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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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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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