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University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence
University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence Applications must be made online, this link takes you to the webpage for the University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence applications. For general enquiries about the Fellowship, please contact Email uoce.executiveofficer@otago.ac.nz in the first instance or contact Shelley […]
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Night Burns with a White Fire – Book Launch in Wellington
Steele Roberts Aotearoa Publishers warmly invite you to celebrate the Wellington launch of Night Burns with a White Fire: The Essential Lauris Edmond edited by Frances Edmond and Sue Fitchett 3.30pm to 5pm Saturday, 22 April at The Long Hall, 13 Maida Vale Rd, Roseneath, Wellington To be launched by Fiona Kidman with readings of Lauris’s […]
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Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award
Background The Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award was first presented in 1991 to Margaret Mahy in recognition of her contribution to the world of literature for children and young adults. Surprising Moments, her inaugural lecture, set the standard for those given by subsequent award-winners. These published lectures by the champions of the New […]
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Takah?s 89th Birthday
Come and help us celebrate Takah?’s 89th Birthday You’re invited to the launch of issue 89 of Takah?! 12 April 2017 6.30 p.m. The Twisted Hop 616 Ferry Road Woolston Christchurch With readings from poetry contributors Jess Fiebig, Jenna Heller, Robynanne Milford and Helen Yong, plus fiction contributor Sam Averis. Copies of the issue will […]
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Poetry Editing 101 – Preparing for Publication
Join poet and editor Joanna Preston for a workshop designed to help you get your poem ready for the wider world. We’ll look at the basics of editing, some tricks and tips to make it easier, and some of the common mistakes writers make. We’ll also look at how you go about the mechanics of […]
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Starling – April submissions
STARLING CONSIDERS WORK FROM NEW ZEALAND WRITERS UNDER 25 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF SUBMISSION. Material must not have been published elsewhere in any form previously, and please do not send us simultaneous submissions (material you have submitted or intend to submit to more than one journal/competition at the same time). Starling is published twice yearly. Submissions may […]
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Starling – October submissions
STARLING CONSIDERS WORK FROM NEW ZEALAND WRITERS UNDER 25 YEARS OLD AT TIME OF SUBMISSION. Material must not have been published elsewhere in any form previously, and please do not send us simultaneous submissions (material you have submitted or intend to submit to more than one journal/competition at the same time). Starling is published twice yearly. Submissions may […]
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Aotearotica – call for submissions
Aotearotica is a critically well received, inclusive, sex-positive literary journal, currently looking for submissions for their third issue. Aotearotica publishes prose, poetry, graphic narrative and illustrations that explore sex, sexuality and gender. The journal has a particular interest in work that is New Zealand specific and that has an erotic focus. The journal represents a […]
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National Oral History Association of New Zealand Hui
National Oral History Association of New Zealand Te Kete K?rero-a-Waha o Te Motu Tamaki Makaurau Hui Auckland Regional Meeting Saturday 22nd April 10am – 2pm ALL WELCOME South Auckland Research Centre Tuia Te Ao M?rama Zhongshan Clan Members’ Sound Excerpts The South Auckland Research Centre collects material […]
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Book Launch – Whakatane
‘Ruru’s Hangi’ by Nikki Slade Robinson, pub Duck Creek Press (www.davidling.co.nz) Sequel to Winner Best Picture Book 2016 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. 8 April, 11am Whakatane Paper Plus for competition, raffle, book signings, meet Derek the giant Kiwi. $2 from every copy sold instore during April goes to Whakatane Bird Rescue […]
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The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems (International Writers Workshop)
International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW) is delighted to announce that due to an ongoing bequest from the Jocelyn Grattan Charitable Trust The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems will take place again later this year. The competition is for a cycle or sequence of unpublished poems that has a common link […]
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You Read that Trash?
You Read that Trash? The enduring attraction of the world’s most hated and most loved genre with Joanne Graves Wednesday 19 April, 12pm – 1pm Romance is one of the most appealing literary genres in the world, and New Zealand boasts some of its most popular authors, from paranormal writer Nalini Singh to the late […]
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