• AI Survey for Writers and Publishers

    CLNZ want to know your thoughts on AI We know that many writers’ works have already been used to train generative AI systems, without their permission or compensation. Working together with Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and Publishers’ Association of New Zealand (PANZ), we believe that responsible AI starts with licensing or levies. This short […]

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  • Summer Reading Guide

    #ReadAotearoa #LoveYourLocal   Booksellers Aotearoa NZ and The Coalition for Books have created a suite of social media assets to help promote the books in this year’s New Zealand Summer Reading Guide. TNZ+Summer+Reading_KETE_8+pages The New Zealand Summer Reading Guide is packed with reading recommendations and book gift ideas for Christmas — it’s brought to you […]

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  • Ōtepoti poets top The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems

    International Writers’ Workshop NZ Inc iww-writers@outlook.com iww.co.nz  22 November 2024 International Writers’ Workshop NZ is delighted to announce that Ōtepoti Dunedin poets Nicola Thorstensen and Michelle Elvy are the 2024 winner and runner-up of The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems judged by Anne Kennedy from Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. Nicola Thorstensen receives the […]

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  • Pounamu Jade Aikman named as 2025 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence

    Kaupapa Māori scholar Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Te Arawa, Ngāti Uenukukōpako) has been appointed as Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2025. 21 November 2024 With […]

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  • Turner made NZ Poet Laureate of Nature

    Read more on the Otago Daily Times site

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  • Entries open for 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

    WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024 The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – which recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published annually in Aotearoa – are now inviting submissions for the 2025 awards. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 will be […]

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  • From Nurturing New Voices to Preserving Legacies: Mātātuhi Foundation’s record funding round ends 2024 on a high note

     NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 November 2024 Following the release of a new set of funding criteria in July, including an increase in grant size from $5,000 to $20,000, the Mātātuhi Foundation is proud to announce record funding for five more initiatives. Legacy Projects NZ Society of Authors: to establish a complete record (including […]

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  • DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year!

    DANZ Boldly Launches Into Its Second Year! 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 […]

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  • Join PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer Campaign 2024 to free silenced voices

    EMBARGOED 15 November 2023 PRESS RELEASE   (London, 12 November 2024): Acclaimed writers Olga Tokarczuk, Elif Shafak, Viv Groskop and Gioconda Belli express solidarity to fellow writers as PEN International launches its annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign, 15 November 2024. From 15 – 29 November, PEN International spotlights four writers targeted for their […]

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  • Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards

    Tuesday 12 November 2024 Nominations open for 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Awards: Supporting Up-and-Coming Artists to Kickstart Creative Careers   2025 marks the sixth year of the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard programme, which aims to kickstart arts careers for six artists in Aotearoa every year. Along with a $15,000 gift, […]

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  • Grey Lynn Library writing competition

    T H E F I N E P R I N T { t e r m s & c o n d i t i o n s } S u b m i t  u p  t o  5 0 0 w o r d s  o f  y o u r  o […]

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  • The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui Te Kahu Rolleston

    The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui The Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui (formerly the Book Council Lecture) is held in November each year. This year the address was given by Te Kahu Rolleston (Ngāi Te Rangi), one of the most sought-after creative writing educators in Aotearoa. While his slam poetry or rap is […]

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