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NZSA National AGM, AGM Dinner and Writers Walk
NZSA National AGM, Chaired by NZSA President Mandy Hager 5.15pm to 6.15pm, Saturday 19 June Join us to review and hear about the Society’s national and branch undertakings, performance, and activities during 2020. Questions from members are welcome from the floor. This will be held at the end of our 2021 Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara Roadshow, at the […]
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NZMFF – Wanaka Festival Passes June 25 – June 29
NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust NZMFF – Wanaka Festival Passes Fri 25th Jun 2021, 7:00 pm – Tue 29th Jun 2021, 10:30 pm NZST Price $115 NZD Buy Tickets Events will also be held in Queenstown and Cromwell. The 19th NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival presents a wide range of films, guest […]
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Nelson/Whakatū Roadshow – 22 May
9am – 4.15pm. NMIT, 71 Nile Street, Rooms T301 and T309, Nelson, Whakatū Take part in a day of keynote sessions, workshops, masterclasses and discussions plus a catered morning tea/coffee and lunch. The event is open to all with a wide range of affordable prices (including early bird prices) for students, NZSA members, non-members and […]
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AUTHOR TALK IN TAKAKA – REBECCA HAYTER
Rebecca Hayter will be at Takaka Library on Wednesday 12 May, 2 – 3 pm, talking about her new book Wild Seas to Greenland: a Sailing Adventure with Ocean Racer Ross Field. In 2017 yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter sailed from the UK with veteran ocean racer Ross Field on a quest to sail the […]
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WORLDBUILDING FOR STORYTELLERS – WORKSHOP IN RICHMOND
Do you love fantasy, speculative fiction or sci-fi? Are you into Dungeons and Dragons? Perhaps you are an aspiring game designer, interested in the creation of imaginary worlds. Join local writer Robyn Prokop on Saturday 1 May, 10 am – 11.30 am at Richmond Library for this exploration of the art of worldbuilding. Robyn will […]
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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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