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Sci-Hub, Copyright, and Creativity
Libertarian politics undergird techno-utopianism. Canada can teach us a lesson. Kent Anderson It’s become commonplace to hear copyright denigrated as a useless and archaic constraint on information flows. Despite commercial protections of intellectual property dating back to the US Constitution (and before) as a way of promoting “the Progress of Science and the useful […]
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Speechki: Synthetic Voicing to Augment the Industry’s Audiobook Inventory
In Feature Articles by Publishing Perspectives Staff September 21, 2021 The text-to-speech technology handled by Speechki, an exhibitor at Frankfurter Buchmesse, offers faster, less expensive paths to audiobook production. Offering 251 Voices in 72 Languages The digital acceleration experienced by many parts of the world publishing industry during the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic meant not only a greater adoption […]
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2022 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING – call for submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for the 10th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Two prizes of $5,000 each are given for works of fiction and nonfiction. The awards, co-sponsored by Stanford Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to encourage new or emerging writers and honour the Saroyan legacy of originality, vitality, […]
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Do you whakapapa to one or more Iwi? You can now update this in your NZSA author profile
Kei ngā pītau whakarei o ngā waka huri noa i te motu, herea mai ō koutou waka ki tēnei kaupapa kōrero, tēnā koutou katoa. Do you whakapapa to one or more Iwi? Please update your iwi affiliations in your Author Profile and go in the draw to win one of 3 x 1yr renewals of your NZSA membership. This opportunity […]
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Horizon 2020 Writers Income Survey – NZ
Horizon Research Writers’ Earnings Survey Report 2021 FINAL Click on the link above to read the survey on writers earnings in NZ for 2020.
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Attorney-General asked to investigate National Library-Internet Archive deal – STUFF
Click here to read: Attorney-General asked to investigate National Library-Internet Archive deal | Stuff.co.nz Article by Andre Chumko on STUFF Sep 15 2021 Authors and publishers have asked the Attorney-General to investigate the legality of the partnership between the National Library and the Internet Archive ahead of a looming New York court case […]
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NZSA ADVOCACY – Policy Tweaks to Improve Conditions for NZ Writers
NZSA ADVOCACY POLICIES 2021
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CALLING ALL WRITERS – APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 GRIMSHAW SARGESON FELLOWSHIP
Winning a writing fellowship transforms a writer’s life – opening doors and providing writers with the opportunity to focus on their craft. Published authors from across New Zealand are encouraged to apply for the 2022 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship as entries are now open. Throughout its 35-year history, the prestigious national literary award has offered writers […]
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Applications Invited For 2022 Randell Cottage Writers Residency open now
Applications are now open for the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend, currently set at $27,450, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings: Randell Cottage at 14 St Mary Street in Thorndon. The Trust is particularly interested in hearing from mid-career and […]
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Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence – University of Canterbury 2022
Creative New Zealand Residency in Creative Writing 2022 Te Rāngai Toi Tangata | College of Arts Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) 6 or 12 month fixed-term opportunity Salary of $66,000 (for 12 months, pro-rated for 6 months) What You Will Do This fixed term Residency has been created to foster New Zealand […]
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MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT LITERARY SECTOR FUNDING
20 September 2021 The Mātātuhi Foundation is announcing two special grants to be offered before the end of the year: $8600 for a Māori-specific literary project and up to $100,000 for a one-off major project with the potential to change and grow our literary landscape. These two new grants supplement the Foundation’s upcoming biannual grant […]
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2021 Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Pānui shares the transformational power of reading in a life well lived
EVENT DETAILS 6pm, November 10, 2021 (alert levels allowing) National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa in Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara Renée’s Pānui will be held at the National Library auditorium on November 10 at 6 pm. Entry is free, but seats are limited so bookings are essential. Tickets will be made […]
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