NZSA Webworkshops – a series of webinars to enable ongoing professional development

Featuring writers and industry professionals offering virtual workshops on topics such as self-publishing, romance writing, poetry, structure, short stories, pitching, contract advice, dystopian writing and the business of writing.

All Webworkshops are hosted on Zoom. Zoom is free to download

Learn more about what to expect in a Webworkshop in this article from the NZ Author magazine – Spring 2020

Webworkshops – 2025 season

Elizabeth Heritage – Book campaign planning: media releases, pitching to journalists and more

10.30am to 12pm, Sat, 24 May

Join experienced book publicist Elizabeth Heritage for an introductory class on writing a media release, pitching to journalists (less scary than it sounds), and getting coverage of your book in mainstream NZ media. We will cover overarching issues as well as detailed practical guidance. This class is suitable for authors with books forthcoming for publication within the next 6-24 months. We welcome complete beginners and those who are wanting a refresher on the ever-changing book publicity landscape in Aotearoa.

Elizabeth Heritage has been working as a freelance book publicist in Aotearoa for over a decade, both representing authors and teaching authors how to represent themselves. She is based online at www.elizabethheritage.co.nz and IRL in Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington.

NZSA members $35 Non-members $75

Register HERE

Please note that the Webworkshop is held on Zoom.
Bookings close at 2pm on the (business working) day prior to the workshop or when workshop reaches capacity.
If you are unable to make the live event, all attendees can access a recording of the Webworkshop to view for one month after it is aired live.

“Can I just say that I am so enjoying these online classes – so much better than having to go out in the cold, wrestle for a park etc. Please keep providing these! I live part of the time on a farm and it is just so wonderful to be able to participate in these sorts of things when I am not in the city. Makes all the difference!”