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Wellington writer tells how he was inspired by Star Trek
Friday, 30 July 2010 The secrets that inspire and intimidate authors are revealed in a new online journal by participants of Te Papa Tupu, a new writing programme run by t... Read More
National Book Awards Call For Maori Language Entries
Monday, 26 July 2010 There will be no Maori Language Award given this year in the country's most prestigious book awards - the New Zealand Post Book Awards - as there were... Read More
2011 New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize applications close at the end of the week
Tuesday, 13 July 2010 There is just four more days to apply for the 2011 New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize. Established and mid-career New Zealand creative writers are invi... Read More
The 2010 NZSA Manuscript Assessment Programme open for applications
Thursday, 24 June 2010 The NZ Society of Authors' Assessment Programme is aimed at new writers at an early stage of their career. It offers an opportunity for a writer to ha... Read More
Poetry partnership reaches for the stars
Monday, 21 June 2010 Prominent Auckland poets are helping to lead an innovative community poetry project, which will start this week during Matariki, the Maori New Year. ... Read More
Matariki sparks an innovative community poetry project
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 Prominent Auckland poets are helping to lead an innovative community poetry project, which will start this week during Matariki, the Maori New Year. ... Read More
Free Michael King Writers' Centre even in Auckland: Matariki - A celebration of Maori story-telling
Friday, 11 June 2010 Three Maori writers will come together in Devonport to celebrate Maori story-telling as a part of Matariki this month. The event, Land Sea and Sky, w... Read More
Michael King Fellowship recipient announced
Thursday, 10 June 2010 Wellington writer,Kate De Goldi has been awarded the $100,000 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers’ Fellowship to research and write a non-fictio... Read More
Old Hu-Hu Takes Out Top Children’s Literature Prize
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 Central Otago writer Kyle Mewburn and Wellington illustrator Rachel Driscoll have won the country’s highest accolade in children’s literature, the New... Read More
RESPECTED AUTHOR GRANTED INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 Author and playwright, David Hill has been awarded a three-month residency to participate in the 2010 International Writers Program (IWP) at the Unive... Read More
POETRY ON POSTERS RECLAIMING THE WORLD
Monday, 19 April 2010 Giving poetry the street visibility of punk and rock’n roll, Phantom Billstickers is once again launching a new series of poem posters in late April 2... Read More
Calling for nominations for Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
Thursday, 15 April 2010 New Zealanders are being asked to nominate outstanding New Zealand writers in each of the three genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction for the Prim... Read More
2010 Michael King Writers’ Centre Writer-in-Residence Selected
Wednesday, 7 April 2010 William (Bill) Direen, a writer and well-known figure in New Zealand music circles, has been selected as the University of Auckland/Creative New Zeala... Read More
Colenso BBDO's Animated Film Going West for NZ Book Council Wins International Prize
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 Colenso BBDO's animated film Going West, produced for The New Zealand Book Council to promote books and reading, has received the nod from the Museum ... Read More
Maori writer opportunity through Te Papa Tapu intensive writing programme
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 The Maori Literature Trust, with the support of Creative New Zealand, Te Puni Kokiri and Huia Publishers, is offering an opportunity for six talented ... Read More
A Scottish View of New Zealand Poetry
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 The latest edition of Best New Zealand Poems released today by Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), comes with... Read More
Author and primary teacher wins Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
Monday, 29 March 2010 South Auckland author and primary teacher Leonie Agnew has won the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award, given annually by the Storylines Children's Litera... Read More
CK Stead wins inaugural Sunday Times short story award
Monday, 29 March 2010 CK Stead, recipient of the 2009 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction, has added the inaugural Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Shor... Read More
Kiwi poet's new book performs rare feat
Thursday, 25 March 2010 Kiwi poet Sarah Broom is in the rare position of having her first solo collection of poems, Tigers at Awhitu, published by English publisher Carcanet ... Read More
Students vote in their thousands for favourite book
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 School students around the country are voting now for their favourite book in the celebrated Children’s Choice Award; one of the highlights of the 201... Read More
Whale traditions explored
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 Waitakere writer Bradford Haami has been selected for the first ever Maori writer’s residency at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in Devonport. Bradf... Read More
Literary Legends Mahy and Cowley Finalists in the 2010 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards
Thursday, 4 March 2010 Books by two of New Zealand’s most revered children’s writers – Margaret Mahy and Joy Cowley – feature in this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book... Read More
The Miniatures
Friday, 26 February 2010   An Adventure in the Bren Collection, by Stephanie Johnson 26 September 2009 – 18 April 2010 Award winning novelist and screen-writer Steph... Read More
2010 Michael King Writers’ Centre residency
Monday, 22 February 2010 The University of Auckland/Creative New Zealand Writer-in-Residence at the Michael King Writers’ Centre 2010.   The University of Auckland and ... Read More
Two Public Events for Booklovers in Wellington - Sat 13 March
Thursday, 18 February 2010 Two public seminars ('So you want to run a bookshop' and 'Marketing your book to Independent Bookstores') are to be held by Booksellers New Zealand in... Read More
Call for applications for the Creative New Zealand Michael King writers fellowship 2010
Tuesday, 2 February 2010 Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from established New Zealand writers for the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers’ Fellowship, v... Read More
Two top New Zealand writers share this year's Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship
Tuesday, 2 February 2010 Two award-winning writers are joint winners of this year's Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship. Both Sonja Yelich and Sarah Laing will enjoy a five-mo... Read More
NZSA are offering two new places for a Maori and a Pacific Island writer
Tuesday, 2 February 2010 The New Zealand Society of Authors are offering two new places on their Appraisal Service for a new places for a Maori and a Pacific Island writer. T... Read More
Overseas interest in New Zealand literature continues to grow
Friday, 29 January 2010 Six New Zealand writers have been invited to attend prestigious Australian, Asian and American literary festivals as a result of Creative New Zealand’... Read More
Whales, Time Travel and Coming of Age: All Part of New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week 9 – 14 March 2010   Three celebrated international authors are now joining award-winning New Zealand... Read More
Classic New Zealand plays to be read as well as performed
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 Six New Zealand plays publishers Playmarket believe deserve to be considered classics have been published as part of an effort to see contemporary New... Read More
Dunedin publisher wins Storylines' premier award
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 Dunedin publisher Barbara Larson is the 2010 winner of New Zealand's top award in children's literature, the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal. Given ... Read More
Iowa writers residency open for application
