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Auckland Branch Christmas Networking meeting
NZSA Auckland branch Christmas Network meeting is on Saturday 2nd December at Freemans Bay School, 95 Wellington Street, Ponsonby. 4.00 – 6.00pm RSVP here Feel free to bring wine, dress up Christmassy, and we’ll provide the rest. There will be an auction of sponsored items and the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Graeme Lay Short Story […]
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NZSA Northland Branch Fundraiser Auction
FUNDRAISER AUCTION! To raise funds for our projects and events, NZSA Northland are holding an online auction, followed by a special in-person auction event and celebration Auction items include books, editing and manuscript appraisals, artworks, tickets to local venues and restaurants, family passes to a great day out at various local tourist spots! You can […]
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Poetic Lives: Poetry and Biography with Aimee-Jane Anderson-O’Connor
6PM-8PM, WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER What happens in the space where poetry and biography collide? What tools can poetry lend us in our treatment of the past? What are some techniques we can use to begin? This session will include a celebration of Aotearoa poets working in this space, and practical exercises for creative play. Aimee-Jane […]
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Romance for Writers with Kate O’Keeffe
10AM – 12PM, THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER Interested in romance or wanting to improve your romance writing? Join USA Today best-selling author, Kate O’Keeffe as she discusses genre, heat, tropes and much more. Kate O’Keeffe is a USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author who writes exactly what she loves to read: laugh-out-loud romantic comedies with swoon-worthy […]
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Book Launch – a liminal gathering – Dunedin – Auckland
Book launch: a liminal gathering Wednesday 22nd November University Book Shop, Dunedin Iona Winter will launch the inaugural edition of ESP’s grief almanac, a liminal gathering More about this project can be found here. We hope to see you there! And if you are in Auckland, you can attend a reading on Friday 24th November, 6.00pm – 7.30pm […]
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Online workshop for Courage Day 2023
On Freedom, Courage, and Conviction An online workshop for Courage Day 2023 Each year, NZSA joins PEN International and writers around the world in acknowledging the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, known in Aotearoa New Zealand as Courage Day. This year, NZSA Wellington branch will acknowledge Courage Day by holding an online writing workshop, On […]
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Emerging writers to read 2023 at the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by Witi Ihimaera President of Honour
Following the NZSA President of Honour Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by Matua Witi on November 9th at VERB, five young writers will read from their work to showcase the great future for Aotearoa New Zealand writing. ESSA MAE RANAPIRI essa may ranapiri (Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngaati Puukeko, Clan Gunn, Horwood) is a […]
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Season 5 of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Series is Here!
The New Zealand Society of Authors Oral History Podcast is back with our fifth season! Hosted by writer and broadcaster Karyn Hay, this season includes authors who have spent decades in the pursuit of creativity and the art of writing; encountering resistance and criticism, personal tragedies, praise, and success along the way. We start with […]
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Kirikiriroa Hamilton Regional Roadshow 2023
9AM – 4PM, SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER, TRUST WAIKATO, 4 LITTLE LONDON LANE, HAMILTON Each one-day conference offers local writers access to professional development, masterclasses, workshops and panel discussions taught by experienced writers from across Aotearoa. These events are organised in partnership with local NZSA branches to build collegiality, connection and new opportunities for professional development […]
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Dead Bird Books – Aotearoa Tour
Dead Bird Book’s will be releasing Dominic Hoey’s new collection of poetry, The Dead Are Always Laughing At Us, in November, 2023. The book is a special collaboration between Dominic and designer Trudi Hewitt and deals with themes of death, love and dogs. Trudi has done design work for a number of brands and artists, […]
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Pitch to the US Market – online workshop – with Graci Kim
10AM – 11.30AM, THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER The US is home to the biggest publishing market in the world. Learn some tips and tricks on pitching your manuscript with the US agent/editor in mind. Comps, loglines, elevator pitches, and query letters – a practical guide on putting your best foot forward. Graci Kim is the Kiwi […]
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Writing YA – online workshop – with Eileen Merriman
6:30PM – 8PM, WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER This workshop will focus on writing for young adults, with a particular focus on point of view/voice and plotting. This will incorporate some exercises so have your pen and paper or laptop ready! Eileen Merriman’s first young adult novel, “Pieces of You”, was published in 2017, and was a […]
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