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Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
The Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency is for a mid-career or senior New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to carry out work on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai‘i for three months. One award valued at NZ$30,000 is granted each year, towards three months of writing. Closing […]
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Daphne Clair de Jong First Kiss Contest
The Daphne Clair de Jong First Kiss Contest is named for long time RWNZ member Daphne Clair de Jong. The Northland branch of NZSA have offered the first and only prize of $150 for the best first kiss scene. OPENING DATE: 01 February, 2018. Entries via website only CLOSING DATE: Midnight New Zealand […]
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Staunch Book Prize
The inaugural Staunch Book Prize will be awarded to the author of a novel in the thriller genre in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered. Sounds refreshing? It would be. It’s way past time for something more original. As violence against women in fiction reaches a ridiculous high, the Staunch Book Prize invites thriller […]
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National Flash Fiction Day 2018
National Flash Fiction Day Celebrations 22 June 2018 in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Kawakawa Guest speakers include Sue Wootton, Vaughan Rapatahana, Patrick Pink, Tim Jones, Jac Jenkins, Jennifer Lane and Wellington Mayor, Justin Lester Flash fiction and micros NFFD Awards – Regional Awards Spot prizes Listen to the winning stories from the 2018 NFFD competitions. All […]
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Book Launch – Auckland – Catherine Robertson
Celebrate this delightful 5th novel from Catherine Robertson, who reviews books regularly for the New Zealand Listener & Radio NZ. Full of delicious, often eccentric characters who live in a small NZ community, this lively, engaging novel is heart-warming & very funny. Catherine will be joined by Danielle Hawkins, another successful NZ novelist who writes about […]
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BOOK LAUNCH IN RICHMOND
You are invited to the launch of Geoffrey Waring’s new novel Critical Point, which takes place at Richmond Library on Thursday 1 March,5 – 7 pm. Wine and nibbles will be provided. Critical Point takes you into the cockpits of those anonymous jet freighters that airline passengers seldom notice at airports – and into the […]
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Seed & Seed Advanced – NZ Writer’s Guild Script development grants
About Seed & Seed Advanced How to Apply To give the New Zealand screen industry its best chance of success we need strong and new ideas. We need stories that resonate. NZWG believes that our primary storytellers need to be unleashed and offered diverse pathways for developing these stories. Allowing writers space to find their voices […]
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Writer in residence in one of Auckland’s wilder places
Opportunity for writers We are seeking applications for our park-based residency from artists, including writers, eager to work in and ‘with’ one of Auckland’s wilder places. The selected artist lives and works on a regional park for 8 weeks, making work related to that place. Seaside accommodation is provided and a weekly artist’s fee is […]
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International Promotional Fund for Literature
Guidelines and Criteria Introduction The objective of the International Promotional Fund for Literature is to support the international promotion of New Zealand literature. The Fund offers support to New Zealand authors for confirmed market development activities including attendance at an international literary festival, a book promotion tour overseas (not a one-off book launch), or other […]
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Find You Way Forward creative writing retreat with Elizabeth Knox
Whether you are writing short fiction, a novel, or a work of creative non-fiction there is always a way in which your story will want best to be told. Acclaimed New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox (‘The Vintner’s Luck’), will support you to find a clear direction for your story – and, along the way, you’ll […]
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PLANT THE SEED
The creative writing retreat will be held from 11 – 14 May 2018 with award-winning Australian novelist Jesse Blackadder at Appleby House, near Rabbit Island. It will be focused on transforming the essence of a fact (whether it be something in your own life, or a moment in history) into a compelling narrative. Find out […]
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STRETCH YOURSELF
This creative writing retreat is designed for those who have always loved writing but want to take it to the next level. Facilitated by Nelson Readers and Writers Programme Coordinator and NMIT creative writing tutor Kerry Sunderland and yoga teacher Noa Parker, it will be held at Zatori, near Collingwood in Golden Bay, from 6 […]
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