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WORD Christchurch Festival 2024 Programme Announcement Aug 27 – Sept 1
A dazzling array of words and performance takeover Ōtautahi Christchurch in August More than 100 writers, thinkers and performers from New Zealand and around the world will take to the streets, schools and theatres of Ōtautahi Christchurch offering a feast of fresh ideas, music, powerful stories and creative escapes during WORD Christchurch Festival which runs […]
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NZ Listener: WORTH THE MAHI – the surge of Māori writing
WORTH THE MAHI Sally Blundell has written an article for the New Zealand Listener about the surge in books by Māori writers being published overseas. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ARTICLE
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Intermedia launches ‘New Zealand 101’ publication – NZ Film Sector support
June 28, 2024 Intermedia has launched a comprehensive guide to making screen content in Aotearoa: New Zealand 101. The 66-page digital publication explores New Zealand’s unique screen culture and history, which continues to attract major Hollywood heavyweights such as James Cameron to its shores. The publication also provides an in-depth look at the range of […]
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IIML Writers on Mondays showcases vital New Zealand writing
3 July 2024 July 8 – September 30 A compelling line-up of established writers and fresh literary talent will be showcased in Wellington this winter as Writers on Mondays returns. This free lunchtime series highlighting new books and writers is run by the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), the creative writing powerhouse of Te […]
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Introducing the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award
Major news from the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi whānau! We have a brand new $30,000 award for mid-career children’s writer in Aotearoa New Zealand – generously backed by our nation’s very own children’s literary legend, Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM. This award is made possible thanks to the huge act of generosity from Aotearoa New […]
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Site for NZ readers spotlights local books in digital formats: KETE Books
News release July 2, 2024 Kete Books, the website dedicated to helping readers discover New Zealand books and authors, has been rebuilt and is now live, connecting New Zealanders to their local books in all formats at an enhanced level. Created by The Coalition for Books, ketebooks.co.nz is the place to discover reading ideas and inspiration, find […]
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Pukapuka Māori o te Tau 23-24
Māori Literature Trust – Pukapuka Māori o te Tau 23-24 Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te Tau Matariki is rising, signalling the beginning of te tau hou Māori. Matariki is a time to reflect on the year that has passed, to […]
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The 2024 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose competition is open
This year’s competition is for works of fiction up to 1888 words – a reference to the year of Mansfield’s birth. All submissions must follow the theme, however loosely, of ‘haunted’. You can write your work in any form – short story or hybrid or another imaginative form, but please note this is not a competition for […]
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The NZSA Te Kaituhi Māori Launch Dedicated PD programmes
The NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa Te Kaituhi Māori announces their professional development programmes available for kaituhi Māori in 2024. Te Kaituhi Māori will be offering two toolkits and a webworkshop by contemporary Māori writers Ruby Solly and essa may ranapiri. These will soon be available to kaituhi Māori. Ruby Solly […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2025 Writers in Residence Programme
Media Release 27 June 2024 The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a […]
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NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 now open for entries
What do Nick Davies, Eileen Merriman, David Hill, Lauren Keenan, Brianne Te Paa, Jane Ussher, Lucy Corry, Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Vasanti Unka, Kirsty Powell, Gavin Bishop, Fiona Kidman, Kimberly Andrews and Jo Seagar have in common? They are all talented authors and some of the previous winners of […]
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The ASLA DANZ Children’s Book Award 2025 open for entries
The ASLA Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Book Award is back for 2025 to celebrate and spotlight even more underrepresented children’s book creators! Following a hugely successful first year, The ASLA DANZ Award, previously The DANZ Award, is returning bigger and better in its quest to reward and celebrate diverse and ground-breaking […]
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