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2017 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Mind Body Spirit Literature Awards
Entries for the 2017 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Mind Body Spirit Literature Awards open on January 15th. These prestigious awards offer a first prize of $10,000 in the Published Book Award, and a separate prize of the same value is for the year’s best Unpublished Manuscript Award. Entries in both categories close on March 31st 2017. […]
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Cloud Ink Anthology
Exciting new anthology from Cloud Ink Press We invite New Zealand writers (either living in New Zealand or overseas) to submit work for the Cloud Ink Anthology, to be published in print form in mid 2017. Closing date – 14th February. Entries can be prose, poetry, illustrated stories, flash fiction, or an extract from […]
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R.A.K. Mason Writing Fellowship
Applications Accepted January 1-31 For 2017 R.A.K. Mason Writing Fellowship 2017 R.A.K.Mason Writers’ Fellowship With thanks to a generous sponsor from the Wairarapa community, New Zealand Pacific Studio (NZPS) invites applications for a three week residency at its multi-cultural artists’ residency centre in Mount Bruce, northern Wairarapa. The purpose of this RAK Mason Fellowship is […]
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Ema Saiko Poetry Fellowship
New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for the three week 2017 Ema Saiko Poetry Fellowship. This opportunity is made possible with the generous sponsorship from individual members of the arts community. The purpose of this Ema Saiko Poetry Fellowship is to encourage the writing of poetry and, in turn, to honour the Japanese poet and […]
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PICTON POETS
This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month (not January) at 10.30 am at Picton Library. They share their own original poems in a friendly, constructive atmosphere. New members are welcome. Contact: Joyce Elwood-Smith, 027 226 1276
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PANZ Play Competition 2017
PLAYWRIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND (INC) PANZ Play Competition 2017 Adjudicators: Dave Armstrong and June Allen Proudly sponsored by PLAYMARKET Enquiries and submissions to: panz2017@vodafone.co.nz Website: newzealandplaywrights.wordpress.com RULES: Only members of PANZ may enter the competition. Membership is open to any person who is a long-term resident of New Zealand or is residing here for the whole of 2017. […]
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Let’s Get Writing
Is 2017 the year you stop thinking about that story idea and start writing it? “Let’s Get Writing” is a special two-day writing event that will turbo-charge your writing project in 2017. We should start as we mean to go on, right? This is your dedicated writing weekend – except you won’t be going it alone… I’ll help […]
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Text Publishing Prize
Submissions for the 2017 Text Prize open 3 January 2017 and close 3 February 2017. Download the entry form here. For all you established and budding authors of the YA and children’s literary scene, here’s the lowdown on the 2017 Tenth Annual Text Prize. We’ve got lots in store for this milestone year. Can you remind me […]
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Introduction to Creative Writing – Course Opens
Introduction to Creative Writing Starting Thursday 2 Feb, 2017 from 6-8pm, running for eight weeks (or any time online) Have a go! This course is intended to introduce you to some of the basic skills and techniques that can make writing so enjoyable. You might already keep a journal, or have written some poetry or […]
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Summer Fiction School
Summer Fiction School 10am to 4pm, 3 days, 13th – 15th January Have fun with a like-minded bunch of scribblers in a beautiful room on the waterfront this January! This is the sixth year our Summer Fiction School has run, and the course has its own unique atmosphere in this magical waterfront location. We show you the basic […]
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Catch our Drift – Short Story submissions called for
Catch Our Drift Productions is producing a compilation of short stories that aims to make a difference in the lives of readers … and writers. 39 Signs of Hope, coming in the fall of 2017, is a collection of stories from writers around the world. Whether facing personal challenges, trying to combat environmental threats or […]
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Inaugural takah? Essay Competition
First Prize: $250 Writers are invited to submit essays, standalone reviews, or works of creative non-fiction with a clear point of view on any topic relating to arts and / or culture in Aotearoa New Zealand or the broader Pacific. Our Inaugural Essay competition will be judged by Erin Harrington (University of Canterbury) Entries to […]
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