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NZSA Wellington presents Panel of Poets
The next event in NZSA Wellington Branch’s 2026 programme is at two/fiftyseven on Tuesday 25 August 2026, starting at 6.00pm: Panel of Poets, in support of 2026 National Poetry Day. In a panel convened and curated by Chris Tse, Helen Rickerby, Anna Jackson and Jackson McCarthy will discuss poetry and books. We hope you can […]
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Book Launch Auckland: Sorry Rock by Thalia Henry
Book Launch: Sorry Rock by Thalia Henry Event details: Saturday, August 8, 2026 5:30 PM 7:00 PM Time Out Bookstore 432 Mount Eden Road, Auckland, 1024, New Zealand About the novel: On the wild west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, twelve-year-old Ned lives with his mother in a bach above Te Henga’s black sand beach. He […]
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NZSA Northland Short Story Competitions Open for Entries NOW
The 2026 Open Competition, High School Competition and Year 7 & 8 Competition are all open now! 2026 Open Competition Details: Open to NZ residents 17 years and over Stories must be original, not previously published in print or online No AI content Entry fee of $10 per story with a limit of 3 […]
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Perfect Online Pitch: Oratia Books
Perfect Online Pitch has closed for 2026. We aim to run something similar in 2027.
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Perfect Online Pitch: Penguin Random House NZ
Perfect Online Pitch has closed for applications for 2026. We aim to run this again in 2027.
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Perfect Online Pitch: Auckland University Press
Perfect Online Pitch has closed for 2026. We aim to run something similar in 2027.
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Boundless – Artist’s Books Exhibition
This exhibition explores the free interpretation of the book format through Artist’s Books. Artists were asked to consider create a piece as “a medium of artistic expression inspired by the form OR function of a “book” to express ideas, concepts or a narrative.” The FORM of a book includes the attributes that make a book […]
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2026 Te Tauihu Short Story Awards
The annual Te Tauihu Short Story Awards are open to all New Zealand writers aged 16+, celebrating stories written in te reo Māori and English. In 2026, our judges are Renee Kahukura Iosefa (te reo Māori stories) and Ingrid Horrocks (English stories). Celebrating short stories written in English and te reo Māori For the past […]
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Writing Fiction from Life, with Rajorshi Chakraborti
As writers of fiction, no matter how great a role our imaginations play in our storytelling, we’re almost always drawing on the real at the same time, in ways big and small, aware and unseen. But what would a greater alertness to this constant interplay bring to our storytelling, if our everyday self and our writing self […]
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Writing Poetry with the Eye and Ear, with Siobhan Harvey
In this short module, award-winning writer Siobhan Harvey will introduce you to the essentials of writing poetry. Offering an approach which will encourage you to use your eyes, ears and senses, you’ll be immersed in a variety of poetry crafting concepts, including cadence, aesthetics and structure. This is a module for writers new to poetry […]
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Book Launch for Falling Amidst Waves by Hannah Pascoe
Come join author Hannah Pascoe for the release of her new books Falling Amidst Waves, the first of a three-book romance and drama series. Event Details: 20th of June 2026 11:00 AM Meeting Room Invercargill Public Library Free Entry About the book: Maria Richardson is trying to lay low after being dragged through headlines and […]
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Poetry Circle continues every Friday!
This has been great so far with a diversity of people and poems and a very chilled vibe. Poetry lovers, come and join us. Get together with fellow poetry lovers to sit and share poems and chat about them. You can bring a poem of your own or read a favourite from a journal or […]
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