• Mātātuhi Foundation announces new funding pool

    Posted on 18 July 2024

    Mātātuhi Foundation is excited to announce that grant applicants can now apply for up to $20,000 in funding in our October funding round, which closes on 31 October 2024. In previous years, the maximum grant per project was $5,000.  To mark our 12th funding round, the Mātātuhi Foundation has released a revised set of funding criteria to […]

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  • Launch of audiobooks platform in NZ offers significant opportunities for local bookstores and publishers

    Posted on 18 July 2024

      Global audiobooks platform Libro.fm has launched in New Zealand and is set to be a major disruptor in an industry that is seeing year-on-year double digit growth. The Seattle-based social purpose corporation is the only audiobook e-tailer in the world that directly supports local bookstores, with consumers given an option to select a local […]

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  • NZSA CompleteMS 2024 results -new stories by talented writers win NZSA manuscript assessments

    Posted on 18 July 2024

    The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announce the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year’s CompleteMS programme. Powerful manuscripts crafted by thirteen accomplished writers, have been chosen to take part in this year’s programme. Writers spend months polishing their stories for entry into this competitive […]

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  • 2024 Te Tauihu Short Story Awards results – congratulations to finalists and winners

    Posted on 17 July 2024

    2024 Te Tauihu Short Story Awards results Te reo Māori category: FIRST PRIZE: Ko te Haerenga by Atakohu Middleton HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ko te rā tū tēnei by Hāmihi Duncan HIGHLY COMMENDED: Te hapori karawēne by Dr Darryn Joseph Judge Vaughan Rapatahana said: “I think that, without any doubt, our first prize winner is Ko te […]

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  • This Way Lies Madness – anthology call for submissions

    Posted on 16 July 2024

      In the tradition of Poe’s ‘A Tell-tale Heart’ and Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, This Way Lies Madness (publishing September 2025) will bring together a twisted tangle of dark stories featuring monstrous manifestations of trauma and guilt, paranoia and persecution, anxiety, addiction, and crippling terror. In these pages, readers should expect to find madness in all its forms, […]

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  • Call for nominations for Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2024

    Posted on 15 July 2024

    Nominate Now! Tuku tono mai! Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa is calling for public nominations to honor outstanding toi Māori artists at the Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2024. Recognise the contributions of Māori artists in our communities. Three award categories are open for nomination, each with a $10,000 prize: Ngā Tohu […]

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  • Poisons, pandemic, and a pregnant detective: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist revealed

    Posted on 15 July 2024

    A neurodivergent expert on toxic botanicals, a harrowing exploration of jury deliberations, a high-tech thriller from an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, a desperate mother searching for her son as lockdown kicks in, a gay sleuth in Renaissance Florence, and the return of a beloved fictional detective are among the diverse books named today on the longlist for […]

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  • Announcing the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel

    Posted on 15 July 2024

    July 15, 2024 Jeffrey Buchanan has been named the winner of the 2024 Michael Gifkins Prize for his manuscript The Birds Began to Sing. Buchanan wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript by a New Zealand writer, and celebrates the life […]

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  • Northland Branch NZSA (PEN) National Short Story Competition

    Posted on 11 July 2024

    Northland Branch NZSA (PEN) National Short Story Competition 2024 Run by Northland Branch NZSA (PEN Inc) Sponsored by The Northern Advocate & Pavlova Press   PRIZES: First Place $500 Second place $100 Third Place $50 All three stories will be published by The Northern Advocate (NZME) over the summer holiday period, as well as on the Northland […]

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  • ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024

    Posted on 10 July 2024

      The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) has announced nominations are now open for the ANZSI Indexing Awards and ANZSI John Simkin Medal 2024. The ANZSI John Simkin Medal recognises an outstanding book index or periodical index compiled in Australia or New Zealand. Indexes may be nominated by authors, editors, indexers, publishers or readers. […]

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  • Picture Me Festival – call for illustration submissions

    Posted on 10 July 2024

    This September Gecko Press and some friends in the European community are delighted to bring you the Picture Me festival, a celebration of European illustration for children, with a special focus on identity.   Picture Me is a two-week festival of art involving three fantastic European illustrators in workshops, panel talks and an exhibition. Gecko […]

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  • Emele Ugavule named as 2024 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University

    Posted on 9 July 2024

    9 July 2024 Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce Tokelauan Fijian storyteller Emele Ugavule as the 2024 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence. Emele will receive a stipend of $15,000 from Creative New Zealand to work on a play for 3 months. She will also be […]

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