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Four Cash Grants Awarded to Support NZ Writers
The 2021 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) inc Research Grants have been awarded to four New Zealand writers. The $5,000 grants support New Zealand writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. The selection panel received […]
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$25,000 Writers’ Award has been awarded to Writer, Architectural Designer, and Housing Advocate, Jade Kake
Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi,Te Whakatōhea,Te Arawa) has been awarded the 2021 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) inc, $25,000 Writers’ Award for her project on the legacy of Professor Rewi Thompson (1953-2017; Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa). Working with Jeremy Hansen, Jade’s book will […]
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2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries
Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]
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Whanganui Literary Festival
The Whanganui Literary Festival brings you an exciting line up of authors’ events in a intimate setting. Wednesday September 29th – Sunday 10 October 2021. Catalogue out now.
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Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival 2021
A very cool line up of speakers for the Readers & Writers section of the HB Arts Festival 2021. Programmes and tickets available now.
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Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2021
$10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2021 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to work on a […]
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Poetry on the Beach
Poetry on the Beach is back! As a wrap up event for National Poetry Day, you are invited to come and write your own, original poem on the sand at Orewa Beach on 28th August at 3pm, and then poetry reading at Coast Bites and Brew afterwards. Siobhan Harvey is judging this year, and they […]
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WORD Christchurch Festival Celebrates Books, Storytelling and Ideas this August
WORD Christchurch has launched its 2021 festival programme, with an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city from 25 to 29 August. This year’s events tackle both the near and the far – with an intensely local flavour and an innovative international component. Earlier this year WORD announced that it was moving […]
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You are invited to the launch of ‘Protest! Shaping Aotearoa’ by Mandy Hager
You are warmly invited to the launch of Protest! Shaping Aotearoa, by Mandy Hager: 12 August 5.15 – 6.30pm Vic Books Pipitea, 27 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011 The history of social resistance in Aotearoa, by Mandy Hager, NZSA President. Published by OneTree House, the book will be launched by Nicky Hager, with an introduction by […]
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Phantom National Poetry Day
First established in 1997, National Poetry Day is a one-day national poetry event extravaganza held on a Friday in late August each year. In 2021, the date for Phantom National Poetry Day is Friday 27th August. Registrations for 2021 events will open on the 17th March. It’s an event that always has something for everybody, […]
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Hamilton Book Month 2021
It’s almost August and Hamilton Book Month will soon be underway again with 21 events in 2021. Co-director Catherine Wallace says, ”We’ve got a great line-up this year with both literary icons and exciting new talent. Our audiences love interacting with visiting and local authors, hearing them read, buying their books and then having them […]
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Michael Bennett: multi-award-winning author, screenwriter and director
NZSA Auckland Branch Meeting Friday 6 August from 5pm, meeting starts 6.15pm The Coffee Club, 42 High Street, Auckland CBD Join us in August when Weng Wai Chan asks: Why hasn’t Michael Bennett been snapped up by Hollywood yet? The Auckland Branch is thrilled to welcome Michael, hot off the success of his TVNZ […]
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