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Between the Lines exhibition of Waikato writers and illustrators
Waikato authors and illustrators return to Hamilton Central Library From 3 to 28 September 2018, the Between the Lines exhibition of Waikato writers and illustrators will return to Hamilton Central Library. Between the Lines was last staged in the library during 2014. The 2018 exhibition features 13 children’s book authors and illustrators, all of whom […]
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Book Launch – Geoff Allen – Auckland
Makaro press is launching my book of fairytales on Sept 28th at the Depot Art Gallery in Devonport – 6pm What if … When the colonials jumped off their ships to this new land … and the sun had gone down … all the goblins, fairies, witches and mischievous creatures that had caused so much […]
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Book Launch of June Pitman-Hayes Kia Ora – Auckland
‘June Pitman-Hayes, creator of best-seller childrens’ book ‘T?whirim?tea – A Song For Matariki’ and the voice behind the music of Joy Cowley’s book ‘Hush a Kiwi Lullaby’, and illustrator Minky Stapleton, are launching their new title ‘Kia Ora – You can be a Kiwi too’, at The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop, 1 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, […]
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WRITING COURSE IN NELSON
WRITING COURSE IN NELSON Heather Holmes will be running a writing course on Friday 14 September, 2 – 4 pm, at the Cancer Society, 102 Hardy Street, Nelson, at a cost of $30. All funds raised will go to the Cancer Society. Heather is the author of What’s In a Name? a light-hearted novel written […]
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HOKIANGA BOOK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 14 & 15
HOKIANGA BOOK FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 14 & 15 NO.1 PARNELL GALLERY and EREWHON BOOKS, RAWENE CALLING ALL FAR NORTH WRITERS ESSAY COMPETITION THEME: Small is Beautiful $500 PRIZE with finalists published in a book of essays entries close September 3rd, winners announced September 15th Entry details available from No.1 Gallery, 09-405 7520, Rawene Library […]
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The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship – deadline
The Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship allows a writer to spend no less than three months in Menton, France, with access to a writing room beneath the terrace of Villa Isola Bella, where Katherine Mansfield did some of her most important writing. The Fellowship has been offered annually from 1970. Previous recipients include Carl Nixon, Kate […]
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Nicola Legat: Publishing Now
Nicola Legat is a former editor of Metro magazine, publisher for Massey University Press and the chair of the Book Awards Trust. She won the New Zealand Publisher of the Year Award for seven consecutive years. Nicola will draw on all this experience when she joins the Auckland Branch to talk about publishing in New […]
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Peter Porter Poetry Prize – deadline
The $8,500 Peter Porter Poetry Prize is now open! Australian Book Review welcomes entries in the fifteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, one of Australia’s most lucrative and respected awards for poetry. The Porter Prize is worth a total of AU$8,500. Entry is open to all poets writing in English, until midnight 3 December 2018. First […]
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Michael King Writers Centre Residency Programme – deadline
Michael King Writers Centre APPLICATION – Writers Residencies 2019 The Michael King Writers’ Centre will offer fourteen supported residencies in 2019 with financial support from Creative New Zealand and the University of Auckland. Recipients will received a stipend, accommodation and the use of a separate writers studio at the centre. Applicants must be a […]
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ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD
ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD Submissions are open for the 2019 Adam NZ Play Award. Awards may be given in the following categories: Best Play Best Play by a M?ori Playwright Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright Best Play by a Woman Playwright Plays must not have had a professional production (pending productions, readings, workshops or […]
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BROWN INK AND ASIAN INK
BROWN INK AND ASIAN INK Submissions are now open for our Brown Ink and Asian Ink development programmes. We’re looking for M?ori, Asian and Pasifika writers with the best new, exciting and original plays. Selected plays will receive a day-long script clinic with a professional director, cast and script advisor. Submissions are open to any New Zealand […]
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University Bookshop Otago Summer Writer in Residence – deadline
Applications are now open (20 July 2018 – 20 August 2018) for the 2019 University Bookshop Otago Summer Writer in Residence in association with Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage Trust – can you help spread the word? The 2019 residency runs 07 January 2019 – 16 February 2019, and provides an emerging writer with 6 weeks […]
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