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 Creative New Zealand is calling for applications for the International Writing Program, University of Iowa Writers’ Residency 2010. This writer’s res... Read More
Adam Prize goes to exploration of 'awkwardness'
Thursday, 17 December 2009 For the first time in its history, the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing has been awarded to a work of creative non-fiction. Vict... Read More
First Maori writer’s residency announced
Friday, 11 December 2009 Call for applications for 2010   The Michael King Writers’ Centre is calling for applications for the first Maori writer’s residency at the ce... Read More
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards - Judges Announced
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 New Zealand's premier children's book awards judges are on the hunt for books that inspire a lifelong love of reading. With more than 130 nominated b... Read More
ASB Wordbank Competition winners announced
Monday, 23 November 2009 Congratulations to the 6 winners and runners up of the ASB Wordbank Competition, where kids were invited to write a letter to their favourite NZ write... Read More
Winners of the Royal Society Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing announced
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Royal Society of New Zealand media release The two winning entries in the Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Writing were announ... Read More
10th annual Arts Foundation Laureates announced
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 The five annual Arts Foundation Laureates were announced last night in a ceremony in Auckland.  Each of the five Laureates, Anne Noble, Chris Kno... Read More
Creative New Zealand and New Zealand Book Council international travel programme for writers
Friday, 13 November 2009 Since 2005 Creative New Zealand and the New Zealand Book Council have run an international travel programme for New Zealand writers. This scheme has p... Read More
New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize event in Dunedin
Thursday, 5 November 2009 To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, now known as the New Zealand Post Mansfild Prize, the Dunedi... Read More
New Zealand International Arts Festival Announces Programme
Tuesday, 3 November 2009 The New Zealand International Arts Festival has launched its programme for 2010. From internationally acclaimed conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy to legen... Read More
2009 NZSA Mid-Career Writers Award
Monday, 2 November 2009 For the first time, in 2009, the New Zealand Society of Authors is proud to be able to offer an award to recognise the oeuvre of published work by a m... Read More
Leading New Zealand writers honoured
Thursday, 29 October 2009 Three of New Zealand‘s most celebrated writers – C K Stead, Brian Turner and Dr Ranginui Walker - were honoured at last night's 2009 Pr... Read More
Top writers selected for residencies
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 Two of New Zealand’s award-winning writers have been chosen for residencies at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in Devonport in early 2010. Biographe... Read More
Ken Duncum Wins New Zealand Post Mansfield Literary Prize
Thursday, 22 October 2009 New Zealand Post and the Katherine Mansfield Menton Trust today announced Wellington playwright Ken Duncum as winner of the 2010 New Zealand Post Mans... Read More
New appointments to the Arts Council
Wednesday, 7 October 2009 Academic and historian Judith Binney and artist and curator Helen Kedgley have been appointed to the board of the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aote... Read More
Miller wins BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award
Monday, 5 October 2009   Twenty-six-year-old Wellington writer, Alice Miller has won the country’s top short fiction award, confirming her place as one of the nation’s... Read More
EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME….
Friday, 2 October 2009 2 October 2009 Creative New Zealand celebrates the achievement of New Zealand literature in New Zealand Book month by highlighting the accomplishment... Read More
New Zealand Book Month
Thursday, 1 October 2009 New Zealand’s longest reading festival begins today with Book Activists around the country launching a month-long programme of events. It’s all about... Read More
Janet Frame Legacy Continues
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 Internationally acclaimed author Janet Frame was a life member and a past honorary president of The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.). To h... Read More
Biography of influential writer and activist published
Friday, 25 September 2009   The life story of a woman who helped shape New Zealand history but went largely unrecognised during her lifetime has been published by Canterb... Read More
Call for applications for 2010 writers’ residencies
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 The Michael King Writers’ Centre is calling for applications for two eight-week residencies at the Michael King Writers’ Centre in Devonport in early ... Read More
Call for applications University of Waikato/CNZ Writer in Residence 2010
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 Each year the University of Waikato invites applications for the position of Writer in Residence, tenable for twelve months normally from February. Th... Read More
Kathy White blogs about International Writing Program in Iowa City
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 Follow Kathy White's blog as she takes part in the International Writing Program (IWP) in Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature, for three month... Read More
New Zealand’s Place In The Sun On The Côte D’azur
Wednesday, 2 September 2009 This September will see a week of festivities in Menton, France, to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of New Zealand’s most glittering annual literary ... Read More
National Book Awards emerge from review in simpler, streamlined state
Tuesday, 1 September 2009 Fewer categories, more judges and bigger prizes are key features of plans to streamline the New Zealand Book Awards from next year. Books will be jud... Read More
Call for applications for Ursula Bethell/Creative New Zealand Writer In Residence 2010
Friday, 28 August 2009 The Ursula Bethell Residency, jointly funded by Creative New Zealand, was established in 1979 to provide support for New Zealand writers and foster Ne... Read More
Final Call for New Zealand Entries: Aesthetica Creative Works Competition
Thursday, 27 August 2009 The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is internationally recognised for identifying exceptional artists and writers and bringing them to internati... Read More
Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of iconic New Zealand writer
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 New Zealand poet, playwright and novelist Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (1925–2009)   Creative New Zealand mourns the loss of iconic New Zealand p... Read More
Perkins Writes Story of her Wife to Win Montana Medal
Tuesday, 28 July 2009   Emily Perkins has won the 2009 Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry for her taut and chilling book, Novel About My Wife. The work - published ... Read More
‘The Rocky Shore’ Rides Wave To Win Montana Poetry Prize
Friday, 24 July 2009 Jenny Bornholdt has won the 2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards Poetry prize for her collection The Rocky Shore; a book that judges say has achieved ... Read More
Big ‘A’ Awards celebrate unsung contribution to the arts
Tuesday, 7 July 2009 The Awards were hosted by the Hon. Christopher Finlayson, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, in the Grand Hall of Parliament. The four recipient... Read More
'The Sixth Man' author awarded CNZ Berlin Writer's Residency
Thursday, 2 July 2009   James McNeish awarded Creative New Zealand Berlin Writers’ Residency Auckland-born writer James McNeish, author of several acclaimed novels, ... Read More
Literary Professor Terry Sturm Dies
Friday, 29 May 2009 It is with great sadness that we acknowledges the death of Emeritus Professor of English Terry Sturm (CBE), who served on the NZ Literary Fund for 10 ... Read More
Michael King Fellowship recipient announced
Thursday, 28 May 2009

