• NZ Poetry Society – Summer Edition of a fine line magazine out now

    Posted on 20 February 2021

    Summer Edition of a fine line Here’s the Summer issue of a fine line magazine. It’s a bumper issue with featured poet, Michael Giacon, feature articles by Madeleine Slavick and Bridie Lonie, as well as reviews and member poems. At the back of the issue is an order form for the 2020 Anthology ‘Stay Well Here’.  […]

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  • Eggleton to judge Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award – open for entries

    Posted on 19 February 2021

    Eggleton to judge Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award   Friday 19 February 2021   New Zealand Poet Laureate David Eggleton will judge the Kathleen Grattan prize for 2021. Otago University Press publisher Rachel Scott is thrilled to have enlisted Eggleton to judge the award. ‘As Poet Laureate he has a very full agenda, but he was […]

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  • Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition

    Posted on 19 February 2021

    Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition open for entries – closes March 31   Landfall Awards and competitions About the competition In 2017 Landfall celebrated its 70th birthday. To mark the occasion, we launched the Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition, an annual award open to writers aged 16 to 21. Essays should not exceed […]

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  • Dame Fiona Kidman receives inaugural Irish Writing Fellowship

    Posted on 19 February 2021

    Dame Fiona Kidman receives inaugural Irish Writing Fellowship – many congratulations Thursday 18 February 2021   One of New Zealand’s most accomplished authors and supporters of literature, Dame Fiona Kidman DNZM OBE, is the inaugural recipient of the University of Otago Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies (CISS) Irish Writers Fellowship. Dame Fiona is looking […]

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  • NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced

    Posted on 18 February 2021

    18 February 2021 – for immediate release The NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 shortlist, announced today, features a mixture of well-known authors and new writers. Books by Nicky Pellegrino, Eileen Merriman, Tina Shaw, Fiona Sussman, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Julie and Ilaria Biuso, and Owen Marshall, Grahame Sydney, and Brian Turner are among the diverse range of […]

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  • Internet New Zealand – digital inclusion – many thanks! for NZSA Connects support

    Posted on 16 February 2021

    New grants announcement 2020/21 – digital inclusion initiatives and research 15 FEBRUARY 2021 We’re thrilled to announce our latest grantees. This grant round continued with a focus on digital inclusion, meaning we prioritised initiatives that would contribute to more New Zealanders being able to participate in and benefit from the Internet. Approximately $275,000 was given out, […]

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  • ANNOUNCING THE 2021 PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS FINALISTS

    Posted on 11 February 2021

    PEN America is honored to announce the finalists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. Each year, our Literary Awards are juried by panels of esteemed, award-winning writers, editors, translators, and critics from diverse backgrounds and around the globe. Collectively, our dedicated judges read over 1,850 books this cycle in their commitment to recognizing literary […]

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  • Page Turner Awards – open for entries

    Posted on 11 February 2021

    Page Turner Awards is inviting applications for the Page Turner Awards 2021. The Page Turner Awards is an inclusive writing and book awards with one goal – to change the lives of as many writers as possible. The team at Page Turner Awards passionately believes that talented writers can be from any background, age, race, […]

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  • Youth Mentorship Programme 2021 Seeks Emerging Young Writers

    Posted on 9 February 2021

    Four secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills. The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme offers aspiring young writers (aged 15-18) a mentorship, from May to November, giving them the opportunity to gain valuable skills […]

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  • Germany-Based Bookwire in 2020: Titles Up 11 Percent Over 2019 – The importance of digital

    Posted on 9 February 2021

    Germany-Based Bookwire in 2020: Titles Up 11 Percent Over 2019 In Feature Articles by Porter Anderson February 8, 2021 The digital distributor reports a rise in audiobooks of 123 percent in 2020 over the previous year. Print-on-demand advanced 18 percent. In Cologne’s marketplace amid Germany’s ongoing lockdown, January 31. Image – iStockphoto: Thomas StockhausenKlingelhöfer: ‘Learning and Support’ By […]

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  • WORD CHRISTCHURCH EMPLOYS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE – Nic Lowe joins as Co-Director

    Posted on 4 February 2021

     WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce the appointment of Nic Low as Programme Co-Director   Nic Low is a Ngāi Tahu author and arts organiser, originally from Christchurch, who has recently returned home after close to two decades in Melbourne. He will be sharing the role of curating this year’s WORD Christchurch Festival (25 – […]

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  • Applications open for Michael King Writer’s Fellowship 2021

    Posted on 3 February 2021

    2 Feb 2021 Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from established New Zealand writers for the Michael King Writer’s Fellowship, valued at $100,000. The fellowship is awarded every two years to authors of any literary genre, who have already published a significant body of work, to support their work on a major project over two or more […]

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