• Chatham Island Writers Retreat 8-13 September

    Posted on 28 June 2023

    The Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat offers a chance to surround yourself with an ocean of inspiration.   An outstanding week is proposed of learning, relaxing, meeting some local Chatham Islanders, making new acquaintances, and stepping into the island’s culture and visiting many special places. More info here: Inaugural Chatham Islands Writers’ Retreat brochure

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  • Jan Michalski Foundation Writing Residencies – Switzerland

    Posted on 28 June 2023

    Surrounded by nature in the foothills of the Jura mountains in Switzerland, the Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature was created by Vera Michalski in memory of her husband in order to perpetuate their shared commitment to those who devote themselves to the written word. Its mission is to foster literary creation and encourage […]

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  • WeCreate’s Manifesto Video 2023 

    Posted on 27 June 2023

      WeCreate, the alliance of New Zealand’s creative industry associations and organisations, has emailed the video below to all sitting MPs. Creative people and businesses have the power to help New Zealand overcome its economic challenges – now and in the future. Many of them are highly digital in the way they make and sell their products […]

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  • Walker Books Manuscript Prize

    Posted on 26 June 2023

    To coincide with Walker’s 30th anniversary in Australia this year, Walker Books Australia is proud to announce the establishment of the Walker Books Manuscript Prize. Walker Books’ mission has long been to publish works that become firm favourites and formative reading. The aim of this new manuscript prize is to foster a new generation of Australian […]

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  • Gina Cole awarded 2023 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency

    Posted on 19 June 2023

    Fijian science fiction writer Gina Cole (MNZM) will spend three months at the University of Hawai’i working on the second book in her ‘Turukawa Trilogy’.  Supported through our Pacific Arts Strategy, this annual residency is offered in partnership with Fulbright New Zealand. The three-month residency is based at the Centre for Pacific Islands Studies at […]

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  • Applications open for NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023

    Posted on 16 June 2023

    A $10,000 Opportunity for Writers Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2023 Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. The Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship is awarded each year to a mid-career or senior writer […]

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  • IPEd releases guide for clients working with self-employed editors

    Posted on 15 June 2023

    The Institute of Professional Editors has released a new guide to assist self-employed editors and their clients to work together more effectively. Working with self-employed editors: A guide for clients provides information about what constitutes fair and acceptable professional practice, and principles for preventing or solving problems in the editor–client relationship. IPEd has developed this […]

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  • Oceanofpdf.com at it again – Book Piracy Alert!

    Posted on 15 June 2023

    Ebook piracy website oceanofpdf.com are at it again and many of our member’s books are available for free download from this site (including NZ’s recent Acorn Award for Fiction winner The Axeman’s Carnival). If you find your book is being supplied from this site without your or your publisher’s permission, we encourage you to take action […]

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  • 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards

    Posted on 14 June 2023

    · The Judith Binney Trust is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 Judith Binney Fellowships and Writing Awards will open on 3 July 2023.     For information about the Fellowships and Awards, please see www.judithbinneytrust.org.nz Applications close at 5pm on 25 August 2023.  The Fellowship and Awards are scheduled to be announced in November 2023 for […]

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  • Melinda Szymanik awarded 2023 Shanghai Writing Residency

    Posted on 12 June 2023

    Michael King Writers Centre    12 June 2023 New Zealand China Friendship Society Residency Exchange After a break in the residency exchange programme due to the global pandemic, we are very happy to announce that, Melinda Szymanik has been selected as the fourth New Zealand writer to join the Shanghai Writers’ Association’s International Writing Programme. […]

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  • Lysaght-Watt Trust Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards

    Posted on 12 June 2023

    This competition (comprising of a short story/drama script, poetry and research article section) is open to residents and ratepayers of South Taranaki and the wider Taranaki community. These annual Awards honour the work of local novelist and short story writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson (29 January 1922 – 26 December 1972). Morrieson wrote four novels: coming of age […]

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  • Call for judges of the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

    Posted on 6 June 2023

      The organisers of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are calling for expressions of interest from readers with a deep knowledge of New Zealand literature who would like to be considered as judges of the 2024 awards. Applications are welcomed from the literature community and from members of the public with relevant experience. Suitable […]

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