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New editor appointed for Landfall journal
Emma Neale has been appointed as the new editor of Landfall, published by Otago University Press. Neale, who lives in Dunedin, has published six novels and five poetry collections, and edited several anthologies. She is a former Robert Burns fellow (2012) and has received numerous awards and grants for her writing including the Janet Frame/NZSA […]
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Congratulations to Dylan Horrocks
Dylan Horrocks has been named 2018 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence Acclaimed graphic novelist Dylan Horrocks has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2018. He is the first graphic novelist to be awarded this position. Celebrated […]
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TWO WHITE RAVENS FOR NZ
A huge congratulations to author Melinda Szymanik, illustrator Donovan Bixley and publisher Scholastic NZ for Fuzzy Doodle and David Elliot and publisher Otago University Press for Snark: Being a true history of the expedition that discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock . . . and its tragic aftermath being selected as 2017 White Ravens! Each year language […]
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Sam Elworthy – AUP- has been elected to the Executive Committee of the IPA
Sam Elworthy of Auckland University Press has become the first New Zealand representative elected to the executive committee of the International Publishers Association as announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week. Auckland University Press announced Sam’s appointment, “Sam has played a key role in New Zealand publishing as president of the Publishers Association of […]
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NZSA Canterbury – NZ Heritage awards winners announced
NZSA Canterbury branch are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 New Zealand Heritage NZSA Canterbury Book Awards and Writing Competitions. On Wednesday evening, we held a cozy event at the gorgeous old Malthouse Theatre in Christchurch. Many of the shortlisted writers, along with others in the writing community and local NZ Society of Authors […]
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The Arts Foundation announce the recipients of the 2017 New Zealand Arts Awards
Eleven extraordinary New Zealand artists have been chosen as the 2017 recipients of the coveted Laureate and New Generation Awards, Marti Friedlander Photographic Award, Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award and the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship. The recipients represent classical music, popular music, film, theatre, contemporary dance, poetry, photography and illustration. The recipients will be celebrated at […]
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‘Fair use’ infringes on creators’ property rights
Illustration: Tom Jellett ARTICLE BY JOHN BYRON in The Australian September 20, 2017 If the proposed regime were reasonable, it wouldn’t need to be marketed with such a cute baby panda name. Naming it “fair use” is like calling the harpooning of whales on the high seas a peaceful […]
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Call for judges in the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
We are seeking experts in and passionate advocates of children’s literature to judge the prestigious New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. The call for expressions of interest in being a judge for the 2018 awards opens today and closes on October 30. A total of five judges will be appointed for the […]
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The NZSA / Hachette Mentorship Program open for applications
Writers! An opportunity to be mentored by a publisher The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), in association with Hachette Australia and New Zealand, are once again offering the opportunity for one writer to work on a new draft of their completed manuscript under the joint mentorship of Hachette Australia and New Zealand. […]
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University of Otago College of Education/Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence – Raymond Huber
Congratulations to NZSA member Raymond Huber! Raymond Huber is an author and freelance editor, with a wealth of experience as a teacher, editor, and a writer of fiction and non-fiction. He has received numerous awards and shortlisting in prestigious Children’s Book Awards, nationally and internationally. He has a story in the Te Papa children’s book […]
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Winning poems of Given Words competition for National Poetry Day 2017
Skip to main content Winning poems of Given Words competition for National Poetry Day 2017 Given Words is delighted to announce the winners of the ‘Given Words’ poetry competition for National Poetry Day 2017. Given Words is delighted to announce the winners of the ‘Given Words’ poetry competition for National Poetry Day 2017. The winner […]
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Deadline approaches for Storylines manuscript Award entries
31 October 2017 is the closing date for manuscript submissions for the Storylines Joy Cowley Award for a picture book text, the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a junior novel, and the Storylines Tessa Duder Award for a YA novel. For tips of how to write a successful picture book, and more on the Storylines […]
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