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2023 Pikihuia Awards Finalists
The Finalists for this year’s Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers was announced July 13. Robyn Bargh, Chair of Te Waka Taki Kōrero | The Māori Literature Trust is thrilled with the number and quality of entries. “The range of submissions is very impressive; the Pikihuia Awards are a chance to reconnect with some previous […]
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COMPETITION – POETS ON THE WRITERS WALK
The Wellington Writers Walk & Wellington Branch of The New Zealand Society of Authors invite you to enter our competition, POETS ON THE WRITERS WALK. For Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day we’re celebrating the poets and poems that feature in the iconic Wellington Writers Walk. Write a poem that responds to one of five challenges based […]
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The Coalition for Books annual Winter Hui series – register now
The Coalition for Books is hosting four Zoom hui to bring our members and the broader book sector together to discuss current challenges and to promote dialogue about sector needs. The hui are each an hour-long between 27 July – 8 August. More Hui #1 – Thursday July 27th @10.00 am Writers Festivals Post Covid […]
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Vale Paula Harris
Vale Paula Harris We are sad to hear today that Paula Harris has passed. Paula was a member of The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc from 2016, winning the NZSA Lilian Ida Smith award in 2017 with an innovative and exciting application for a poetry collection. […]
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Give Given Words a try this August! National Poetry Day
Given Words returns for its eighth year with a new invitation to play with words. This year the words have been chosen by students of López de Arenas Secondary School in Marchena (Andalusia, Spain) and all you have to do is write a poem which includes all five words and send it in before midnight […]
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Viki Moananu named as 2023 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence at Te Herenga Waka
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce Viki Moananu as the 2023 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence. Viki will receive a stipend of $15,000 from Creative New Zealand to work on two plays featuring queer Pasifika characters and detailing the decline of mental health access […]
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Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka – NZSA Job Opportunity
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) is seeking a Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka for 20 hours per week for an initial 12-month contract, to work with the national office team to support new programmes and contribute to communications and administration. In 2022 NZSA voted to create a 9th branch for Māori […]
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Janet Frame Museum launches fundraiser
The Janet Frame Museum excited to launch our fundraising campaign to transform the humble garage of Janet Frame’s childhood home into a visitor centre. Our Givealittle campaign launches today Build the Janet Frame visitor centre – Givealittle campaign Please donate generously and share the page far and wide on your channels. Frame grew up in […]
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Anthony Lapwood awarded Louis Johnson emerging writer’s scholarship
Anthony Lapwood (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Pākehā) is having a good year. In May he was awarded an Ockham Best First Book Award, and this week we’re thrilled to announce he’s the 2023 recipient of the Louis Johnson New Writer’s Bursary – which means he’ll receive $13,650 towards a new novel. […]
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Results of CNZ’s Arts Grants 2022/23 Round 4
Results posted: 5 July 2023 119 Projects funded worth $4,998,297 Total funding awarded 400 Eligible applications received $15,749,655 Total funding requested 119 grants totalling $4,998,297 have been offered to support projects by New Zealand artists and practitioners in this funding round across three funding pools (Ngā toi Māori, Pacific arts and General arts). […]
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Mātātuhi Foundation celebrates its 10th Grants Round with a major milestone – over 50 literary projects funded
The Mātātuhi Foundation is proud to announce funding for 6 more initiatives from writers, editors and organisations that share our kaupapa for developing the literary landscape of New Zealand. Re-Draft Writing Competition: growing the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm of teenage writers. Story Tour Programme: enabling writers to participate in the only dedicated nationwide community tour […]
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Fourth round of decisions wraps up $28 million Regeneration Fund
Media release: 30 June 2023 Seventeen cultural sector organisations have been successful in the final round of the $28 million Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund. In the fourth and final round of funding decisions, 17 proposals were approved for up to $5.9 million of funding. The Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund will now be supporting more than […]
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