• Historian Dr Ben Schrader announced as 2022 JD Stout Fellow

    Posted on 22 November 2021

    History scholar Dr Ben Schrader is taking up the JD Stout Fellowship at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington to investigate what we protect through conservation and why.   “Cultural heritage helps to fabricate collective social identities,” says Dr Schrader. “I am interested in exploring what motivated people to conserve particular buildings and places in the […]

    Continue reading

  • Jane Ussher’s ‘Nature – Stilled’ judged NZ’s best designed book

    Posted on 22 November 2021

    Covid 19 restrictions disrupted this year’s PANZ Book Design Awards, but the nation’s most beautiful books were still celebrated, albeit via a virtual ceremony.  Publishers, authors, editors and, most importantly, designers, gathered together online this evening to laud this year’s crop of standout titles.  The big winner on the night was Nature – Stilled by Jane Ussher […]

    Continue reading

  • Asia Media Centre on the hunt for new voices

    Posted on 19 November 2021

    10 NOVEMBER 2021 New voices on Asia  One of the Asia Media Centre’s goals is to increase the number of voices talking about Asia-relevant issues in the New Zealand media.  We are looking for diverse perspectives from people who love writing and/or photography, and have a passion for or experience with Asia.  “New Voices” is looking […]

    Continue reading

  • Crystal Arts Trust takes on sponsorship of Best First Book Awards

    Posted on 18 November 2021

    The new cultural philanthropy organisation, the Crystal Arts Trust, has assumed the sponsorship of the Best First Book awards at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Formerly known as the MitoQ Best First Book Awards, the awards, for four books each year, will from 2022 be known as the Crystal Arts Trust Best First Book […]

    Continue reading

  • Submissions open for 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

    Posted on 18 November 2021

    The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. These annual awards recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published in New Zealand. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 will be considered for the […]

    Continue reading

  • Digital Story Tour replaces Northland Story Tour 2021

    Posted on 18 November 2021

    With the cancellation of the kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) Northland Digital Story Tour, Storylines presents a digital Story Tour. Dates are: 22, 23, 24 November; 29 and 30 Nov and 1 December 2021.  One guest will present via live stream each day, with a host. They will make two presentations each day, at 11.00am […]

    Continue reading

  • Te Herenga Waka celebrates recipients of prestigious Research Honours

    Posted on 18 November 2021

    Twelve academics from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been recognised in the 2021 Reseach Honours Aotearoa Awards, which are presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi and Health Research Council to celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence among New Zealand researchers.  Academics from New Zealand’s top-ranked university for intensity of high-quality research have been recognised for their contributions […]

    Continue reading

  • Cloud Ink Press now open for fiction submissions – closes Dec 18

    Posted on 16 November 2021

    CLOUD INK SUBMISSIONS Unusual times in Auckland (where Cloud Ink Press is based) mean that we have decided to push the deadline for submissions back to 18 December 2021. We are happy to consider adult or young adult fiction, though writers need to be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. The manuscript should have been […]

    Continue reading

  • The Michael King Writers Centre announces 2022 Residencies

    Posted on 15 November 2021

    The Michael King Writers Centre Trust is looking forward to welcoming and hosting a diverse cohort of writers who, during their time in Devonport’s Signalman’s House, will work on an exciting and eclectic range of topics including: poetry that experiments with hybridity and is an exploration of trans language and poetic form, of territory and authority; a psychological, supernatural thriller […]

    Continue reading

  • Auckland Branch Celebrates 50 Years

    Posted on 15 November 2021

    Auckland branch stalwart BERNARD BROWN was there in 1971 when the Auckland branch of the then 50 years old PEN International was established. Here he recalls some of the highlights of the branch over the half century since: It’s 50 years since Keith Sinclair and Maurice Shadbolt decided to launch an Auckland branch of PEN […]

    Continue reading

  • Courage Day Commemoration (also known as International Day of the Imprisoned Writer) November 15

    Posted on 15 November 2021

    Join the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc to mark Courage Day 2021 (also known as The Day of the Imprisoned Writer) in Aotearoa, New Zealand, today – Monday 15 November – and throughout the week. Courage Day recognises writers who defend the right to free speech, and […]

    Continue reading

  • 2022 TCK Publishing Poetry Awards Contest

    Posted on 13 November 2021

    The TCK Publishing Poetry Awards Contest is an international poetry contest established in 2021. Each year’s prizewinner receives a $1,000 honorarium and publication of his or her poem on the TCK Publishing website.   TCK Publishing is recognizing poetry writers from all countries, backgrounds, and levels of experience and we invite you to join the 2022 TCK […]

    Continue reading