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Archaeological heist caper film script wins prize
IIML Awards to Sarah Harpur and Richard Dey – congratulations. A film script featuring an outlawed metal-detecting amateur archaeologist in 1980s Ireland battling the National Museum to prove an historical…
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James Norcliffe Selected as 2018 Randell Cottage Writer in Residence
Christchurch-based writer James Norcliffe is to be the 2018 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellow. Norcliffe has published nine collections of poetry, a short story collection and ten novels for young…
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Powerful poetry collection wins Adam Foundation Prize – Tayi Tibble
A “powerful, restrained but unafraid” collection of poems that explore the lives of four generations of Māori women has been awarded the 2017 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing…
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OneTree House reveal 2018 catalogue
In May 2017 OneTree House announced the formation of a new, New Zealand children’s publisher and today reveal their 2018 catalogue here. The titles emanate from a wealth of…
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Protecting copyright is crucial to fostering creativity
Protecting copyright is crucial to fostering creativity Copyright Agency Limited chairman Kim…
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Signals 2017 Launched
The Michael King Writers’ Centre launched the sixth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 9 December at the National Library in Parnell. The journal features…
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Author Richard Flanagan says artists are held in contempt by those in power
Award-winning author Richard Flanagan has accused politicians from both major parties of holding Australian artists in contempt and “frequently and assiduously” acting against their interests.
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2018 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellows to explore séances and a hostage drama
The 2018 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship will help talented New Zealand playwright Carl Bland craft a hostage drama set in a pie shop, and writer David Howard summon Katherine Mansfield’s…
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Focus on Fair Use: Debunking Copyright’s Snake Oil Salesmen
Focus on Fair Use: Debunking Copyright’s Snake Oil Salesmen By Keith Kupferschmid, 1 December 2017 I was on the phone last week talking to someone about a potential partnership between our…
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Renee – winner of the 2018 Accolades Playmarket Award
The Playmarket Award has been presented to Rénee at a function held by Playmarket for the Accolades Awards. The $20,000 cash prize recognises a playwright who has made a significant…
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NZSA Mentor Programme 2018
For Writers! Apply now to be mentored by an established writer, poet, playwright or graphic novelist. The NZ Society of Authors Mentor programme for 2018 seeks applications from writers and comic / graphic…
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New Zealand Society of Authors / Auckland Museum Research Grants – Recipients Announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipients of the NZSA Auckland Museum National and Auckland Regional Grants.
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