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2023 Storylines Notable Book Awards announced
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa MEDIA RELEASE 2 November 2023 Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa is delighted to once again celebrate excellence in New Zealand publishing for children and young adults with the announcement of this year’s Storylines Notable Book Award winners. […]
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Summer Reading Guide Kete Books & Booksellers NZ
Click HERE to view the 2023-2024 KETE/Booksellers NZ/Coalition for Books New Zealand 2023-2024 Summer Reading Guide.
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Ingrid Horrocks named as 2024 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
Acclaimed memoirist, essayist, poet, and fiction writer Ingrid Horrocks has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2024. Dr Horrocks’ most recent book of essays, Where We Swim, was published internationally to rave reviews, with the Australian Book Review […]
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Sargeson short story top prize taken home by compelling ‘Pig Hunting’ tale
Sargeson short story top prize taken home by compelling ‘Pig Hunting’ tale The “worthy and admirable winner” of New Zealand’s richest short story competition has been announced, taking home $10,000. Anna Woods from Auckland was named winner of the 2023 Sargeson Prize with her short story ‘Pig Hunting’ on Saturday evening as part of the 20th Annual Frank […]
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Keri Hulme’s legacy honoured in new award for Māori writers at the 2023 Pikihuia Awards
28 October 2023 Poet essa may ranapiri took out the Keri Hulme Award at the Pikihuia Awards held in Wellington last night. This was the first time the award has been offered. It results from Keri Hulme’s wish to support Maori writers by setting up a fund from the sale of the original manuscript of […]
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Everything I know about Books – author events
Public author events in celebration of Everything I Know about Books: An insider look at publishing in Aotearoa 18 October – 10 November 2023 To celebrate the launch of Everything I Know About Books: An insider look at publishing in Aotearoa, public author events will be held at participating bookstores across the country. The publication was […]
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30,000 books donated to Kiwi kids in need – 10,000 more on the way
30,000 books donated to Kiwi kids in need – 10,000 more on the way Children’s book-gifting charity Kiwi Christmas Books has passed a milestone donation mark ahead of the launch of its 2023 Christmas campaign. More than 30,000 brand new books have now been donated by generous New Zealanders since the book-gifting project began, and […]
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Appointment of an Author Director Copyright Licensing New Zealand
November 2023 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is seeking a member of NZSA to join its Board of Directors The Position Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is seeking a member of NZSA to join its Board of Directors. This appointment process is being undertaken by the Board to find a suitable candidate to replace a […]
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NZSA Oral History Podcast Episode 2 Live!
Witi Ihimaera has become one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most recognised and decorated writers over his 50+ years as an author. The first episode of this season covered some of those highlights; this episode we again join Witi talking to Deborah Shepard about his life as a writer. Hosted by writer and broadcaster Karyn Hay, this […]
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PEN International Calls for Peace-Dispels all Hatreds
PEN International Calls for Peace-Dispels all Hatreds In the third decade of the 21st Century humans are able to see into the furthest reaches and most distant times of the universe. We can produce literature, art and music of extraordinary resonance and subtlety. And yet, almost every day in the world we are faced with […]
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Authors orgs raise concerns about Spotify audiobook streaming offer
Australian Society of Authors In a new audiobook streaming deal, Spotify has announced that their Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia/NZ may access up to 15 hours of free audiobook content per month. It has been reported that all of the major publishing houses have agreed to this streaming deal and over 150,000 audiobooks […]
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Film in verse: Aotearoa’s first Poetry Film Festival
Aotearoa’s first ever poetry film festival is happening on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November this year, with screenings of international and local short films. During the day, films will be shown at the Memorial Theatre at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. These are free events and open to the public. Evening sessions will […]
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