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Tina Shaw's 'A House Built On Sand' Wins 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 11:27 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Tina Shaw has been named the winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript A House Built on Sand . Shaw wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript ... More >>
$25,000 Writers' Award OPENS
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
The CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award of $25,000 is one of the highest non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and is now open for applications. He $25,000 te nui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono ... More >>
Four Talented Secondary School Students Awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships In 2023
Friday, 19 May 2023, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year as part of this programme and we congratulate them on their success. 2023 Youth Mentorships awarded to: Yiyang Cao (Macleans College, Auckland) Callum Love ... More >>
NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2023 Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 11:07 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Four 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 offers aspiring ... More >>
$25,000 CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award Awarded To Ōtepoti Writer And Poet
Friday, 9 September 2022, 11:31 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Iona Winter has been awarded the 2022 Copyright Licensing New Zealand and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) $25,000 Writers’ Award for her creative non-fiction project, 'A counter of moons' . (Warning: this article ... More >>
Four Cash Grants Awarded To Support Local Writers
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:33 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
The 2022 Copyright Licensing New Zealand and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Research Grants have been awarded to four writers in Aotearoa. The $5,000 grants support local writers who wish to undertake research ... More >>
NZSA Regional Roadshow Taranaki
Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 11:00 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa are on the road to Taranaki on Saturday 10 September 2022. Here at NZSA, we are keen to get writers back connecting with each other, sharing experiences, and learning to fine-tune their ... More >>
New Stories By Talented Writers Awarded 2022 NZSA Assessments
Friday, 15 July 2022, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc announce the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year's CompleteMS programme. Compelling manuscripts crafted by thirteen talented writers, have been chosen to ... More >>
Applications Are Open For The NZSA Heritage Book Awards 2022
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 10:20 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
The NZSA Heritage Book Awards are proudly bought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) and celebrate New Zealand writers who have published work in the previous year to the opening date of the awards. First ... More >>
Four Talented Secondary School Students Awarded Mentorships As Part Of Youth Mentorship Programme
Friday, 20 May 2022, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their craft through the year as part of this programme and we congratulate them on their success. 2022 Youth Mentorships awarded to: Shima Jack (Logan Park High School) Eloise ... More >>
Shortlist For The 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize
Friday, 13 May 2022, 4:31 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. The author of the winning manuscript will receive ... More >>
Applications Open For Cash Grants To Support NZ Writers
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 10:01 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Applications are now open for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants to help you research for your fiction or non-fiction writing project. Kua tuwhera ināianei ngā tono mō ngā Karāti Rangahau o te CLNZ | NZSA hei āwhina atu māu e rangahau ... More >>
NZSA Youth Mentorship Programme 2022 Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 10:08 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Four 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 offers aspiring ... More >>
Whiti Hereaka, Recipient of the NZSA Fellowship
Friday, 24 September 2021, 10:56 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Whiti Hereaka is an award-winning novelist and playwright of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa, Tainui and Pākehā descent, based in Wellington. She will use the fellowship to complete the research and development for a new novel. More >>
Tom Baragwanath Has Been Awarded The 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize For His Crime Novel Paper Cage
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 7:36 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
Tom Baragwanath has been awarded the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize for his crime novel Paper Cage. Baragwanath wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. Baragwanath accepted the award during an online event hosted by ... More >>
Margaret Mahy Rounds Off Season 4 Of The NZSA Oral History Podcast
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 9:57 am | New Zealand Society of Authors
Margaret Mahy is New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer. She wrote over one hundred books, published in 15 different languages, and continues to be read around the world. In May 2000, Alison Gray interviewed Margaret for the New ... More >>
Four Cash Grants To Support NZ Writers
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
Receive a $5,000 grant to help you research your latest fiction or non-fiction writing project. All New Zealand writers welcome to apply. Four Research Grants valued at $5,000 each are available to New Zealand writers wishing to undertake research for ... More >>
Six School Students Awarded Mentorships With Professional Writers In NZ Society Of Authors Youth Mentor Programme
Friday, 7 May 2021, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
NZSA normally awards four youth mentorships each year but this year the panel found it impossible to limit the mentorships to four, and recommended two additional mini mentorships. These young writers will hone their writing skills and develop their ... More >>
NZSA Oral History Podcast Featuring Barbara Else
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
Season 4 of the NZSA Oral History podcast continues with Barbara Else , in the first of two episodes from her 2020 oral history interview with Naomi Arnold . Barbara has written for the stage and the page, for children and for adults, and has also ... More >>
Youth Mentorship Programme 2021 Seeks Emerging Young Writers
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Society of Authors
Four 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 offers aspiring ... More >>
