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CLNZ/NZSA $25,000 Writers’ Award 2019: Applications are Open
$25,000 award to a New Zealand writerone of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literaturebrought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and…
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Entries now open for the 2020 Ockhams
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. These prestigious awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best…
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The 2019 Ngaio Marsh Awards shortlist is revealed
Ngaio Marsh has made the cut for the shortlist of the award which bears her name. To the possible relief of the organisers of the awards that bear…
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Dennis McEldowney features on the Season 2 Final of the NZSA Oral History Podcast Series
” ‘Who wants to write the great New Zealand play?’ I asked.” ” ‘I’d like to if I could,’ she said.”
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Social issues a major theme for National Poetry Day celebrations
Climate change and the plight of refugees are the focus of some of the 150+ events in this year’s Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, taking place on Friday…
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David Hill is announced as the 2019-2020 President of Honour
The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that David Hill is their 2019-2020 President of Honour. This prestigious honour is bestowed on a senior…
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Tickets on Sale for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Ceremony
Buy your tickets today to celebrate the best books for young New Zealand readers, and applaud the winners, at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and…
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Hamilton Book Month happening again this August
It’s August and Hamilton Book Month is underway again with the biggest ever programme with…
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Eye-catching Book on Sāmoan Tattooing Sweeps the Board at the PANZ Book Design Awards
A beautifully designed and richly illustrated retelling of the unique and powerful history of Sāmoan…
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Dean Koontz’s Jump to Amazon Publishing: Will Other Authors Follow?
The five-book deal and a collection of Amazon Original Stories from Dean Koontz is good news for Amazon Publishing. The real suspense story: could this signal defections…
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Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Novels in English From Nine Countries
In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson First appeared in Publishing Perspectives. The 2019 Booker Prize…
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Publishers and Authors are pissed (sic) about Amazon’s upcoming Audible Captions feature
Author’s Guild in the US says this feature breaches rights. Some authors and publishers are asking for their books to be withheld from the…
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