• A New Map of the Book Sector in Aotearoa

    Posted on 16 March 2023

    The team at the Kotahitanga offices (CLNZ, NZSA, PANZ) collaborated to Map the Book Sector. Many thanks to Copyright Licensing New Zealand for putting this together in this fab new design. The Book Ecosystem It is available for all to download CPY230031 – Book industry – The Book Eco-system   Economic and Data Flows in […]

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  • Books Back Better – Restocking school libraries post-Gabrielle

    Posted on 16 March 2023

    Many schools: kura, preschools, colleges, kindy’s, primary schools in the Hawkes’Bay have lost their entire libraries through the damage wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Books Back Better is a campaign to collect monetary donations from our wider communities around the motu to buy Booksellers NZ Tokens and distribute these to kura/schools, Kohanga Reo, and Kindy’s affected […]

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  • Dan Davin Literary Foundation Writer in Residence 2023 – Expressions of Interest

    Posted on 13 March 2023

    In 2023 the Dan Davin Literary Foundation is calling for expressions of interest from established New Zealand short story writers to undertake a Writer in Residence based in Invercargill for 3-6 weeks. This is a new residency which SIT will host on a biennial basis and started in 2019. This residency has been made possible […]

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  • CNZ Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund OPEN NOW

    Posted on 10 March 2023

    The Global Digital New Work Fund and the Global Digital Research Fund opened March 10. Kaupapa This fund supports researching, developing and/or creating new digital artwork for an international audience.  The aim of the fund is to amplify innovative digital arts practice and encourage exploration and experimentation. It does this by supporting the development of […]

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  • Aotearoa NZ book review site to launch

    Posted on 9 March 2023

      “A new long-form book review site launches on Wednesday 22 March: the Aotearoa NZ Review of Books, based on the model of the Sydney Review of Books and the LA Review of Books. Edited by Paula Morris, the site will publish around eight reviews a month, on Wednesdays and Fridays, and cover all genres: fiction, nonfiction and poetry, including […]

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  • NZ’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2023 International Residency with Australia

    Posted on 8 March 2023

     The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce for the second time, a residency in Australia for New Zealand writers.   The writer awarded the residency will receive return flights to Sydney, assistance with domestic travel,  four weeks accommodation and meals at […]

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  • Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist showcases critical and commercial successes

    Posted on 8 March 2023

     8 March 2023 Bestselling books by both debut writers and established literary luminaries feature among the 16 finalists in the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today. The shortlist – selected from a longlist of 44 books by four panels of specialist judges (for fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and general non-fiction) – offers entertaining […]

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  • PEN International Women’s Day – March 8

    Posted on 7 March 2023

     International Women’s Day: Take Action for María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez (Cuba)    To mark International Women’s Day 2023, PEN International features the case of Cuban poet and activist María Cristina Garrido Rodríguez, imprisoned since July 2021 for her criticism of the Cuban government, and for participating in the peaceful protests that saw thousands of Cubans […]

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  • Shortlist for 2023 Adam Play Award

    Posted on 3 March 2023

      Playmarket is thrilled to celebrate the shortlisted plays and playwrights for the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award. Supernova by Albert Belz Lads on the Island by Sam Brooks Em by Sam Brooks Nicola Cheeseman is Back by Kathryn Burnett The Valentina by Anders Falstie-Jensen Dimensions in Black by Keagan Carr Fransch  Mitochondrial Eve by Keagan Carr Fransch Icky by Viki Moananu […]

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  • NZSA CompleteMS Programme 2023 opens

    Posted on 1 March 2023

    Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that’s ready to take to the next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction, non-fiction… Apply now for the NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme. The NZSA CompleteMS assessment programme is open for applications for this year’s programme until 28 May 2023. CompleteMS is for writers who […]

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  • Startling campaign for Katherine Mansfield Centenary 2023 aims to reach new fans

    Posted on 28 February 2023

    A bold new campaign has just been released from Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to celebrate 100 years of Katherine Mansfield’s influence. Designer Janelle Rodrigues and photographer Amber-Jayne Bain worked with Cherie Jacobson from Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to come up with something entirely new.   “When I started working on this campaign I […]

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  • Q&A: Taranaki writer Emma Hislop talks about her new book

    Posted on 24 February 2023

    New Plymouth author Emma Hislop, (Kāi Tahu), will have her debut collection of short fiction, Ruin and other stories, published by Te Herenga Waka in March. She is now working on her first novel. Why did you decide to start writing? Writing is my way of working things out. I write to work out how […]

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