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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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Melbourne Writers Festival
Browse the MWF17 program now The wait is over! The MWF17 program is here, and we’ve got a bold line-up of local and international writers, thinkers and general movers and shakers – including Janet Mock, Kim Scott, Joy Carol Oates, Angie Thomas, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, and much, much more. With this year’s Festival theme exploring the theme of revolutions past, present and future, […]
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Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2017 – deadline
Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize 2017 First Prize $1000 Highly Commended $200 Theme: WORLD-CHANGING WORDS Word limit: 2500 words Closing date: 15 September 2017 The Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize will be awarded for a story up to 2500 words on the theme ‘World-Changing Words’. The winning entry will receive $1000 and publication in Mascara Literary […]
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NZ Poetry Conference & Festival – Auckland 2017
NZ Poetry Conference & Festival – Auckland 2017 10 to 12 November Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland City community – creativity – celebration – connection – collaboration www.stylustrust.co.nz ANNOUNCING OUR NEW VENUE The Conference will now be held, all three days, at one venue: the Ellen Melville Centre, Freyberg Place, Auckland City. The EMC is centrally […]
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University Book Shop (Otago) Writer in Residence – deadline
University Book Shop (Otago) Ltd launched its inaugural Writer in Residence for an emerging writer last year. We were delighted to have Dr Hannah Bulloch join us for four weeks in February 2017. Now it is time to find our second Summer Writer in Residence – is it you? Or perhaps someone you know? For […]
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The NZ Heritage Book Awards and Writing Competition – deadline
The New Zealand Heritage Book Awards and Writing Competition is open now! Jim McAloon and Fiona Kidman will be judging the novels and non-fiction books, respectively. First prize is $1000 for the books, and for the short prose and poetry, $200. The theme for short form entries is ‘Finding Our Way’. Submissions close 15 August. […]
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Kirsten Warner talk for L’Dor Va Dor Series
Kirsten’s talk is to be held at the New Zealand Holocaust Centre, 80 Webb St, Wellington at 2 pm on 26 July. All interested are cordially invited. For L’Dor Va Dor series New Zealand Holocaust Centre Ph 04 384 3305 027 3763744
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Bill English Opens the Books
Your invitation Katherine Mansfield is New Zealand’s most famous short story author whose writing is admired and studied throughout the world. The Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, Katherine’s birthplace at 25 Tinakori Road, Wellington, is a museum dedicated to celebrating her life and literary works. Help us keep Katherine Mansfield’s legacy alive by attending this […]
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Book Launch: The Trials of Minnie Dean Chch
YOU ARE INVITED TO A BOOK LAUNCH WITH readings from The Trials of Minnie Dean: a verse biography by Karen Velas at Scorpio Books, 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch, Wednesday 26 July – 5.30pm drinks, 6pm start. James Norcliffe will introduce the book. The Trials of Minnie Dean: a verse biography Bridging poetry and biography, […]
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PANEL DISCUSSION: HISTORICAL FICTION – FACT OR FACTION?
PANEL DISCUSSION: HISTORICAL FICTION – FACT OR FACTION? The Nelson Historical Society invites you to join a panel discussion on the merits of faction – the blending of fact with fiction – in presenting history. Convenor, history writer Karen Stade, will chair the panel of Golden Bay writers Suzanne Clark (Keep Your Head Up, My […]
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