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
We have finished up NZSA WebWorkshops for 2026 and have already begun programming a great selection of professional development opportunities for you in 2027!
Here’s some of what people said about WebWorkshops in 2026:
“It is great to be a part of this community. I am so glad that I found NZSA. Please keep up this great and far-reaching support work.”
“It was all new and all informative and incredibly informative as well as inspiring. Easily the best online workshop I’ve had – on anything!!”
“The presenter was excellent, with a lived experience and was authentic.”
“A very enjoyable workshop that was inclusive, informative and engaging.”
“The content was great, but I found myself also noticing how well it was presented.”
“His candour and expertise was excellent.”
“She came in swinging which created a dynamic and engaging vibe. ”
“I was not expecting it to be as useful. I was not expecting it to enable me to pitch to various named publishers for real!”
“Thanks so much. Really useful to have these sessions. They are also affordable.”
Recent WebWorkshops
Cristina Sanders – Representing Real Characters in History
Lee Murray – Imposter Syndrome, Kiwi Cringe, and Other Anxieties
Karen Workman from Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa – AI and Copyright
Catherine Robertson – How to Write Funny
Substack for Authors
Pitching to Publishers – with publishing expert Harriet Allan with Melanie Laville-Moore, Managing Director of Allen & Unwin NZ and Kate Stephenson, Senior Publisher at Hachette Aotearoa NZ
Cat Sirota – helping writers of romance fiction find their readers
Joshua T. Calvert – helping writers of SpecFic (i.e. fantasy, science fiction, dystopian and horror) find their readers
Sherryl Clark – helping writers of fiction for children and young adults find their readers
Cat Connor – helping writers of crime fiction find their readers
Kirsten McKenzie – Self-Publishing 101: Your Complete New Zealand Guide
Shelley Burne-Field – Getting to the Heart of Your Short Story
Chris Munnery – Self-Publishing with IngramSpark
Kirsten McKenzie – Seen, Not Salesy. Growing Your Author Presence Online.
Romance Writing and promotion with Author Enni Amanda – Next Page youth network
Charity Norman – Who Do You Think You Are? An introduction to characterisation.
Scott Bainbridge – Murder by death; an introduction to writing true crime.
Cassie Hart – Stand in the place where you are; an introduction to world-building.
Tracy Farr – Tell it Slant: Truth and lies, and using fact in fiction.
Madison Hamill – Reconstructing Vividness: Working with lost memories in personal non-fiction.
Melissa Addey – How to Make and Use Book Trailers.
Elizabeth Heritage – Book campaign planning: media releases, pitching to journalists and more.
Siobhan Harvey – Applying for residencies, competitions and programmes – for Next Page Youth Network
“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!”
We are grateful to Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa for the support of our professional development programmes:
