Young and McIlvanney awarded in 2019 Waitangi Day Honours
Samoan/Maori writer Lani Wendt Young and Dunedin-based crime author Liam McIlvanney have been awarded in the New Zealand Society of Authors’ (NZSA) annual Waitangi Day Honours. Young, a columnist and...
Recipients of CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants announced
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) have announced the four recipients of the 2018 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, each worth NZ$5000 (A$4590). The winner...
Wootton wins NZ$10,000 Beatson Fellowship
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) has announced that Dunedin writer Sue Wootton is the winner of the 2018 Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship. The fellowship, which saw increased...
Recipients of CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants announced
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) have announced the four recipients of the 2014 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants, each worth NZ$5000 (A$4475). The winner...
NZSA Best First Book Awards 2014 winners announced
The winners of this year’s New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Best First Book Awards have been announced.The winning titles in each category are: Best First Book—Fiction Tough (Amy Head,...
NZSA Auckland Museum library grants 2014 recipients announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and the Auckland Museum have announced the recipients of this year’s NZSA Auckland Museum Library Research Grants.Christchurch writer Jenny Haworth is the recipient...
NZSA Best First Book Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Best First Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: NZSA Hubert Church...
Mewburn elected NZSA president
Children’s book author Kyle Mewburn has been elected as the new national president of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA). Mewburn, who has been elected for a two-year term,...
Brown wins NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award
Dunedin-based poet and novelist Diane Brown has won this year’s Janet Frame Memorial Award. Brown, who was selected from a shortlist of five writers, plans to use the NZ$3000 (A$2391) prize to...
Digital Publishing New Zealand to wind up services
Digital Publishing New Zealand (DPNZ), the industry-based initiative which offered digital conversions for independent publishers and authors, will cease offering its services before the end of this year. In a...
New grant from NZSA for mid-career writers
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) has established a new grant for mid-career writers. Applications are now open for the inaugural grant, which is worth NZ$6000 (A$4700) and designed...
NZSA Best First Book Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Best First Book Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Hubert Church Best...
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Spinifex authors nominated for Publishing Triangle awardsTwo Spinifex Press authors have been nominated for awards presented by the Publishing Triangle, the association of lesbians and gay men in publishing. Spinifex...
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Dymocks Children's Charities launches seventh Book BankDymocks Children's Charities launched its seventh Book Bank at La Perouse Public School in South-Eastern Sydney this week. Each of the 47 students at...
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Bansen joins ABAThe Australian Booksellers Association has announced that Michelle Bansen has joined the association in the position of member services officer. Bansen has previously worked as a sales representative...
2011 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Awards winners announced
The God Revolution by Keith Hill (Attar) has won the NZ$10,000 (A$7900) 2011 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Award, announced in Auckland on 19 August. Mary Ballard has won the 2011...
‘Blue Smoke’ wins 2011 Book of the Year at NZ Post Book Awards
The 2011 winners of the New Zealand Post Book of the Year awards were announced on 27 July.New Zealand Post Book of the Year and General Nonfiction Award winner (NZ$15,000...
2011 NZ Post Book Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Fiction:The Hut Builder (Laurence Fearnley, Penguin NZ)The Night Book (Charlottle Grimshaw, Vintage)Their Faces Were...
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New category for WA's Premier's Book Awards The State Library of Western Australia has announced that a new category will be added to the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards from next...
Jones wins 2010 Janet Frame Memorial Award
Tim Jones is the winner of the 2010 NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award for Literature. Jones is a Wellington-based poet and author of science and literary fiction. Jones is the...