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Tavita Nielsen-Mamea named as 2020 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence
Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of Tavita Nielsen-Mamea as the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2020. Tavita’s first play Au Ko Tuvalu played at the 2019 Wellington Fringe Festival, where it was awarded Outstanding Ensemble and Tavita the Most Promising Emerging Artist. It […]
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RESOLUTION: THE DEMOCRACY OF THE IMAGINATION MANIFESTO
RPRESENTED BY Presented by Jennifer Clement, PEN International President Per Wästberg, Emeritus PEN International President and Chair of the Nobel Prize for Literature Eric Lax, PEN International Vice President Nayantara Sahgal, PEN International Vice President Ngugi wa Thiong’o, PEN International Vice President Paul Muldoon, PEN America Board Member ARGUMENT Within the history of PEN is […]
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Catherine Robertson named 2020 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
Congratulations to NZSA member Catherine Robertson! Acclaimed novelist Catherine Robertson has been appointed the Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2020. Ms Robertson’s fiction is celebrated for its witty, precise, and emotionally involving depictions of contemporary life. All six of her novels, which […]
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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker prize 2019
Judging panel break rules in choosing The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other as joint winners The judges of this year’s Booker prize have “explicitly flouted” the rules of the august literary award to choose the first joint winners in almost 30 years: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. Booker judges split between huge event novel and obscure […]
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Lobbying for NZ writers – article reprinted from Reading Room
OCTOBER 15, 2019 Updated 1 hour ago Mandy Hager is the author of both fiction and non-fiction, for adults and teens. Her work has won multiple awards and this year she received the Storyline Margaret Mahy Medal for life-time achievement and a distinguished contribution to New Zealand’s literature for young people. Her most recent book, […]
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Sunday Star Times and Stuff.co.nz Short Story competition opens – deadline Nov 8
The much anticipated Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards are open for entry. A fixture on the writing scene since 1984, the awards have launched the careers of some of New Zealand’s most respected authors, including Eleanor Catton and Sarah Quigley. Some winners, like Barbara Anderson, Linda Olsson and Eleanor Catton, were unknown when they won, […]
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency Now Open for Applications
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency Now Open for Applications Applications are now open for a $5000 research grant and residency for writers wishing to work on a project that will utilise the resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development. The grant also offers the recipient the opportunity […]
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Wellingtonian wins inaugural Sargeson Prize short story competition – congrats to NZSA members Sam Keenan, Elizabeth Morton, Kathryn van Beek & Xiaole Zhan
Thursday 10 October 2019 Judge says short story writing in New Zealand is in excellent health. Celebrating New Zealand literary talent, the inaugural Sargeson Prize was awarded last night – the country’s richest short story prize – with Wellingtonian Sam Keenan (NZSA Mentee 2016) taking out $5000 and first place in […]
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2020 Calibre Essay Prize open for entries
Click here to enter the 2020 Calibre Essay Prize Prize money: $7,500 Closing: 15 January 2020, 11:59 pm Judges: J.M. Coetzee, Lisa Gorton, and Peter Rose Entries are currently open for the 2020 Calibre Essay Prize, worth a total of AU$7,500. The Calibre Essay Prize is open to all essayists writing in English. We seek […]
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2020 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship
Randell Cottage Writers Trust Applications are now open for the 2020 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend, currently set at $22,000, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings. We’re looking for writers whose work has already been published and well received. We particularly want […]
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PEN AMERICA CAMPUS FREE SPEECH GUIDE
Campus free speech guide Issues Free speech has become a flashpoint for controversy on campuses across the U.S. This go-to resource for faculty, staff, and students provides practical, principled guidance for how campuses can best remain open to all voices. Our Principles Common Issues on Campus Academic Freedom Campus Climate Discrimination & Harassment Diversity & […]
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Writing for Justice Fellowships
PEN America’s Writing for Justice Fellowship commissions writers—emerging or established—to create written works of lasting merit that illuminate critical issues related to mass incarceration and catalyze public debate. The Fellowship aims to harness the power of writers and writing in bearing witness to the societal consequences of mass incarceration by capturing and sharing the stories […]
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