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WebWorkshop with Elizabeth Heritage
Elizabeth Heritage – Book campaign planning: media releases, pitching to journalists and more 10.30am to 12pm, Sat, 24 May Join experienced book publicist Elizabeth Heritage for an introductory class on writing a media release, pitching to journalists (less scary than it sounds), and getting coverage of your book in mainstream NZ media. We will cover […]
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Auckland Comic Shop Heroes for Sale to Host Dominion Series Launch
New Zealand’s premiere comic book store Heroes for Sale is hosting memoh.’s debut graphic novel launch at their Symonds Street location. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, MAY 6, 2025 – “Who are you willing to damn for power?” Centred on this haunting question, the new YA fantasy-romance comic Dominion is coming to bookstores across New Zealand on 21 […]
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Auckland Comic Shop Heroes for Sale to Host Free Comic Book Day with Local Artist memoh.
Auckland Comic Shop Heroes for Sale to Host Free Comic Book Day with Local Artist memoh. New Zealand’s premiere comic book store Heroes for Sale is hosting Free Comic Book Day at their Symonds Street location, expanding their focus to local creators amid Diamond transition. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, APRIL 22, 2025 – Founded on the […]
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Te Kāhui o Ngā Kaituhi Māori hui, Gisborne, 9-12 October
Pānui 2# Tui, Tui, Tui, Tuhia! E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi kaituhi tātou, tēnā tātou katoa. Following our first Pānui of 12 March, Ngā Kaituhi Māori are thrilled to follow up with details of our forthcoming third hui at Poho-o-Rāwiri marae, Gisborne, 9-12 October 2025. REGISTRATION PORTAL Our registration portal is […]
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NZSA Wellington and CLNZ present Creative Rights for Creative People
Curious about copyright? Come along on Monday 12 May to our next NZSA Wellington branch event, at a new, accessible venue. Free event, all welcome. Light refreshments provided. What: Creative Rights for Creative People, with CLNZ’s Karen Workman Date: Monday 12 May 2025 Where: two/fiftyseven, Level 2, 57 Willis St (also accessed via 70 Victoria […]
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NZSA CompleteMS Programme 2025 opens
Do you have a completed draft of your manuscript that’s ready to take to the next level? Poetry, fiction, short fiction, non-fiction… Apply now for the NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme. The NZSA CompleteMS assessment programme is open for applications until 28 May 2025. CompleteMS is for writers who have completed a manuscript through […]
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NZSA Mentorships 2025 announced
We are pleased to announce that 13 emerging writers have been selected for The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa 2025 Mentorship Programme. The selection panel of convenor Sharon Manssen along with panellists Ruby Porter and Jacqui McRae commented: ‘To all the writers, we would like to say well done in […]
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Auckland Branch Network Meeting
Our next networking meeting (and AGM) will be held on Saturday 5 April at Freemans Bay School (95 Wellington St). We will be circulating reports and finances in advance when they’re ready. A reminder that calls for nominations for either Auckland Branch chair or secretary positions remain open until 31st March. These will be voted […]
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NZSA Wellington Branch 2025 AGM with guest Damien Wilkins
SAVE THE DATE! You are invited to the NZSA Wellington Branch 2025 Annual General Meeting, to be held at Waitoa Victoria St on Monday 14 April 2025 from 6.00–7.30pm. We’re excited to announce that our guest speaker for the evening will be Damien Wilkins, Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters Te Pūtahi Tui […]
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2025 New Zealand Poetry Society International competition
WHO ARE THE JUDGES? Lee Murray Lee Murray ONZM is a multi-award-winning writer and a five-time Bram Stoker Awards® winner, including for poetry for Tortured Willows. A NZSA Honorary Literary Fellow, Lee is a Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow and winner of the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize for her narrative poetry collection Fox Spirit on […]
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Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi O Tāmaki launches ambitious, wide-ranging 2025 programme
For 26 years Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki has showcased some of the world’s most celebrated storytellers and thinkers. Between 13 – 18 May, tens of thousands of people from all over the country will once again take their pick from a jam-packed programme of over 170 events across a range of venues and […]
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Michael King Writers Centre 2025 Australian Residency
Applications are Now Open! The Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, The National Writers’ House in Katoomba, NSW, Australia is pleased to announce for the fourth time, a residency in Australia for New Zealand writers. This four week residency is open to mid-career or established writers who have had a book published in […]
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