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Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2021
We announce this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist. This year’s sixteen longlisted books cover both new and well-established writers and a range of genres. This year’s longlist honours both new and well-established writers and a range of genres and themes – family (twins and siblings, mother-daughter relationships); motherhood; rural poverty and isolation; addiction; […]
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Nominations for the 2021 Sir Julius Vogel awards – closes March 31
Nominations for the 2021 Sir Julius Vogel awards are now open. The nomination period will close at 11:59pm on 31st March 2021. The SJV awards recognise excellence in science fiction, fantasy, or horror works created by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents, and first published or released in the 2020 calendar year. Anyone can make […]
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Auckland Writers Festival Programme Launch
Join us from 6:15PM Wednesday 10 March as we launch the 2021 Festival Programme. Watch Festival Director Anne O’Brien unveil the lineup via livestream: https://tinyurl.com/AWF21launch and check out the full Programme at http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/ from 7:00PM. Tickets on sale 12 March.
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Announcing the 2021 Stella Prize longlist
4 MARCH 2021 Announcing the 2021 Stella Prize longlist The Stella judges have selected twelve outstanding books for the 2021 Stella Prize longlist. The 2021 Stella Prize is now in full swing! The longlist was announced on Thursday evening in a special event online, featuring Executive Director of Stella, Jaclyn Booton, in conversation with Chair […]
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UK Author Unions Launch Investigation Into ‘Partner Publishing’
UK Author Unions Launch Investigation Into ‘Partner Publishing’ In News by Porter Anderson March 3, 2021 Citing ‘a sharp rise in complaints’ about companies that charge writers to produce their work, author-advocacy unions open a study. Solomon: ‘They Call Themselves Publishers’ The Society of Authors and Writers’ Guild of Great Britain – the United Kingdom’s two authors’ unions–have announced […]
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Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand join the family of sponsors of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand has always been strong supporters of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and is delighted to have cemented that support of these significant awards by signing a five-year agreement to sponsor the Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction. Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Executive Dan Slevin says, ‘We […]
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CLNZ Board seeks intern director
Appoint | Find director & advisory board positions in NZ (appointbetterboards.co.nz) The CLNZ Board is advertising for an intern to join the Board. The position is for someone between 18 and 30 years of age who is seeking governance experience through working with a highly skilled group of Directors in an established […]
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Finalists Reveal a Shift in New Zealand Writing and Publishing
NEWS RELEASE – WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 2021 The shortlist for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, released today, is a dazzling reflection of the robust, innovative literature scene of Aotearoa New Zealand, revealing a deeper engagement with our culturally diverse society. In the Fiction category, two past winners are vying for the same […]
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Storylines shortlists announced for 2021 – winners announced March 28
Shortlist – Storylines Gavin Bishop Award We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, presented in association with Penguin Random House: Jessica Lowry, Rose Northey, Rose-Mari Smith, Sarah Trollē, Amir Vollweiler, Charlotte Warman. Congratulations. We look forward to announcing the winner on 28 March. The winner of the 2021 […]
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THE BLACK LIST NEW ZEALAND PROJECT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCREENPLAYS AND ADAPTATIONS The NZFC has partnered with the Black List to introduce the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP). This is a one-off fund, designed to foster the creative relationship between writers and producers, and stimulate international opportunities for New Zealand feature films. Submissions close 19 March. See more here The New […]
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ROBERT LORD COTTAGE RESIDENCY
Robert Lord’s worker’s cottage in Dunedin is run as a rent-free residency for writers. When co-founder of Playmarket, Robert Lord, took up a Burns Fellowship at Otago University in 1987, he bought his first home – a small cottage close to the university and the town centre of Dunedin. His tragically few years in Titan […]
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