 

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Call for applications for writer's residency at the Michael King Writers' Centre
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Writers are invited to apply for the 2009 residency at the Michael King Writers' Centre, to take place July to December 2009.

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Auckland Writers & Readers Festival in the New Yorker
Monday, 25 May 2009

The 2009 Auckland Writers and Readers Festival was recently featured in the New Yorker Magazine. Reporter Judith Thurman was welcomed to New Zealand and the Festival.

Here is a link to the article she wrote, describing the experience.

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De Goldi Wins Children’s Book of the Year, No Question About It
Thursday, 21 May 2009

New Zealand Post Book Awards announced

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Applications open for prestigious literary prize
Thursday, 21 May 2009

Established and mid-career New Zealand creative writers are invited to apply for the New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize 2010.

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Ground-breaking, thought-provoking and risk-taking books take Commonwealth honours
Sunday, 17 May 2009

 

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Top Children’s Writers and Illustrators on Tour
Friday, 15 May 2009

 

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North Shore author granted international residency in Iowa
Thursday, 14 May 2009 Children’s author Kathy White has been awarded a three-month residency by Creative New Zealand to participate in the 2009 International Writers progra... Read More
Kathleen Grattan Award calls for nominations
Thursday, 14 May 2009

 

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Calling for nominations for Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
Friday, 17 April 2009

Readers, writers, groups and organisations are invited to nominate outstanding New Zealand writers in the three genres of poetry, fiction and non-fiction for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2009.
 

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