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Call for judges of the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Call for judges of the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults The organisers of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are calling for expressions of interest from members of the children’s literature community who wish to be considered as judges of the 2019 awards. Applications opened this […]
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Randell Cottage Writers Residency – deadline
Applications Invited for Randell Cottage Writers Residency Applications are now open for the 2019 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend of $22,000 and six months’ rent free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings Built in Thorndon in 1867, the Cottage has been painstakingly restored and […]
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS
A bumper crop of excellent books for young New Zealand readers have today been announced as the 33 finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. From sharks and dawn raids to earthquakes, kidnap plots, Jean Batten and the familiar chaos that is kids at breakfast time, their range […]
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StylusLit submission deadline
Submissions StylusLit is an Australian, bi-annual online literary journal, which publishes poetry, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative non-fiction, interviews and reviews in March and September. Only previously unpublished work is accepted, that is, the work has not appeared on radio or TV, and has not been published digitally (any website) or in print. Copyright remains with […]
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Wellington Oral History Workshop Day Two
Wellington Oral History Workshop 13 April & 25 May 2019 This workshop is in Wellington, but we are sharing with everyone. Unidentified two young boys and two men listening to recording on listening devices, at ship liner expo, unidentified location. Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: […]
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Wellington Oral History Workshop Day one
The Essentials of Oral History research – This is a two day course, with one month between them. Day One: Introduction to Oral History Research Saturday 13 April 2019 8.45am – 4.30pm An introduction to oral history methodology. How to plan an oral history project, choose the best equipment, achieve clear audio recordings, select informants, […]
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Signals 2017 Launched
The Michael King Writers’ Centre launched the sixth issue of Signals, its literary journal for young writers, on Saturday 9 December at the National Library in Parnell. The journal features the work of senior secondary students who took part in this year’s Young Writers Programme, as well as its alumni. Over 190 pieces were submitted […]
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Experienced judging team appointed as entries open for 2018 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
As entries open for the 2018 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, the New Zealand Book Awards Trust has announced a very experienced panel of judges. National Library schools facilitator Jeannie Skinner will convene the English language panel, which also includes author Maureen Crisp, reviewer and librarian Crissi Blair, author […]
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Thirty-four excellent kiwi kids’ books ripe for reading – The Sapling’s picks
Children’s book website The Sapling has released its inaugural Best Books List over the past week, listing 34 homegrown books that cover every reading interest and genre published in New Zealand. ‘Since launching in March, we have read or paid others to read almost every single book published in New Zealand. While even we […]
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The rise and rise of New Zealand children’s publishing – Tessa Duder
Keynote speech – Storylines National Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui, 6 October 2017 Once upon a time – about 1978 – a young mother of four was struck in the middle of the night with an idea for a children’s novel. A sailing adventure! A family in peril! Would they survive the night?! This was […]
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NZ POLITICAL PARTIES – ELECTION 2017
WHAT WILL THE POLITICAL PARTIES DO FOR NEW ZEALAND’S LITERARY SECTOR? In June our National President, Siobhan Harvey, penned a letter to the leaders of all major and minor political parties, copied also to ministers with responsibility for both Business and Culture portfolios. We sought detail on their policies on issues pertinent to writers, authors […]
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Randell Cottage Writer’s Residency – Applications open
Applications are now open for the 2018 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend of $22,000 and six months’ rent free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings. Built in Thorndon in 1867, the Cottage has been painstakingly restored and is close to the National Library, the Turnbull Library […]
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