• Talia Marshall wins Surrey Hotel writers residency

    Posted on 15 July 2021

    Six writers share the spoils of New Zealand’s coolest residency award Dunedin genius Talia Marshall is winner of the 2021 Surrey Hotel-Newsroom writers residency award. She collects $3000 and can take up residence at the Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn, Auckland, for seven nights to work on a collection of personal essays. In second place, Wellington short […]

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  • NATIONAL LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH INTERNET PIRATE

    Posted on 15 July 2021

                      MEDIA RELEASE JULY 15, 2021 The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc (NZSA) and the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) are shocked the National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) has announced plans to hand […]

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  • Asian Ghost Short Stories | Call for Submissions

    Posted on 14 July 2021

    Fantasy & Gothic Blog We’re delighted to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! The theme is Asian Ghost Short Stories – a chance for writers of Asian heritage around the world to explore their culture of ghostly folklore and offer fresh stories. Please read through the details for submissions carefully before submitting your stories and make […]

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  • The Michael King Writers Centre Announces An International Exchange With Australia

    Posted on 14 July 2021

    Kate Mildenhall has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural New Zealand-Australia residency exchange, an international residency program held by Varuna, the Australian National Writers House in collaboration with the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland and the Verb Wellington Writers Festival. Kate is the much-acclaimed author of the novels Skylarking (Black Inc.) and […]

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  • Visual masterpieces and record entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards

    Posted on 13 July 2021

    There’s nothing like the irresistible allure of a beautifully made book, and entries for the 2021 PANZ Book Design Awards show New Zealanders have never had so many to choose from. With nearly 150 submissions received for this year’s awards, the four judges faced a real challenge when it came to settling on a shortlist. […]

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  • Vale Betty Gilderdale

    Posted on 12 July 2021

    We are saddened to hear of the passing on Friday 9 July of a lifelong advocate and supporter of children’s literature, Betty Gilderdale, just days short of her 98th birthday. Generations of children know Betty as the author of the much-loved series of five Little Yellow Digger picture books, which she created alongside her artist husband, […]

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  • Creative NZ – current funding opportunities

    Posted on 8 July 2021

    Creative New Zealand offers funding for short-term projects and longer-term planning, with the first decisions notified in mid-September 2021: Arts Grants 2021/2022 round 1 (http://ow.ly/QHc150FoFkr) Todd New Writer’s Bursary 2021 (http://ow.ly/nq7250FoFkJ) Annual Arts Grants 2021 (http://ow.ly/HPui50FoFl6) Each Arts Grants round will close when 225 applications have been submitted, or the closing date is reached. Check […]

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  • New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme

    Posted on 8 July 2021

    Find out about the COVID-19 recovery work being led by the National Library to support librarians and library services across New Zealand.  The Government is entrusting the National Library to lead and support COVID-19 recovery work across New Zealand’s library system, especially in public libraries, with a funding package of $58.8 million, over two to […]

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  • 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize – opens July 15

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    The 2022 Peter Porter Poetry Prize will be opening 15 July 2021. We look forward to reading your submissions. First prize: $AU$6,000 Four other shortlisted poets: $AU$1,000 Opens: 15 July 2021 Closes: 4 October 2021 Judges: To be announced. Australian Book Review welcomes entries for the eighteenth Peter Porter Poetry Prize, which is open to all […]

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  • WORD Christchurch Festival Celebrates Books, Storytelling and Ideas this August

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    WORD Christchurch has launched its 2021 festival programme, with an array of events to challenge, excite and entertain the city from 25 to 29 August. This year’s events tackle both the near and the far – with an intensely local flavour and an innovative international component. Earlier this year WORD announced that it was moving […]

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  • Margaret Mahy Rounds Off Season 4 of the NZSA Oral History Podcast

    Posted on 7 July 2021

    “I can remember somebody saying, you know, that the picture book was something that we could write on a Saturday morning. Well, it certainly took me a lot longer than that!” Margaret Mahy is New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer. She wrote over one hundred books, published in 15 different languages, and continues to be […]

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  • Todd New Writer’s Bursary 2021

    Posted on 6 July 2021

    The annual Todd New Writer’s Bursary enables a writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to write a new work. Amount: Varies Find out who got funded recently  Artforms funded: MULTI-ARTFORM: LITERATURE. NGĀ TOI MĀORI. PACIFIC ARTS. THEATRE. Funding rounds Opening dates: July 5 Closing dates: August 6 Notification dates: September 10

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