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2019 Storylines Awards shortlists and Notable Books announced
Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand http://www.storylines.org.nz The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust is pleased to announce its Storylines Notable Book Awards…
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2019 Ockham Finalists Explore the Truth and Issues of Our Times
Four of our best-known novelists – whose novels, appropriately for our times, explore what it means to…
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NZSA warns of yet another free e-book site
The NZSA is deeply concerned about the website Ebook Bike (https://ebook.bike/) which allows users to freely download books, including by New Zealand…
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Sargeson Prize
New in 2019, the Sargeson Prize is New Zealand’s richest short story prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato. Named for celebrated New…
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Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts Strategy 2019-2024
Creative New Zealand have released their Maori Arts Strategy. Creative New Zealand has released Te Hā o ngā Toi, its Māori arts strategy for…
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2019 Pikihuia Awards
Entries are now open for the 2019 Pikihuia Awards (formerly the Huia Short Story Awards). This is a biennial competition that…
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CompleteMS – open for applications
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that is ready to take to that next level? Apply now for the NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme – a…
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Massey University and Square Edge Visiting Writer 2019 to work on Topical True Story
Massey University and Square Edge Visiting Writer 2019 to work on Topical True Story Massey University’s School of English and Media Studies and Square Edge Community…
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Entries open for the 2019 Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest
There’s only a few weeks to submit entries for this year’s Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest. The prize money has been increased this year: a first…
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Otago University Press to move to ‘co-publisher’ model
Otago University Press is moving to a new management model in what is thought to be a New Zealand industry first. The position of publisher, currently held…
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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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