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Dunedin Fringe Festival coming up
March 17-27 the Dunedin Fringe Festival is taking over Ōtepoti Dunedin and your screens. Visit the website to filter the programme by date and genre – or to look exclusively for free or online shows. With all events $30 and under, and lots to see for free, what are you waiting for – tickets are […]
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Going West – 2 LIVE Events in April
Determinedly returning from the virtual quagmire of zoomed connections, Going West presents two lively in-person experiences during April: Shifted Ground, an intimate literary salon; and The Listening Sand, a unique outdoor environmental writing experience. Shifted Ground is an intimate literary salon in the theatre of Lopdell House. You will hear new works from poetry stars […]
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WORD turns 25 – Save the dates
WORD Christchurch 2022 is back with renewed energy after a wonderful summer break and have the dates for this year’s 25th birthday festival. 31 AUGUST – 4 SEPTEMBER 2022 Stay tuned as the programme unfolds, and we work to bring you the best of New Zealand and international books, storytelling and ideas. Yes, there will […]
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Calling all Māori storytellers!
Te Pou Theatre Ka tangi te pīpīwharauroa, ko te karere a Mahuru Kōanga is heralded by the blossoming of the kōwhai and the call of the pīpīwharauroa as it returns to our shores. This is traditionally a time of joining together and combining efforts to prepare the ground and plant for the next harvest. We […]
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New leader for WORD Christchurch – Steph Walker
WORD Christchurch is delighted to announce the appointment of Ōtautahi’s own Steph Walker as its new Executive Director. Steph replaces Marianne Hargreaves who is stepping away after 11 years in the role. With a background in arts management and marketing, Steph Walker has spent 15 years spearheading arts programmes and special projects in Aotearoa, London […]
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NZSA Mentorships 2022 announced from record field of entries
Pictured: Ben Fagan, Eleanor Lornie, Emma Sidnam, Holly Fletcher, Lynda Scott Araya, Perena Quinlivan, Shelley Burne-Field, Christina Marcham, Elena Philp, Fran Cain, Lucy Revill, Marianne Bevan, Scott Fack, Trish Harris (From left, top to bottom) We are pleased to announce that 14 emerging writers have been selected for the New Zealand Society of Authors Te […]
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Auckland Writers Festival announces 2022 schools programme
We are delighted to deliver the 2022 Schools Programme Hōtaka Kura 23-25 August. with the generous support of the Freemasons Foundation. Through this programme we hope to inspire young writers and readers and celebrate the love of story. This year’s featured writers include: international award-winning poet & novelist Kwame Alexander (USA) LV*; editor and junior fiction writer Sue Copsey (NZ); quantum physicist […]
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Joint Statement from Pen International members (incl NZ) Situation of Artists in Time of War and Crisis
Situation of Artists in Time of War and Crisis Wednesday 9 March 2022 – 2:08pm Read the briefing in full The Human Rights Council in Session Joint Oral Statement 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Thank you, Mr. Vice President, On behalf of PEN International, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), a project […]
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Shifted Ground coming up in April – Going West live events
We’ve been hard at work in order to deliver our next Going West live events! Shifted Ground is coming up in early April, and it will be an intimate literary salon exploring the varied terrains of Aotearoa, both geographic and historical; cultural and contested. There’ll be performance, kōrero, music, photography and cinema. In Ghost Stories, poets Serie […]
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New hub showcases Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading educational publishers
The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu is proud to announce a new hub for educational publishing, promoting more than twenty of Aotearoa’s leading publishers to the international market. From world-renowned literacy programmes, to innovative bilingual books, to interactive resources foregrounding tikanga ā-iwi, the online hub presents a diverse range of publishers […]
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International Women’s Day 2022: Take Action for Gulgeş Deryaspî and Meral Şimşek
NZSA joins PEN International, and the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day (March 8) a global day marking the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and calling to action for accelerating women’s equality. In 2018 PEN International launched its Women’s Manifesto, a set of principles which aim to protect free expression by […]
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NZ Poetry Society Competition for 2022 is now open for entries
Our competition is open to all members and non-members, worldwide, with members receiving an entry fee discount. There are cash prizes to be won in each category, and all entries are eligible to be published in our anthology. Our annual anthology includes all placed and commended poems, as well as a selection of other favourite […]
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