News – Maureen Duffy warns of the dangers of proposed copyright exceptions; Auckland Branch’s spit.it.out programme for writer readings; NZSA subscriptions are on the rise.
Frankfurt Book Fair – a full round-up of the Fair 2012.
You’d never believe it – poetry features in the top ten NZ fiction bestseller list – Adrian Blackburn investigates.
Ghostwriters – come out of the shadows by Grant McDuling – why recounting other people’s stories can satisfy the writer in you.
Procrastination – a theme of the time by Trudi Caffell – explaining the techniques used to fight the writer’s biggest enemy.
Publishing Scams – Chrissie Ward recounts some sad recent experiences by NZSA members and makes some suggestions as to how to avoid being ripped off.
Writers’ Resources
Geoff Walker finds sad failure on the part of the NZ book-buying public.