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Congratulations To The Talented Student Writers Awarded NZSA Youth Mentorships
Friday, 17 May 2024, 11:40 am | the New Zealand Society of Authors
The four secondary school students selected for mentorships will each be matched with a professional writer/mentor in their genre, as part of the NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) 2024 Youth Mentorship Programme. More >>
NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency – Recipient Announced
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 1:29 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Auckland War Memorial Museum are delighted to announce the recipient of the NZSA Auckland Museum Research + Residency Grant. The grant goes to Auckland writer Cassandra Tse whose winning proposal ... More >>
CLNZ/NZSA $25,000 Writers' Award 2020: Applications Open Early To Support Writers
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 10:03 am | the New Zealand Society of Authors
CLNZ and NZSA have brought forward the application process for the 2020 Writers' Award as a response to falling incomes and lost funding opportunities during the covid-19 lockdown. The award, which is usually presented in the last quarter of the ... More >>
Announcing New Literary Prize for New Zealand Writers
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 11:04 am | the New Zealand Society of Authors
Text Publishing is proud to announce the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel, an exciting new award for writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand. More >>
Writers Invited To Enter Mind, Body, Spirit Awards
Saturday, 5 March 2011, 7:14 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
New Zealand Writers Invited To Enter Mind, Body, Spirit Awards -Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript and Book Awards 2011- Writers with a special interest in the mind, body, spirit genre are encouraged to enter their work into the 2011 ... More >>
National Poetry Day Celebrated with Record Events
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 4:41 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
From rap artists and performance poets to poetry slams and 24-hour poetry marathons, Friday 30 July marks a vintage year for National Poetry Day with more events than ever before happening throughout the country. More >>
Society of Authors commends government shake-up
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 1:20 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) is pleased to see the issue of core council spending has been broadened in the proposed local government shake-up, but warns that libraries are not out of danger yet. “Mr Hide’s backtrack on the issue ... More >>
Poet Imprisoned in Burma
Monday, 4 May 2009, 12:22 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
He was convicted for doing something we would all consider normal – expressing an opinion about the government of his country. For this “offence” he was imprisoned for a term of thirty-five years. In prison he has developed heart problems, jaundice ... More >>
Myanmar Press Release
Monday, 4 May 2009, 10:16 am | the New Zealand Society of Authors
We would like to draw the attention of your readers – as well as yourselves as fellow journalists and writers – to the conditions under which the poet and comedian Zargana is forced to live in a Burmese jail. He was convicted for doing something ... More >>
New Research Shows Plight Of Kiwi Authors
Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 2:58 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
A Research International survey carried out for the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) shows that only 17% survive solely on their income from writing. More >>
Last Chance for NZ Writers to Enter $10,000 Award
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 2:57 pm | the New Zealand Society of Authors
New Zealand writers have just three weeks left to enter their work in the 2007 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript Award. The Ashton Wyle Charitable Trust, in association with the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA), offers two national ... More >>