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Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing 2026
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts Full-time at 37.5 hours per week Two 6 month fixed-term opportunities $84500 per annum (pro rata) Āu Mahi | What You Will Do This fixed-term Residency seeks to foster New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity for a writer to work on an approved writing project […]
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Bookshop Day 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Bookshop Day 2025 will take place on Saturday 11 October! Bookshop Day started in Aotearoa 10 years ago, in 2015, and is run by the Booksellers Association of New Zealand to encourage book lovers, like you, to celebrate your local bookshop. We are busy planning Bookshop Day 2025, so […]
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Te Pae Tawhiti Awards Set to Spotlight Aotearoa and Pasifika Speculative Fiction Talent
A groundbreaking new award dedicated to speculative fiction by Aotearoa and Pasifika creatives, the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards, is set to open for submissions this July-August. This exciting initiative aims to spotlight the rich and diverse speculative fiction talent in Aotearoa. Speculative fiction — encompassing science fiction, fantasy, and other imaginative storytelling— has a vibrant […]
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New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults Ceremony 2025
The most joyful children’s literature event of the year is surely the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults ceremony, and we’re inviting you to join the celebration at the characterful Pipitea Marae in Wellington on Wednesday 13 August. You’ll be greeted by a singing group of talented Pōneke rangatahi and there’ll be […]
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SIGN UP FOR THE GREAT NZ POETRY DISPLAY-OFF AND WIN
Booksellers and libraries, August is the time to show off your poetic flair! We’re inviting you to sign up for The Great NZ Poetry Display-Off – a national challenge to create eye-catching poetry displays in the lead up to Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day on Friday 22 August. By participating you can: Celebrate New Zealand […]
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OCKHAMS 2026 ENTRIES OPEN NEXT MONTH
Hard as it is to believe we’re at that point of the year again, but we’d like to give publishers advance notice that submissions for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will open on Thursday 7 August. Books published between 1 January and 31 December 2025 will be eligible for the 2026 awards, and […]
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Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award Recipient Announced
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is delighted to announce the 2025 recipient of the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award: Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-a-Kai). Josh is a celebrated illustrator and visual designer known for his vibrant, witty and richly layered work that brings joy to readers of all ages. As one half of […]
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2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist revealed
Fifteen years, fifteen stories. A Māori sleuth trying to leave policing behind, a New York bartender with an entourage of dead girls, a colonial Wellington tale entwined with infamous Edinburgh body-snatchers, a gay investigator in Renaissance Florence, a probation officer whose beloved husband is sucked into the pit of internet disinformation, and a couple of […]
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Moonlit Getaway Short Fiction Contest
Please read the following contest information and guidelines before submitting. Submissions Open: July 14, 2025 Submission Deadline: October 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm (GMT) Shortlist Announced: November 10, 2025 Winners Announced: December 8, 2025 Prizes and Benefits: One winner will be awarded $250 (CAD) for one short story. Two runners-up will be awarded $50 (CAD) […]
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2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize
Entry to the 2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize closes Friday 1 August! The Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize seeks to foster debate and encourage participation in an evolving conversation about the visual arts. Supported by Michèle Whitecliffe and established in memory of her late husband, Greg Whitecliffe, the Prize’s aim is to draw out […]
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HE REO, HE MAURI, HE MANA: TE REO MĀORI THEATRE
HE REO, HE MAURI, HE MANA: TE REO MĀORI THEATRE nā Tainui Tukiwaho and Hōhepa Waitoa ”Start where you are. One kupu. One messy paragraph. It doesn’t need to be perfect – it just needs to exist.” Writing in te reo Māori can feel daunting, especially if you’re still learning. In this new resource, Tainui […]
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Matchbox by Usawa: Call for Submissions
Exciting opportunity for international writers! Usawa Literary Review invites contributions for a special issue of Matchbox by Usawa in genres of poetry, short fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and creative non-fiction, based around the theme: We Are Here – Writings by Afghan Women. Edited by poet and curator Shikha Sawhney Lamba, this issue gathers writings by Afghan […]
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