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GLOBAL: RSF shines light on ‘forbidden coverage’ of women’s rights
On International Women’s Day lets observe violations against women journalists, and men who cover gender issues… PARIS (Asia Pacific Report/Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch): To mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden subject” which sheds light on the difficulties that journalists – both men and women – […]
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Philip Pullman calls for authors to get fairer share of publisher profits
His Dark Materials author condemns way book industry ‘allows corporate profits to be so high at a time when author earnings are markedly falling’ ‘I don’t like what publishers, corporately, are doing to the ecology of the book world’ … Philip Pullman. Philip Pullman has called on publishers to stop damaging “the ecology of the book […]
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Applications are now open for 2018 Shanghai International Writers’ programme
Michael King Writers’ Centre New Zealand China Friendship Society New Zealand’s literary exchange with China continues with the call for applications from New Zealand writers to attend the international writers’ programme run by the Shanghai Writers’ Association for eight weeks in September and October 2018. The successful writer will receive free accommodation in an […]
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Ockham Book Awards Celebrate 50th Anniversary with Stellar Finalist Line-up
Tuesday 6 March 2018 New Zealand’s premier literary awards celebrate their 50th anniversary with a rich collection of 16 finalist books by both lauded established writers and emerging stars. Announced today, the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards finalists join a literary hall of fame that dates back to 1968 and features New Zealand’s most […]
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InternetNZ’s Copyright Proposals: Neither Balanced nor Fair
Internet NZ’s Copyright Proposal: ” Neither Balanced nor Fair ” by Hugh Stephens Hugh Stephens Blog source: shutterstock.com Copyright law is constantly under review–and that is a good thing–although the constant attack on the fundamental basis of copyright is, frankly, getting tiresome and dangerous. Last year Australia’s Productivity Commission undertook a major study of IP Down […]
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HIGH SPOT – new literary agency launches in NZ
high spot n. A highly regarded first or important edition of a book. The Agency Co-founded by literary agents Vicki Marsdon and Nadine Rubin Nathan, High Spot Literary is a full-service agency providing traditional literary agent services but with a broader marketing and social media eye. We are dedicated to guiding our authors to the greatest […]
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CompleteMS – open for applications
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme – a programme that provides writers with essential critical feedback on an advanced work, moving it closer to publication. The NZSA CompleteMS manuscript assessment programme is now open […]
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#Read Women: International Women’s Day – The PEN International Women’s Manifesto going to the UN
The PEN International Women’s Manifesto The first and founding principle of the PEN Charter asserts that ‘literature knows no frontiers’. These frontiers were traditionally thought of as borders between countries and peoples. For many women in the world – and for almost all women until relatively recently – the first, and the last and perhaps […]
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Two NZ publishers shortlisted for BOLOGNA PRIZE – Best Children’s Publisher’s of the Year
Two NZ publishers have been nominated for the BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year, which acknowledges the most significant publishers in each of the six areas of the world: Africa, Central and South America, North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The prize, now in it’s 6th year, is organized by […]
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Poetry NZ Yearbook 2018 Launch Details
YOU ARE INVITED … Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2018 Launch Invitation Where: Devonport Library, 2 Victoria Road, Devonport When: Tuesday 20 March, 7.00 till 9.00 pm Cost: Koha appreciated A Devonport Library Associates Event Please RSVP here The poets are assembling at Devonport Library to celebrate the publication of the New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 2018, edited by Jack Ross and […]
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NZSA member Janice Marriott Wins the Prestigious Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Janice Marriott, children’s novelist and screenwriter, audio producer, editor and teacher, has won the 2018 Storylines Margaret Mahy Award for lifetime achievement and a distinguished contribution to New Zealand’s children’s literature. ‘Storylines is pleased to honour Janice Mariott’s career and contribution over nearly three decades’, says Storylines Trust chair Dr Libby Limbrick. ‘The range of […]
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Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement – Nominate now!
Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement – Creative New Zealand Each year the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. New Zealanders are invited to submit a nomination. Apply here; http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/find-funding/funds/prime-minister-s-awards-for-literary-achievement
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