Auckland mayor announces new writers’ grant worth NZ$10,000

21 May 2014 Books+Publishing

Auckland mayor Len Brown has announced a new writers’ grant worth NZ$10,000 (A$9266) per year, reports Scoop. Speaking at the Auckland Writers Festival on 15 May, Brown announced that he will ‘convene a group from the literary sector to design and develop the grant and application process, with a view to...