• Meet NZSA 2019-21 President elect John Cranna

    Posted on 17 April 2019

    Auckland Branch meeting – Friday, May 3, 2019 at 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM Level 12, Room 1211, 1 Rutland St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand John Cranna will be NZSA’s next President, once ratified at the AGM in Dunedin 15 June. At this Auckland event he’ll tell members a bit about himself and […]

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  • The 2019 VOLUME Mapua Literary Festival

    Posted on 16 April 2019

    A boutique literary festival featuring some of New Zealand’s best writers will be held in Mapua on the weekend of 20-22 September. Organised by VOLUME, the 2018 New Zealand Bookshop of the Year, the festival will continue the series of literary festivals held in Mapua to benefit the Mapua Community Library. ‘The VOLUME Mapua Literary […]

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  • The Time of Your Life (book launch) – Auckland

    Posted on 16 April 2019

    We hope that you have the time to join us for the book launch of: The Time of Your Life Written by Tanya Batt Illustrated by Bruce Potter Published by One Tree House There will be storytelling, drinks, and nibbles. Books will also be available for sale. Please RSVP to tanya@imagined-worlds.net or info@onetree-house.com.

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  • Hadassah Grace Book Launch – Christchurch

    Posted on 16 April 2019

    Hadassah Grace is hitting the road to promote her debut poetry collection How To Take Off Your Clothes, out on Dead Bird Books. Support from Tourettes aka Dominic Hoey and Rebecca Nash You can pre- order the book here. Hadassah Grace is a writer and performer living in Wellington. The last couple of years has […]

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  • Creative Writing with Leslie McKay

    Posted on 16 April 2019

    Leslie’s classes inspire writers at all stages—aspiring and seasoned writers find ongoing benefits from her approach—all that’s necessary is a desire to write creatively. She has designed some very effective exercises to get the writing flowing, so there’s no room for blocks or excuses. Leslie’s a poet and teacher of creative writing. In 2016 she […]

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  • Three talented writers shortlisted for Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel

    Posted on 15 April 2019

    Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. Three outstanding manuscripts have been chosen for this year’s shortlist: Into the Green Fields by Susan Paterson The City by Tom Remiger Isobar Precinct by Angelique Kasmara […]

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  • CD Region Workshops and AGM – Hastings (Havelock North)

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    Venue: Taruna College, 33 Te Mata Peak Rd, Havelock North Programme: 9.30am      Welcome and ‘where the industry is at’ – Branch chair, Mary-anne Scott 9.45am      Workshop: Crafting your writing – author Anna Mackenzie 11am         Workshop: Pathways into publishing, marketing and publicity – NZSA CEO, Jenny Nagle 12am         Copyright Law reform – […]

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  • Asia Discovers Asia Meeting (ADAM) Deadline

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    Arts activity across Asia is vibrant, collaborative and incredibly diverse. NZ artists and practitioners are increasingly turning to Asia to expand their practice, develop audiences, and experience diverse cultures. Do you want to share ideas around practice and explore collaborative opportunities with 12 other artists from across the greater Asia region while immersing yourself in […]

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  • Mystery in the Library – Cambridge

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the Waipa District Council, invites booklovers to an event featuring four talented storytellers from the upper North Island. As crime writing has evolved from puzzle-like mysteries to novels delving deeply into people and places, it has continued to be the world’s most popular form of storytelling. But what […]

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  • Mystery in the Library – Nelson

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Nelson Libraries, invites Top of the South booklovers to a thrilling event featuring three outstanding New Zealand writers who pen exciting tales centred on strong, young female protagonists. 2019 Ngaios entrants Tina Shaw and Helen Vivienne Fletcher are joined by 2018 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel […]

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  • Murder in the Library – Tauranga

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Tauranga City Libraries, invites Bay of Plenty booklovers to an event featuring three talented crime, mystery, and thriller authors. Tauranga writers Karen Cossey and Lee Murray are joined by Cambridge crime writer Nikki Crutchley to discuss what drives them to write, and how they create interesting characters, craft […]

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  • Mystery in the Library – Rangiora

    Posted on 11 April 2019

    The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with Waimakariri Libraries, invite booklovers to an event featuring four talented Canterbury authors. Crime writing has evolved from the puzzle-like mysteries of Agatha Christie and Christchurch’s own Dame Ngaio Marsh to modern novels and non-fiction books delving deeply into people, places, and psychology. It has continued to be one […]

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