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Tauranga Writers Golden Jubilee – Books from our own backyard
Golden Jubilee Celebrations begin February 17 with Books from Our Own Backyard In conjunction with: Creative Bay of Plenty Arcade Arts. Where: Library Arcade, Willow and Wharf Street, Tauranga When: February 17 from 11am to 1pm. Official Opening at Noon by Mayor Greg Brownless Bring the kids In this celebration of word-craft ? Activities include: […]
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BOOK LAUNCH IN NELSON
Emma Stevens invites you to the launch of Dancing on the Tundra at 5.30 pm on Wednesday 1 March at Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street, Nelson. Drinks and nibbles provided. Dancing on the Tundra is the final book in Emma’s trilogy of memoirs about living and loving in the Alaskan wilderness. As the book […]
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The Kindle UK Storyteller Award
Amazon Announces New English Language Literary Prize – The Kindle UK Storyteller Award Winning author to receive £20,000 cash prize and be recognised at central London award ceremony this summer Amazon UK has announced The Kindle Storyteller Award, a new literary prize recognising newly published work in the English language across any genre. The prize […]
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Dan Davin Literary Foundation – call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS Dan Davin Literary Foundation – Short Story Symposium September 2017 The Dan Davin Conference on the New Zealand Short Story – its traditions and departures – will be held in September. The conference is an opportunity to celebrate Southland-born author Dan Davin as one of the fathers of the modern New Zealand […]
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Sponge is looking for original science fiction and speculative fiction
Sponge is looking for original science fiction and speculative fiction from New Zealand and Pacific writers. This means that (for now) you can only submit to Sponge if you are a citizen of New Zealand or the Pacific, or if you are a resident of this area. If you are unsure whether this means you, […]
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FULL DAY WORKSHOP – ‘WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY’
This writing workshop with best-selling author Yvonne Lindsay is sponsored by Romance Writers of NZ (RWNZ) and organised by Nelson Romance Writers. The workshop is open to all writers and aspiring writers, of all genres, within the Top of the South region. It will take place on Saturday 25 February 2017, 9 am – 4 […]
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Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
The Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency is for a mid-career or senior New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to carry out work on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai‘i for three months. One award valued at NZ$30,000 is granted each year, towards three months of writing. Closing […]
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International Art and Design Publishing Prize
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA LAUNCHES AN INTERNATIONAL ART AND DESIGN PUBLISHING PRIZE A new international publishing prize has been developed by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, in a major new initiative for the gallery’s annual Melbourne Art Book Fair. The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing is the first of […]
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Creative New Zealand – Arts Grant
Arts Grants help New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations to create and distribute their work. Decisions take 10 weeks and typically one in four applications get funded. Amount: $65,000 (in exceptional circumstances applicants can apply for more) Closing dates: 10 March 2017 Find out who got funded recently More
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Creative New Zealand – Quick Response Grant
Quick Response Grants help New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations to create and distribute their work. Decisions take five weeks and typically one in four or five applications gets funded. Online applications open six weeks before the closing date. Amount: Up to $7,500 Closing dates: 30 Jun 2017 3 Nov 2017 Find out who […]
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Creative New Zealand – Michael King Writer’s Fellowship
The Michael King Writer’s Fellowship is for established New Zealand writers from any literary genre, with a significant publication record, to work on a major project. It is offered every two years. Amount: Closing dates: Find out who got funded recently $100,000 over two years 10 Mar 2017 Artforms funded: LITERATURE. More
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Creative New Zealand – Berlin Writer’s Residency
The prestigious Berlin Writer’s Residency is offered biennially for an established New Zealand writer to work on an approved project in Berlin, Germany for up to eleven months. Amount: Closing dates: Find out who got funded recently $40,000 10 Mar 2017 Artforms funded: Literature More
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