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NZSA 2025 President Of Honour Charlotte Grimshaw
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 5:45 pm | NZSA
NZSA's 2025 President of Honour, Charlotte Grimshaw, is newly back from Menton. She is the author of eleven works, including critically acclaimed novels, two outstanding collections of linked stories and a best-selling memoir. More >>
Inaugural NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award Goes To Steph Matuku!
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:30 pm | NZSA
The judging panel of Dr Paula Morris and Catherine Roberston said, “This is Steph Matuku’s first adult novel, and we thought the concept shows great promise. Steph is a hard-working writer and will make good use of this grant.” More >>
NZSA Mentorships 2024 Announced!
Friday, 22 March 2024, 11:38 am | NZSA
We are pleased to announce that 13 emerging writers have been selected for The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa 2024 Mentorship Programme. The selection panel of convenor Rosetta Allan along with panellists Kiri Piahana-Wong ... More >>
NZSA On The Road Again
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 8:31 pm | NZSA
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) is heading out, taking regional roadshows to Auckland Tāmaki Makau-rau, Napier Ahuriri and Taranaki New Plymouth. Writing is a solitary art - and NZSA has ... More >>
NZSA Supports Declaring Health Workforce Emergency And Urgent Government Action
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 2:55 pm | NZSA
The New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA) supports the call of other health organisations, including the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, for the Government to declare a health workforce emergency and take urgent action as New ... More >>
New Zealand Security Guards To Be Recognised For Special Covid-19 Efforts
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 6:32 pm | NZSA
NZSA Covid-19 Guardian Awards The New Zealand Security Association is running a campaign to recognise essential service security guards’ efforts during Covid-19 lockdown The public is being urged to nominate guards who have gone ‘above ... More >>
New pilot enables NZSA to track satellites launched from NZ
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:53 am | NZSA
The New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) is continuing to build its capability as a regulator of space activity with a new pilot project which allows officials to see real-time information on the orbital position of satellites launched from New Zealand. More >>
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 7:00 pm | NZSA
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grants – Recipients Announced The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipients of the NZSA Auckland Museum National and Auckland Regional Grants. More >>
NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship – Recipient Announced
Friday, 18 September 2015, 8:22 am | NZSA
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2016 is award-winning Otago poet Michael Harlow. More >>
NZSA 2014 Youth Mentorships Announced
Friday, 23 May 2014, 12:30 pm | NZSA
Three lucky secondary school students are to work with three of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to hone their writing skills and develop their craft. More >>
Diane Brown awarded 2014 Beatson Fellowship
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 5:56 pm | NZSA
New Zealand has lost one of its literary benefactors within days of making one of her last endowments. Dianne Beatson, of Palmerston North, died on Sunday night, shortly after NZ Society of Authors selected Dunedin poet, writer and teacher Diane Brown ... More >>
NZSA 2013 Youth Mentorships Announced
Monday, 20 May 2013, 4:42 pm | NZSA
Three lucky secondary school students are to work with three of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to hone their writing skills and develop their craft. More >>
Appointment of new Executive Officer to the NZSA
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 4:27 pm | NZSA
NZSA recently appointed Renu Borst, former Corporate Services Manager of the Central Regions Technical Advisory Services (TAS), as the Society’s new Executive Officer. More >>
NZSA/Pindar Publishing Prize Announcement
Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 9:53 am | NZSA
‘Judging the inaugural NZSA/Pindar Prize for an unpublished manuscript was a fascinating and challenging exercise,’ reports novelist and short story writer Graeme Lay, one of the three judges of the award. The other two judges were Mia Yardley, Editorial ... More >>
NZSA says it’s not time to celebrate yet
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:08 am | NZSA
The removal of New Zealand from the proposed Google Book Settlement is welcomed by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) whose objection to the settlement, filed with the US Court earlier this year, was instrumental in securing New Zealanders’ ... More >>
NZSA tells writers not to ignore Google Settlement
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 10:46 am | NZSA
The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) is concerned that the publishing industry here seems to be ignoring the Google Book Settlement as if it doesn't matter to us. We believe that's because there seems to have been an assumption that it ... More >>
Changes to Authors' Fund welcomed
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 4:50 pm | NZSA
Government moves to restructure the former Authors' Fund and increase assistance to authors is great news, says Society of Authors' President Paul Smith. More >>
Auckland’s Andrew Warmington takes over reins
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 11:34 am | NZSA
Auckland’s Andrew Warmington will take over the reins of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA) at the annual conference in Auckland next month. More >>