• Book Reviewing Mentorship offered to NZSA Members

    Posted on 31 July 2023

    Book Reviewing Mentorship offered to NZSA Members The Aotearoa NZ Review of Books is offering NZSA Members four book reviewing mentorships. Mentees will receive $200 to write a sample review and revise it after feedback from their mentors. This review can serve as a calling card to help new reviewers get commissions from a range […]

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    Launch of Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories, edited by Paula Morris

    Posted on 28 July 2023

    Come along to the launch of Auckland University’s Press new anthology, Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories, edited by Paula Morris!Objectspace Grey Lynn, Auckland, 5.30pm, Wed 9 AugustAll welcome!https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/news/hiwa-book-events/

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  • Photos of 13 New Zealand writers who were selected for the 2023 NZSA Complete MS Assessments

    New stories by talented writers awarded 2023 NZSA assessments

    Posted on 28 July 2023

    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. Compelling manuscripts crafted by thirteen talented writers, have been chosen to take part in this year’s programme. Writers spend months polishing their stories for entry into this competitive […]

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  • Picture of Tina Shaw. Text says 2023 Winner Michael Gifkins Prize

    Tina Shaw named winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize

    Posted on 21 July 2023

    Announcing the winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize Tina Shaw has been named the winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript A House Built on Sand. Shaw wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript by a New […]

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  • Your Books

    Posted on 17 July 2023

    Our dedicated team of local book consultants and book designers have been helping you get your books to market since 1998. We proudly print your books in our own factory right here in New Zealand. We also offer KDP epub and POD file creation!   For a free consultation go to www.yourbooks.co.nz   We love […]

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  • POETRY COMPETITION – POETS ON THE WRITERS WALK

    Posted on 13 July 2023

    For Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day (25 August 2023), we’re celebrating the poets (and poems) that feature in Wellington Writers Walk – in its 21st year in 2023 – by inviting you to create your own poetic response to the Writers Walk. Wellington Writers Walk and the Wellington Branch of New Zealand Society of Authors […]

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  • Make the Perfect Online Pitch

    Posted on 11 July 2023

    Searching for a publisher for your completed manuscript? Sign up for Perfect Online Pitch. This is your opportunity to pitch your (polished) manuscript to a leading New Zealand publisher and, if successful, to submit your full manuscript. All genres are accepted as long as the work is relevant to the specific genres each publisher is […]

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  • Small Island Big Ideas Festival

    Posted on 5 July 2023

    Aotea to host ‘Finding our Voice’ storytelling festival Small Island Big Ideas has announced its next event – a festival of storytelling to be held on the island from October 6th to 8th. Some of Aotearoa’s best-loved authors writing on themes dear to the heart of Islanders have been invited.Annette Lees will talk about her […]

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  • Chatham Island Writers Retreat 8-13 September

    Posted on 30 June 2023

    The Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat offers a chance to surround yourself with an ocean of inspiration.   An outstanding week is proposed of learning, relaxing, meeting some local Chatham Islanders, making new acquaintances, and stepping into the island’s culture and visiting many special places. More info here: Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat brochure

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  • Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023

    Posted on 16 June 2023

    A $10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. The Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer […]

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  • $25,000 CLNZ NZSA Writers’ Award 2023 OPENS – call for applications!

    Posted on 1 June 2023

    The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and 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 Kaituhi te […]

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  • Ticket to Write – An evening with Philippa Werry and Redmer Yska

    Posted on 28 May 2023

    Nau mai, haere mai, welcome! The Wellington branch of New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa warmly invites you to TICKET TO WRITE – An evening with Philippa Werry and Redmer Yska. Where: GOOD BOOKS, 2/16 Jessie St, Pōneke Wellington (need a map?) When: Wednesday 21 June from 5.30pm to 7.00pm Travel […]

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