• Book Launch – a liminal gathering – Dunedin – Auckland

    Book launch:  a liminal gathering  Wednesday 22nd November University Book Shop, Dunedin Iona Winter will launch the inaugural edition of ESP’s grief almanac, a liminal gathering More about this project can be found here. We hope to see you there! And if you are in Auckland, you can attend a reading on Friday 24th November, 6.00pm – 7.30pm […]

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  • Online workshop for Courage Day 2023

    On Freedom, Courage, and Conviction An online workshop for Courage Day 2023 Each year, NZSA joins PEN International and writers around the world in acknowledging the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, known in Aotearoa New Zealand as Courage Day. This year, NZSA Wellington branch will acknowledge Courage Day by holding an online writing workshop, On […]

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  • Emerging writers to read 2023 at the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by Witi Ihimaera President of Honour

    Following the NZSA President of Honour Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by Matua Witi on November 9th at VERB, five young writers will read from their work to showcase the great future for Aotearoa New Zealand writing.   ESSA MAE RANAPIRI   essa may ranapiri (Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngaati Puukeko, Clan Gunn, Horwood) is a […]

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  • Season 5 of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Series is Here!

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Oral History Podcast is back with our fifth season! Hosted by writer and broadcaster Karyn Hay,  this season includes authors who have spent decades in the pursuit of creativity and the art of writing; encountering resistance and criticism, personal tragedies, praise, and success along the way. We start with […]

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  • Dead Bird Books – Aotearoa Tour

    Dead Bird Book’s will be releasing Dominic Hoey’s new collection of poetry, The Dead Are Always Laughing At Us, in November, 2023. The book is a special collaboration between Dominic and designer Trudi Hewitt and deals with themes of death, love and dogs. Trudi has done design work for a number of brands and artists, […]

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  • Pitch to the US Market – online workshop – with Graci Kim

    10AM – 11.30AM, THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER The US is home to the biggest publishing market in the world. Learn some tips and tricks on pitching your manuscript with the US agent/editor in mind. Comps, loglines, elevator pitches, and query letters – a practical guide on putting your best foot forward. Graci Kim is the Kiwi […]

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  • Writing YA – online workshop – with Eileen Merriman

    6:30PM – 8PM, WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER This workshop will focus on writing for young adults, with a particular focus on point of view/voice and plotting. This will incorporate some exercises so have your pen and paper or laptop ready! Eileen Merriman’s first young adult novel, “Pieces of You”, was published in 2017, and was a […]

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  • 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries

    Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open. The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand. It celebrates […]

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  • $25,000 Writers’ Award has been awarded to Writer Tom Doig

    Tom Doig has been awarded the 2023 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) inc, $25,000 Writers’ Award for his project, with the working title ‘We Are All Preppers Now: Kiwis Making Plans for the End of the World’. Tom Doig says […]

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  • Laurence Fearnley, Winner of the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023!

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) congratulates Laurence Fearnley on winning the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023 to work on her novel with the working title ‘The Palette Club (A tender violence)’. This annual award is made possible with thanks to the generosity of the […]

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  • launch of climate fiction novel Emergency Weather – Wellington

    The launch will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too!   Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999   Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps us know numbers attending.   Emergency Weather will be available […]

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  • NZSA Wellington Branch Book Showcase 2023

    Please join us for an exciting evening! Fifteen authors, all Wellington NZSA members, will introduce their newly published books; a wonderful smorgasbord of fiction, adult and young adult, non-fiction and poetry. What: NZSA Wellington Branch Book Showcase 2023 When: Wednesday 18 October, 6.00pm (doors open 5.45pm) Where: Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington (need a […]

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