• PIKIHUIA Māori Writer’s Awards 2025

    Posted on 14 July 2025

    KUPU and the Māori Literature Trust | Te Waka Taki Kōrero are thrilled to announce that the PIKIHUIA Māori Writer’s Awards 2025 will be held in Rotorua for the first time on their 30th anniversary. The announcement was made yesterday afternoon at Te Puia by the Māori Literature Trust and the KUPU Festival team — […]

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  • NZSA CompleteMS 2025 results -new work by talented writers win NZSA manuscript assessments

    Posted on 11 July 2025

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announce the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year’s CompleteMS programme. Powerful manuscripts crafted by these accomplished writers, have been chosen to be part of this year’s programme. Writers spend months polishing their stories for entry into this competitive […]

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  • $25,000 CLNZ NZSA Writers’ Award 2025 OPENS

    Posted on 9 July 2025

    The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature and it is now open for applications. He $25,000 te nui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono o ngā momo-tuhinga o Aotearoa. Ka taea e ngā […]

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  • Applications are OPEN for NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025

    Posted on 9 July 2025

    An award for a New Zealand writer of fiction – $5,000  The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) announce the 2025 opening of this award, which supports the completion and/or publication of new fiction by a mid-career fiction writer from New Zealand. The NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award was established by […]

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  • Bookmark Kāpiti Festival

    Posted on 8 July 2025

    Bookmark Kāpiti celebrates the people, stories and places of Kāpiti. The festival aims to showcase our rich creative diversity and includes stories and writing for all kinds of readers, writers and storytellers. We have workshops, talks and performances for children, young people and adults – from sunny Ōtaki to wild Paekākāriki. From foraging to kōrero […]

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  • POETS@ONEONESIX Featuring Stephen Oliver

    Posted on 8 July 2025

    POETS@ONEONESIX Wednesday 16 July, 5.30pm – 7.30pm Featuring Stephen Oliver, guest poet. We are also in Motif Poetry | Ruri Tūtohu © 2024 We’re online! motifpoetry.co.nz Follow us on Instagram & Facebook

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  • WRITERS ON MONDAYS

    Posted on 2 July 2025

    The International Institute of Modern Letters presents WRITERS ON MONDAYS July–September 2025 MONDAYS 12.15–1.15 PM Our annual series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers is back. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week—and it’s free! See the bottom of the programme for venue information. PROGRAMME 2025 7 […]

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  • WebWorkshop with Madison Hamill

    Posted on 26 June 2025

    Madison Hamill – Reconstructing Vividness: Working with lost memories in personal non-fiction 5pm to 7pm, Wed, 30 July Memory is unreliable, sometimes incomplete and constantly reconstructed—but that’s what makes it such interesting material for storytelling. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to craft vivid and emotionally resonant scenes from unclear memories, confront memory gaps with […]

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  • NZSA Wellington presents Megan Dunn and Nadine Hura in conversation

    Posted on 23 June 2025

    Next up on the NZSA Wellington programme for 2025 is a very special event. Join us on Monday 14 July with writers Megan Dunn and Nadine Hura in conversation. This is a free event, all welcome, light refreshments provided. What: Megan Dunn and Nadine Hura in conversation Date: Monday 14 July 2025 Where: two/fiftyseven, Level […]

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  • My AI Twin – New Play at the Basement Theatre

    Posted on 19 June 2025

    Shirin Brown’s new comedic play My AI Twin, puts a political twist on the use of AI, which is infiltrating so many aspects of our lives. The story follows Xan, who is standing for the mayoralty of her city but, overwhelmed by the demands of campaigning in a world dominated by social media, she uses […]

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  • CLNZ NZSA Research Grants 2025 OPEN

    Posted on 12 June 2025

    Applications open for cash grants to support NZ writers Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help writers research a fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono mō ngā Karāti Rangahau o te CLNZ | NZSA hei āwhina atu māu e rangahau tō hinonga, tō kōrero paki, tō […]

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  • Wairarapa meet-up – cuppa, cake, kōrero

    Posted on 6 June 2025

    We extend a warm welcome to NZSA members in Wairarapa – or with a Wairarapa connection – and invite you to join us at The Royal Hotel in Featherston on Sunday 15 June for a cuppa, cake and kōrero. Join branch committee members and other writers for this informal meet-up. We’re keen to meet NZSA […]

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