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Nominations are open for the 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement
Nominations are now welcome for the 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. Creative New Zealand is inviting nominations for writers who have made an outstanding…
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The NZBooklovers.co.nz 2019 Book Awards
NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book 2019 A Change of Key by Adrienne Jansen (Escalator Press) Crystal Reign by…
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US Publishers Slam Controlled Digital Lending as Infringement
In a growing controversy over ‘controlled digital lending’ and the Internet Archive’s handling of…
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Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their…
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2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards
2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards Writers working in the Mind Body Spirit genre have until 31 March to enter the 2019 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards. There are…
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Two writers receive NZSA Waitangi Day Literary Honours
Two writers making waves on the international scene have been awarded Waitiangi Day Literary Honours by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc). This year’s recipients…
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MANDY HAGER WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS STORYLINES MARGARET MAHY MEDAL
Mandy Hager Multi-award-winning Wellington-based author Mandy Hager is the winner of the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal…
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Manus Island detainee wins major Australian Book Award
Detained Manus refugee wins Australia’s richest literary prize Behrouz Boochani Behrouz…
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Emerging writer wins trans-Tasman mentorship with publisher
JS Michaels The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), Hachette Australia and Hachette New Zealand…
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Ockhams’ 2019 Longlist Laden with Literary Luminaries
THURSDAY 31 JANUARY 2019 Many of New Zealand’s literary heavyweights feature in the 40-strong Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist announced today. The…
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INTERNET ARCHIVES UPDATE – 15 FEB 2019
We have updated you previously on the Internet Archive, who scan and distribute books (still under copyright) without permission. This practice has been widely condemned by Author’s…
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency – Recipient Announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipient of the NZSA Auckland Museum Research +…
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