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THE OPEN BOOK – EARS WIDE OPEN – NEW POETRY EVENT Auckland
Come and join the inaugural Ears Wide Open event: the launch of Ordinary Time by Anna Livesey. Readings by Anna Livesey, Alice Karetai, Angus Smith, Vivienne Plumb and Paula Morris. Sunday August 20 at The Open Book, 201 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland, 3-4pm FREE (including a glass of wine) www.theopenbook.co.nz 09 360 1741
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Mapua Literary Festival
The 2017 Mapua Community Library Literary Festival takes place between 15 – 17 September. The theme this year is ‘Journeys’ – journeys real and imagined, journeys in time and space, journeys of the mind and the heart. The Festival begins on Friday afternoon with a story telling and drama event for local schools, including Emma […]
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2017 Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement August 10
Creative New Zealand and Unity Books invite you to a free literary event The recipients of the 2017 Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement will read and discuss their work with author Kate De Goldi. This is a free event at Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington on Thursday 10 August, 12.30-1.15pm. All welcome. More info: […]
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THE 2018 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE – deadline
THE 2018 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE ABOUT THE 2017 SHORT STORY PRIZE PREVIOUS YEARS’ PRIZES PRIZE WINNING STORIES Open for entry 1 September – 1 November 2017 Awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £5,000. Translated entries are also eligible, […]
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HAMILTON BOOK MONTH – various dates and venues
Hamilton Book Month http://hamiltonbookmonth.wix.com/2017 hamiltonbookmonth@gmail.com A month long celebration and events for writer’s professional development and enjoyment. Cracking the code: How to get published online and get paid for it Come and hear the benefits of writing online and how to build your online reputation as a writer from Angela Cuming, Dani Nicholson and Gary […]
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Cloud Ink Announces the launch of Fresh Ink…
Cloud Ink Announces the launch of Fresh Ink… Friday, 18 August 2017 at 6.00 p.m. The Loft, Q Theatre, Auckland (next to the Town Hall) Please come and invite your friends and family. Books will be available to buy at the launch and all good bookstores nationwide to follow. Authors will be provided with a […]
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ITT Short Story Competition
COMPETITION DETAILS: The ITT Short Story Competition is run by the Institute of Technology Tallaght, in conjunction with South Dublin County Council, and in association with the Red Line Book Festival, and is free to enter. Entries should be submitted via this online form only until 12.00 GMT (Irish Time), on 19th August 2017. Entries must be in […]
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Going West Festival a Feast for Book, Theatre and Film Lovers
You may have heard that the roof of the Titirangi War Memorial Hall caught fire on Saturday 19 August and is out-of-action until well after the Festival. We are delighted to let you know an excellent new venue has been found in WAITAKERE CENTRAL, West Auckland’s Civic Building in Henderson. Located at 6 Henderson Valley […]
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Word Christchurch – Writers workshop
We are thrilled to welcome the talented Glenn Colquhoun to pass on his writing advice to poets and prose writers alike. This workshop is not to be missed for writers at all stages of their craft. Glenn will explore general approaches to writing creatively; he will also spend time working on individual pieces selected from those attending […]
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Book Launch for Panni Palásti
Hungarian-born Nelson-resident poet, Panni Palásti is releasing a new book of poems, A Tongue is Not for Lashing. The poems draw on her experiences in Hungary during World War 2, her flight to the US as a refugee after the defeat of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, and her migration to New Zealand in search […]
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BOOK LAUNCH FOR JOHN EWAN
John Ewan will be at Page & Blackmore Booksellers on Thursday 10 August, 5.30 pm to launch his new book, Accidental Immigrants. When Thomas Powell and his family left Leeds and sailed out to India in the early 1850s, they little realised that within a few years they would be living in New Zealand and […]
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MKWC Annual Writers Weekend
An up-close and personal weekend of practical advice and inspiration, from our stellar line-up of award-winning writers including Ben Sanders, Paul Cleave, Gina Cole, Joanne Drayton, Adam Dudding, David Geller, Renee Liang, Courtney Sina Meredith, Paula Morris, Ben Sanders, C. K. Stead, Julie Thomas and Ashleigh Young. Delegates will have the opportunity to dine with […]
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