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Auckland Museum Research Grants Now Open for Applications
Friday, 12 August 2016, 4:17 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Two WRITERS RESEARCH grants are now open for applications for writers working on a project that can utilise the considerable facilities and resources of the Auckland Museum Library as part of the manuscript’s development. These grants are offered ... More >>
Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship
Friday, 10 June 2016, 10:33 am | NS Society Of Authors
Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are currently working on a new project. This annual Fellowship is generously donated by Peter Beatson and provides the successful applicant ... More >>
Secondary school writers win mentorships with authors
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 3:09 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Three talented secondary school students have been selected as winners of the NZ Society of Authors Youth Mentorship Programme 2016. NZSA’s Youth Mentorship Programme is offered to three young writers (15-18yrs) every year and the selected youths will ... More >>
Two authors begin 2016 with trans-Tasman mentorship
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 4:50 pm | NS Society Of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) and Hachette Australia and New Zealand are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 NZSA / Hachette Mentor Program. More >>
Emerging NZ writers to receive manuscript guidance
Friday, 3 July 2015, 4:05 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Thirteen writers with manuscripts that include memoir, historical fiction, young adult fiction, mystery NZ fairy tales, supernatural romance and adult fiction have been chosen to receive a full manuscript assessment of the MS they submitted. The ... More >>
Youth Mentorship Programme Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Monday, 2 February 2015, 3:46 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Three secondary school students will each have the opportunity to be mentored by one of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to develop their craft and hone their writing skills. The NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2015 offers these ... More >>
NZSA Auckland Museum Research Grants – Recipient Announced!
Monday, 1 December 2014, 11:37 am | NS Society Of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that the NZSA Auckland Museum National Research Grant 2014 has been awarded to Douglas Lloyd Jenkins . More >>
NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship – Recipient Announced
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 2:06 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Emma Neale, photo by Graham Warman The New Zealand Society of Authors is delighted to announce that the winner of the Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2014 is award-winning Dunedin author and poet Emma Neale . Emma Neale is a novelist and poet. ... More >>
2014 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grant Recipients
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 2:53 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Copyright Licensing NZ and the NZ Society of Authors are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2014 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants. With research topics ranging from the effects of the ‘man drought’ in NZ to the Southern Ocean between NZ and Antarctica, ... More >>
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants Now Open
Monday, 4 August 2014, 11:35 am | NS Society Of Authors
The Auckland Museum and New Zealand Society of Authors are once again delighted to offer three RESEARCH grants for writers who want to utilise the considerable facilities and resources of the Auckland Museum Library in the development of their fiction ... More >>
Revamped CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants Open for 2014
Monday, 30 June 2014, 1:38 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Four CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants now open for 2014 applications. CLNZ and NZSA are delighted to announce that applications for the revamped CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants are now open. Following feedback received from writers in 2013, the value of each ... More >>
NZSA/Auckland Museum Research Grants Recipients Announced
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 5:38 pm | NS Society Of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors and Auckland Museum are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2014 Research Grants. More >>
Deadline Looms for NZSA/Auckland Museum Research Grant
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 12:09 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Research opportunity for writers is only 3 weeks away! The Auckland Museum and New Zealand Society of Authors are offering three RESEARCH grants in 2014 to assist writers wishing to undertake research for a writing project. The grants create an opportunity ... More >>
Writers' fates in readers' hands
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 12:10 pm | NS Society Of Authors
For the next month readers will have the unique opportunity to help decide which two books they'd most like to see published, thanks to the 2013 Kobo/NZ Authors E-Publishing Prize. More >>
Kick start the creative process with free writing workshops
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 1:47 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Give quake-brain the boot and kick start your writing with a weekend of free workshops from some of the country's leading authors, poets and publishers. Sponsored by Copyright Licensing Ltd and The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), the weekend will ... More >>
Notice fee for copyright regime favours IPAPs
Friday, 15 July 2011, 1:32 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Notice fee for copyright regime favours IPAPs as the government continues to penalise our rights holders. More >>
Authors and libraries join forces for Christchurch
Friday, 18 March 2011, 4:58 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Some of New Zealand’s leading authors are doing their bit to support the people of Christchurch by participating in a fundraising reading event in Auckland Libraries next week. Writers’ Read In is a joint initiative between the New Zealand Society ... More >>
Auckland Branch of NZSA helps Christchurch Writers
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 12:52 pm | NS Society Of Authors
The Auckland Branch of The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) has generously donated $500 to the Te Tai Tamariki Trust in a drive to support their fellow writers based in Christchurch following the devastating earthquake last month. More >>
55 Writers Wanted
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 4:48 pm | NS Society Of Authors
Thanks to the initiative of James George, The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) are organising a Writers' Read In on Friday 25th March at 6pm at a library near you. More >>
Joy Cowley to deliver the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 11:35 am | NS Society Of Authors
Held annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors, this lecture is delivered by the current President of Honour and is intended to provide an overview of the “state of the nation” for literature and writing in New Zealand, such that the reading ... More >>