Upcoming Events and Opportunities – New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa

2019 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced

Recipients have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Mentorship Programme 2019 with thirteen chosen from a pool of 79 applicants. With a high level of commitment shown by the applicants and a wide variety of fascinating projects the judges had quite a task making their selection. Our 2019...
2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards

2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards Writers working in the Mind Body Spirit genre have until 31 March to enter the 2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards. There are two award’s categories, one for Books and another for Unpublished Manuscripts. The winner in each category receives a $10,000 prize. Spokesperson...
CompleteMS - open for applications

Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme - a programme that provides writers with essential critical feedback on an advanced work, moving it closer to publication. The NZSA CompleteMS manuscript assessment...
NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2019

2019 NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Writers WIN A YOUTH MENTORSHIP FOR 2019 Four New Zealand secondary school students have an opportunity to be mentored by one of our professional writers in order to develop their craft and hone their skills. The New Zealand Society of Authors (Te Puni Kaituhi o...
Auckland Branch Meeting - Tips for the Road with Melinda Szymanik

When: 6.15pm, Friday 5 April Where: Level 12, room 1211, AUT tower, corner of Wakefield St and Rutland St, Auckland Central Melinda Szymanik is an award-winning children's author of picture books, novels and short stories. 2014 University of Otago Children's Writer in Residence, reviewer, creative writing teacher and blogger/commentator, Melinda will discuss...