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Announcing the shortlist for the 2020 Michael Gifkins Prize
Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. Three outstanding manuscripts have been chosen for this year’s shortlist: Flight by Whitney Cox A Good Winter by Giovanna (Gigi) Fenster Pōhara […]
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CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants 2020
Four Cash Grants to Support NZ Writers Receive a $5,000 grant to help you research your latest fiction or non-fiction writing project. All New Zealand writers welcome to apply from today! In support of New Zealand writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project, the 2020 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) […]
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Starting Right: Drawing Readers into your World – NZSA WebWorkshop with Bren MacDibble
12pm to 2pm, 20 May. Is the opening of your novel bogged down by world building and exposition? Science fiction is all about getting the reader to trust your main characters early so they can act as believable guides. Tune in for a live chat with Bren MacDibble and learn techniques you can use to […]
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The Business of Writing – NZSA WebWorkshop – with Nalini Singh. 10am to 12pm, 6 May
In this Q & A, New York Times Best Selling author of paranormal romance and full time writer, Nalini Singh answers your questions about how to make a living from writing including everything from publishing, subrights, diverse income streams, contracting and more. You can submit questions before and during the session. Nalini Singh is the […]
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CLNZ / NZSA Writers’ Award 2020
Applications Open Early to Support Writers $25,000 award to a New Zealand writer one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature presented by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) brought forward by three months to support NZ writers CLNZ and NZSA have brought forward the application process for […]
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Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel Longlist
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc and Text Publishing are delighted to announce the longlist for the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2020. The longlisted writers are: Coral Atkinson, Whitney Cox, David Coyle, Juliana Feaver, Giovanna (Gigi Fenster), Robin Harding, Maria Joseph, Rudy Castaneda Lopez, Christopher Todd […]
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Call for Applications – a Special Round of Contestable Fund Grants
Applications are now open for a Special Round of Contestable Fund Grants, with $120,000 available to apply for. Copyright Licensing New Zealand is running a Special Round of its Contestable Fund Grants in order to support short-term projects that have arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand writing […]
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Poetry’s Bare Essentials – with David Eggleton. 10am to 12pm, 23 April
In this two hour workshop we’ll be creating new poems about what matters to you in a time of crisis, paying attention to voice, tone, language and technique, and to where you are right now. David Eggleton edited Landfall and Landfall Review Online between 2010 and 2018. He is a recent recipient of a Janet […]
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NZSA WebWorkshop – How to Rock Self-Publishing. 10am to 12pm, 15 April
How to Rock Self-Publishing – 10am to 12pm, 15 April Want to publish your book, find new readers, and build a badass author brand? In this two-hour workshop, bestselling author Steff Green will walk you through ten important steps you need to consider. Steff Green is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 40 self-published […]
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NZSA Live! presents National Writers Forum content – FREE!
We are releasing 18 days of National Writers Forum 2018 sessions to help New Zealand writers and authors through the covid-19 national lockdown. And it’s all free! Hear keynote addresses from writers like Lani Wendt Young and Dr Anita Hiess; panel discussions on adapting books into other formats and the business of writing. Virtually sit in on […]
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Takahē Poetry Monica Taylor Competition 2020
This year our poetry competition will be judged by Siobhan Harvey First Prize: $300 Second Prize: $150 Entries to be received, no later than Monday 31st August 2020 Results, the short-list and the winning poem will be published in the December takahē 100 special bumper print issue. The entry form can be found below on page […]
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Calling all literary innovators! – deadline 31 May
Set up to help strengthen and develop Aotearoa’s literary landscape, Mātātuhi Foundation wants to help Kiwi writers develop new and imaginative ways to increase their reach and engagement with Kiwi readers with seed funding grants of up to $5,000. Watch the Mātātuhi Trustees talk about what the Foundation is looking for in a project, then go online […]
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