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Book Launch – Nelson
Alan Carter’s latest crime novel, Marlborough Man, will be launched on Wednesday 31 May, 6-7 pm at Volume Bookshop, 15 Church Street, Nelson. Drinks and nibbles provided. Nick Chester is working as a sergeant for the Havelock police. If the river isn’t flooded and the land hasn’t slipped, the Marlborough Sounds are paradise – unless […]
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Murder in the Library
The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the New Zealand Book Council and Nelson Libraries, invites Top of the South booklovers to a thrilling free event featuring three talented New Zealand crime writers – two of them local. As crime writing has evolved from puzzle-like mysteries to novels delving deeply into people and places, it […]
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Storylines National Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui
King’s School, Remuera, Auckland, Friday 6 – Sunday 8 October 2017 Interested in honing your writing or illustrating skills for children? Come and be a part of this exciting hui with keynote speakers Brian Falkner, David Hill and Tessa Duder, and a host of acclaimed writers and Illustrators, including Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop, Donovan Bixley, […]
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The International Proverse Poetry Prize 2017
The International Proverse Poetry Prize 2017 for single poems submitted in English Open for entry, 7 May 2017! CLOSING DATE: 30 June 2017. Entry is open to all aged 18 and above New, emerging and established writers are all welcome to enter. Topic: Free choice OR “Happiness”. Length: No more than 30 lines (not counting title […]
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1001 Nights…in Auckland
1001 Nights…in Auckland Join students from Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate, Otahuhu College and Manurewa High School, at the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival, to hear unique versions of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, set in the students’ own South Auckland neighbourhoods and lives, and featuring music by Siosaia Folau (@theblackfriarsnz). The 1001 Nights Writing Project is […]
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Changing Channels
Deepen and broaden your ideas of what memoir can be. Date: 10 am-4 pm, Saturday 8 July and 10-4pm, Saturday 15 July Location: Manuka Room, Te Newhanga K?piti Community Centre, Paraparaumu Faculty: Lynn Jenner Cost: $150 for two days of tuition and refreshments To register contact: kirsten@kahini.org Most people who write memoir have to climb over the obstacle of thinking […]
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Murder in the Library
The Ngaio Marsh Awards, in association with the New Zealand Book Council and Auckland Libraries, invite South Auckland booklovers to a free event featuring a diverse panel of four talented local crime writers. Date: Weds 24 May Time: 6.15 for a 6.30pm panel discussion Place: ?t?huhu P?taka K?rero Cost: Free! More information here.
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Word Cafe Raglan 2017
Word Cafe Raglan returns Friday 30 June to Sunday 2 July 2017 Word Café Raglan 2017 is an extravaganza of the written and spoken word. We’ve got poets, story-tellers, activists, explorers, best-selling novelists and inspired novices – all coming together in the celebration of words and books. We hope you join us, and if you […]
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Hawke’s Bay Writers’ Hub
Come along to air your issues, announce your achievements and ask those burning questions about your writing career.
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Book Launch – Maraetai Beach
Meet award winning author Carole Brungar at a special Pink Ladies night out at the Maraetai Boat Club, Maraetai Beach, (bottom of the hill), Monday 19th June, at 6.30pm. Carole will talk about writing her latest novel, The Nam Legacy and her trip to Vietnam. The evening will also feature a presentation on Vietnam as […]
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Arsenika – submission deadline
Arsenika is currently OPEN to flash fiction and poetry submissions. Submissions close on June 15. Our reading periods are as follows: February 1–March 15 for our Spring (April) issue; May 1–June 15 for our Summer (July) issue; August 1–September 15 for our Autumn (October) issue; and November 1–December 15 for our Winter (January) issue. Feel […]
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Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
The Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival has an embarrassment of literary riches lined up for you this May. We’re gathering over 80 writers, illustrators, performers and chairfolk together for 36 events: workshops, panel sessions, poetry readings, theatrical doings, book launches, and those nutritious solo-author immersion sessions where you get to spend an hour leaning against […]
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