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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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The 2017 K?piti Writers’ Retreat
The 2017 K?piti Writers’ Retreat 3-5 March 2017 K?piti Coast, New Zealand Immerse yourself in writing and conversation this summer. There’s something for everyone–whether you’re new to writing, an established writer, or somewhere in-between. Happening from 3rd to 5th March on the beautiful K?piti Coast north of Wellington, the K?piti Writers’ Retreat is a two-day […]
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Poetry at ONEONESIX
Poetry at ONEONESIX 116 Bank Street Whangarei Thursday 15 December 5 to 8pm Readings, performance, feedback, featuring guest poet Bill Sutton from Hawkes Bay Not at Bohemia anymore! Print poster here.
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Close Calls with Nonsense – Stephen Burt
Poetry critic Stephen Burt gives public masterclass in Wellington Contemporary poetry has plenty to offer new readers, and plenty more for those who already follow it. Yet its difficulty—and sheer variety—leaves many readers puzzled and overwhelmed. The critic, scholar and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. In Close Calls with Nonsense: How to Read […]
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OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT IN MOTUEKA
OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT IN MOTUEKA An Open Mic Poetry Night for adults, young adults and children will be held at Motueka Library on Friday 16 December, 7 – 8.30 pm. The guest poet and MC will be Leslie McKay, who will read several poems including the one with which she won the 2016 Caselberg […]
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Get Inspired – mini workshop
“Get Inspired” is a fun, mini-workshop designed to help writers what they want to write in 2017, get passionate about that project and identify ways to stay on track through the year. Please include a brief blurb in your next e-bulletin or website – and do your Auckland writer peeps a favour. Read more here… Spaces are […]
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PICTON POETS MEETING
PICTON POETS NEXT MEETING Picton Poets will be getting together for an end-of-the-year lunch at the Seabreeze Café, 24 London Quay, Picton, on Wednesday 14 December at 12.30 pm. The poets will take a break before resuming meetings on 15 February. They usually meet in the Reading Room at Picton Library on the third Wednesday […]
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Picton Writers’ “Earthquake” Meeting
WRITERS OF PICTON The next meeting of Writers of Picton will be on Monday 5 December, 11.30 am at the Red Salt Café, Mariners Mall, 8/100 High Street, Picton. The writing topic is 200 – 400 words on the topic ‘Earthquake’, or bring a piece of writing of your choice. Everyone is welcome to listen […]
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