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Progress stalls on changes to writer compensation schemes Andre Chumko Apr 26 2021 Reproduced from STUFF website READ HERE The global supply chain which sees books end up on the shelves has developed a few kinks. Space on shipping freight and in crates is in short supply, and then when they are in transit, they’re […]
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Evie Wyld wins the 2021 Stella Prize
Described as a ‘gripping’ and ‘gothic’ novel, Evie Wyld’s The Bass Rock has taken out the prize for Australian women’s writing worth $50,000. Author Evie Wyld won The Stella Prize 2021 for a book written while caring for her newborn. Photo by Urszula Soltys. Celebrating the honour from the UK, Wyld told ArtsHub, ‘In a […]
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New Landfall editor named – Lynley Edmeades
Thursday 22 April 2021 Otago University Press is pleased to announce that Lynley Edmeades has been named the new editor of Landfall: Aotearoa New Zealand arts and letters. Edmeades takes over the role of Emma Neale – Landfall editor for four years – who is stepping back to focus on other projects. ‘It is a […]
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Bologna abandons physical events to go digital only
Published April 9, 2021 by Mark Chandler The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has cancelled this year’s physical events and will go digital-only owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which will run alongside new general trade publishing strand BolognaBookPlus and Bologna Licensing Trade Fair, had already been postponed from its usual April dates to run […]
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Screenrights Cultural Fund 2021
The Screenrights Cultural Fund makes a difference by supporting people with exciting and innovative new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand. FOCUS 2021: NEW TEAMS Screenrights’ 2021 Cultural Fund is now open for applications, closing 5pm AEST Wednesday 28 April. The 2021 focus is New Teams. “Ours […]
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Well done Canadian Government! Supporting the literature sector!
The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (CIBA) is thrilled to announce that the Government of Canada has committed to providing $32.1 million in funding, over two years, to help booksellers sustain and increase their online sales. In February 2021, CIBA submitted a proposal to the Department of Finance Canada urging them to provide independent booksellers with […]
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The Authors Guild Releases Its Model Translation Contract, a First
Points of ideal translation contracts–including cover credit for a translator’s work–are included in the Guild’s newly released model. April 19, 2021 The entrance to the Feltrinelli bookstore in Rome’s Galleria Alberto Sordi on Via del Corso. Image – iStockphoto: Cineberg By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Translators Are Often Overlooked’ For the first time in […]
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Emma Hislop is the successful recipient of the 2021 Louis Johnson New Writer’s Bursary
Creative New Zealand Congratulations to NZSA member Emma Hislop who has been named as the successful recipient of the Louis Johnson New Writer’s Bursary. Emma will use the $11,000 bursary towards writing a short story collection Ka mau te wehi!
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Māori stories and language at the heart of publisher’s 30-year succes
Steph Matuku, Apr 14 2021 Māori book sales ‘booming’ New data shows that Kiwis are increasingly interested in books about te reo Māori and te ao Māori. Huia Publishers has been a trailblazer for publishing for 30 years, committed to providing a platform for Māori voices and perspectives. Robyn Bargh founded the business in […]
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2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist announced
Commonwealth Writers / 14th April 2021 / The Commonwealth Short Story Prize This short film features the twenty-five shortlisted authors. Read about the individual writers and their stories below. Congratulations to the New Zealander shortlisted: Tim Saunders for his story CARVED. ‘Ogbuefi’, Vincent Anioke (Nigeria) ‘Hunger’, Andre Bagoo (Trinidad and Tobago) ‘Tourism is Our Business’, Heather Barker (Barbados) ‘I Cleaned The—’, Kanya D’Almeida (Sri Lanka) ‘It […]
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Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists – 2021
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards Finalists 2021 Congratulations to all and especially our NZSA members listed below: Finalists for the 2021 Sir Julius Vogel awards are now available. The 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 […]
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NZSA launches new programmes to address seismic shift in book industry
Media Release April 19, 2021 The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc, founded in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1934, has responded to many changes to the literary sector since that time. Now the sector is going through a period of seismic change and NZSA has launched a raft of […]
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