Walker Books Australia, winner of the Storylines Tessa Duder Award for an unpublished young […]
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$25,000 CLNZ / NZSA Writers’ Award – Apply Now
What do Nick Bollinger, Rebecca Macfie, and Nic Low (Ngai Tahu) have in common? They have all received the Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Writers’ Award: a $25,000 award to a New Zealand writer one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature open now The […]
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Charlotte Grimshaw talks life and writing with Paula Morris
NZSA Auckland Branch event Friday 4 June (meet from 5pm, meeting starts 6.15pm) The Coffee Club, 42 High Street, Auckland CBD (on the edge of Freyberg Square) The Auckland Branch is excited to host two of our most accomplished and well-known writers, Charlotte Grimshaw and Paula Morris. Charlotte Grimshaw is the author of a number […]
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I’m a Poet, I’m a Cleaner – at GOOD BOOKS May 28, 12.15pm
At Good Books, Jesse St, Wellington five writers from Somewhere a cleaner will read poems from the book and share cleaning hints. Hear Joanna Cho, Marilyn Garson, Trish Harris, Brian Meynell and Mohan Singh on ritual cleaning, hospital cleaning, office cleaning, cleaning the bathroom. Who would have guessed that cleaning makes such great poems! Lunchtime […]
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Lizzie Harwood is the inaugural winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize
The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize awards a publishing contract with Cuba Press to the winning manuscript which will be published later in 2021. NZSA congratulate Lizzie Harwood on winning this prize for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’ , that celebrates the life and work of writer Laura Solomon. Lizzie Harwood says: “It’s a huge […]
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Murray Edmond launch May 27 – Time to Make a Song and Dance
BOOK LAUNCH May 27, 5.30 – 7.30 pm Old Government House Free event – all welcome Being launched by Chloe Swarbrick. Atuanui Press. Murray Edmond is known variously for his work as a poet, playwright, and as an editor, and critic. His first collection of poems, Entering the Eye, was published in 1973, and several […]
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Michael BOTUR LOUDMOUTH poetry performance
8.00pm – 9.00pm OFF THE PAGE POEMS from MICHAEL BOTUR LOUDMOUTH Free admission all welcome Thirsty Dog Pub KRd
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Six talented school students awarded mentorships in NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme
NZSA normally awards four youth mentorships each year but this year the panel found it impossible to limit the mentorships to four, and recommended two additional mini mentorships. These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year as part of this programme. 2021 Youth Mentorships awarded to: Awhina Barbarich Amberlea Gordon […]
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Sista, Stanap Strong! A Vanuatu Women’s Anthology
Victoria University Press warmly invite you to the launch of Sista, Stanap Strong! A Vanuatu Women’s Anthology edited by Mikaela Nyman & Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen Tuesday 25 May Vic Books, Kelburn 6pm – 7:30pm All Welcome.
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Book Launch – Wellington
Book Launch: There’s No Such Thing As Humans WHEN: Sunday 16th May, 3pm WHERE: The Children’s Bookshop, Shop 26 Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie, Wellington RSVP to The Children’s Bookshop – books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1297586497305287 Event Description: Helen Vivienne Fletcher and The Children’s Bookshop warmly invite you to join us as Fifi Colston officially launches Helen’s new […]
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