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Entries Open For 2026 NZCYA Awards
The 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which celebrate the best books for young readers published in Aotearoa – are now open for entries. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 will be considered in six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction (the Wright Family Foundation […]
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WiPC Chair Report 2025
Dear friends and colleagues, It was both inspiring and heartwarming to see so many familiar and new faces at the 91st PEN International Congress, held in September in Kraków. The gathering reminded us once again of the strength and diversity of the PEN community, united by our shared commitment to defending freedom of expression and […]
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IPeD New Chair of the Board
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is pleased to announce that Dr Catherine Macdonald AE has been appointed Chair of the Board following the 2025 AGM on Monday 10 November. Catherine has been on the Editors Western Australia committee since 2018, initially as branch newsletter editor, then as the delegate to the Accreditation Board. For […]
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Scottish writer gets Otago Fellowship
Scottish writer Donald S Murray says he is thrilled and honoured to be awarded a fellowship in Dunedin next year. “It offers a new perspective on seeing the world, a different view from any I would have imagined ever glimpsing before,” Donald says. Donald has received the 2026 Scottish Writing Fellowship with Mātai Airana, Mātai Kotirana – the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies […]
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2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize Open
The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize opened on 13 October for entries, welcoming unpublished women and non-binary writers to submit their work. Generously sponsored by WME, the Prize continues its mission to amplify new voices in fiction. WME took on six authors from 2025’s shortlist and longlist, including Ciara Borderick, whose debut Catfish has just sold […]
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Call for applications for Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship
Applications are open for the 2026 Penguin Random House Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship. This scholarship was created in 2020, in collaboration with Whitireia and Weltec, with the aim of reducing barriers to equitable representation and encouraging diversity and inclusivity in publishing in Aotearoa. The scholarship offers funding for one Māori or Pacific student to […]
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2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards: Call For Entries
Enter by February 26, 2026 to be a part of the 2026 awards program If you would like to receive greater recognition, monetary prizes, awards and exposure for your short stories, here is an opportunity not to miss. Enter the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards. Calling all short story writers, even first time authors, in […]
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Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025 Longlist Announced
Congratulations to the poets longlisted for the takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025: 580nm – Laurice Gilbert Acorn – Andrea Ewing Aku waewae e rua – Hana Buchanan A Rahui over Aotearoa/New Zealand – Rangi Faith Dawn Chorus – Rebecca Hawkes Ghazal for the Earth – Marjory Woodfield He Koha, He Koha, He Koha – […]
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NZSA announces Fleur Beale ONZM as 2026 NZSA President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior writer and long-serving NZSA member in recognition of their contribution to writing, writers and the literary […]
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Free Them All: Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025
“Across the world, writers continue to pay a heavy price for speaking truth. Rory Branker, Yalqun Rozi, Mohamed Tadjadit, and Mzia Amaglobeli remind us that words can shake the powerful — and that courage endures even when their freedom is taken away. Their persecution is a wound to justice and humanity itself. We must not […]
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EOI for FutureTense: Writing Workshop
Exploring Astrology, Afrofuturism, and Creative Imagination Are you a mid-career BIPOC writer ready to imagine new creative futures? Future Tense is a two-day writing workshop guided by Sonya Renee Taylor and Junauda Petrus, with creative direction by Dione Joseph. Explore astrology, Afrofuturism, and intuitive storytelling as tools for reflection, world-building, and artistic renewal. When: 7 […]
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Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story Competition 2026
Huge thanks to our sponsor Maurice Trapp Group for their amazing support! You might notice we have done something different with the theme… In fact, there’s no theme! You can write about any topic you wish The prizes are awesome – 1st Prize $1000, 2nd Prize $500 & 3rd Prize $250. Entries close 2 February […]
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