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Phantom National Poetry Day
First established in 1997, National Poetry Day is a one-day national poetry event extravaganza held on a Friday in late August each year. In 2021, the date for Phantom National Poetry Day is Friday 27th August. Registrations for 2021 events will open on the 17th March.
It’s an event that...
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2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Open for Entries
Text Publishing and the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce entries for the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel are now open.
The Prize seeks fiction manuscripts by published and unpublished authors who are citizens or permanent residents...
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Hamilton Book Month 2021
It’s almost August and Hamilton Book Month will soon be underway again with 21 events in 2021.
Co-director Catherine Wallace says, ”We’ve got a great line-up this year with both literary icons and exciting new talent. Our audiences love interacting with visiting and local authors, hearing them read, buying their...
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Michael Bennett: multi-award-winning author, screenwriter and director
NZSA Auckland Branch Meeting
Friday 6 August
from 5pm, meeting starts 6.15pm
The Coffee Club, 42 High Street, Auckland CBD
Join us in August when Weng Wai Chan asks: Why hasn't Michael Bennett been snapped up by Hollywood yet?
The Auckland Branch is thrilled to welcome Michael, hot off the success of his TVNZ...
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Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2021
$10,000 Opportunity for Writers
Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2021
Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project.
This annual Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer to...
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Northland Branch National Short Story Competition 2021 - deadline 31 Aug
Open Section: Theme is The Wish, 1500-word limit, $12(gst inc) entry fee first story, $20 for two, $28 for three.
First Prize $300, and a free critique for second and third places. The top three stories will be published on the NZSA Northland website.
Year 7 & 8: Theme is The...
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The NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2021 - open with deadline of 1 Aug 2021
NZSA Canterbury announces the 2021 NZSA New Zealand Heritage Book Awards will open for entries on the 1st June 2021. In its eighth year, this event is now firmly established on the New Zealand Literary calendar. Past winners have included Fiona Farrell, Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka and Brian Turner...
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Book launch: Shelter by Kirstin le Harivel Saturday August 14 - 3.30 - 5.30pm
Kirsten Le Harivel, Passo and The Cuba Press warmly invite you to the launch of Shelter,
the debut poetry collection by Kirsten Le Harivel.
To be launched by Lynn Jenner.
“Poems which will soothe you, move you
and ultimately, shelter you”
— Helen Lehndorf
“Sensual, sexy, sweet, wry and occasionally bitter”
— Lynn Jenner
Venue: Passo
Kāpiti's...
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Online masterclass with Paula Morris
Kia ora writers,
Online masterclass with Paula Morris, University of Auckland: Sunday 18 July.
Our focus in this two-hour online class, designed for fiction and nonfiction writers, is the use of setting—time and place—in your writing. Whether you’re working on memoir, fantasy, family stories, an historical novel or contemporary realism, vivid...
