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Alan Duff, Elizabeth Knox and Don McGlashan Headline 24th Going West Writers Festival
6-8 September Going West Writers Festival weekend. Titirangi War Memorial Hall. New Zealand’s leading authors, poets, playwrights and musicians take to West Auckland’s theatres, halls and beaches at the 24th Going West Writers Festival 6-15 September, offering audiences ten days of inspiring words and ideas that cut through the clutter. The Festival’s Artistic Director […]
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NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS TRUST NEWS – IT’S ‘THE BOMB’!
A sparkling story of courage and transformation has been judged the best book for young readers at this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. The Bomb by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan and published by Huia, was awarded the highest prize in children’s publishing – The Margaret Mahy Book of […]
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Creative New Zealand increases arts sector investment by $27 million and confirms 80 arts organisations for its investment programmes
Eighty New Zealand arts organisations are confirmed in Creative New Zealand’s Investment programmes over the next two to six years, following Arts Council approval in July this year. This comprises 23 organisations in the Toi T?tara Haemata (T?tara) programme and 57 organisations in the Toi Uru Kahikatea (Kahikatea) programme. Due to the number of high-quality […]
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CLNZ/NZSA $25,000 Writers’ Award 2019: Applications are Open
$25,000 award to a New Zealand writer one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature brought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) “If you’re thinking about applying – do it! Like me, you might just surprise yourself with a win.” – 2018 recipient, […]
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Entries now open for the 2020 Ockhams
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best books for adult readers published annually in New Zealand. Titles with release dates between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 will be considered for […]
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The 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards shortlist is revealed
Ngaio Marsh has made the cut for the shortlist of the award which bears her name. To the possible relief of the organisers of the awards that bear her name, the late Dame Ngaio Marsh has made the shortlist of the 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards, the annual prize for New Zealand crime writing. Money in […]
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Dennis McEldowney features on the Season 2 Final of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Series
” ‘Who wants to write the great New Zealand play?’ I asked.” ” ‘I’d like to if I could,’ she said.” Dennis McEldowney is remembered for his twenty years as editor of the Auckland University Press and also as an award-winning author, an active member of PEN NZ and a great diary keeper – […]
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Social issues a major theme for National Poetry Day celebrations
Climate change and the plight of refugees are the focus of some of the 150+ events in this year’s Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, taking place on Friday August 23. Our annual celebration of writing and reading poetry embraces both the personal and political in a dynamic programme of events and competitions nationwide – from […]
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David Hill is announced as the 2019-2020 President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that David Hill is their 2019-2020 President of Honour. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of his or her contribution to writing and writers and the literary arts sector in New Zealand. The President of Honour delivers the annual NZSA Janet […]
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Tickets on Sale for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Ceremony
Buy your tickets today to celebrate the best books for young New Zealand readers, and applaud the winners, at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults ceremony in the atmospheric Te Marae at Te Papa in Wellington on Wednesday 7 August. The 41 finalists include many of the country’s finest children’s writers, […]
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Hamilton Book Month happening again this August
It’s August and Hamilton Book Month is underway again with the biggest ever programme with 21 different events and a grand total of 35 (including repeats) across August at various Hamilton venues. Almost all events are free with only four having a charge. Co-organiser Catherine Wallace says ‘There’s so many authors we wanted to include […]
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