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Welcome to the Literary Bulletin
Kia ora koutou
Level 2! We hope you are all well and enjoying the chance to see friends and family.
A big congratulations to Ockham Awards winners/NZSA members Becky Manawatu, Jane Arthur and Helen Rickerby, NZSA/Museum Grant recipient Cassandra Tse and our many members who are finalists in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
This bulletin contains a link to register for the 2020 Virtual NZSA AGM Saturday June 13, 10am. The AGM weekend always includes an opportunity for connection, so we are running an AGM Virtual Literary Quiz Thursday June 11. Details for registration for both events is below. You will receive details of proposed changes to the constitution this weekend, to consider. Please join us! This is your chance to vote on the future of NZSA!
All of us had a chance for reflection during lock-down, to think about what the world could look like. This is an opportunity to consider the future and it will be up to writers to articulate those possibilities.
"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." – Margaret J. Wheatley
Noho ora mai
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NZSA / Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency – Recipient Announced
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 will utilise research drawn from the Auckland Museum Library's extensive collections.
Cassandra Tse is a playwright and theatre director whose previous writing includes the musicals The Bone Thief, M'Lady, Bloodlines and Right Dishonourable, and the straight plays Under and Long Ago, Long Ago. She is a previous winner of the Playmarket Playwrights B4 25 competition, and the co-founder and artistic director of Red Scare Theatre Company. She will receive a $5,000 grant and one month’s accommodation at The Michael King Writers Centre in Devonport while she undertakes her research. More
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Join Us for the 2020 NZSA Virtual AGM Weekend
At this time of year NZSA usually comes together for its AGM which is accompanied by a dinner and Friday night event. This year our AGM will be virtual and online.
We want to offer you a social event and the chance to interact with other members around the country alongside the Annual General Meeting.
Join us Thursday 11 June at 7.30pm for a fun and social evening at our Online NZSA Literary Lockdown Quiz with quiz master Mary-anne Scott, and then on Saturday 13 June at 10.00am for our 2020 Annual General Meeting.
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2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ).
NZSA congratulates our many members in this list of 2020 finalists!
Winners will be selected by members of SFFANZ and CoNZealand, the 78th Worldcon (the first ever “virtual Worldcon”) and will be hosted online by The Fantasy Network July 29 – August 2, 2020. Nominated works can be downloaded by SFFANZ and CoNZealand members. For more information, see the SFFANZ website.
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CLNZ $120,000 Contestable Fund Grants awarded
Delighted to announce NZSA received a grant to support our digital initiatives #NZSA Connects under this scheme. We thank for CLNZ for this support!
In order to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, Copyright Licensing New Zealand released a special fund of $120,000 for short-term projects that could be started straight away and completed by the end of September this year.
Applications were invited for a Special Round of Contestable Fund grants for projects that had clearly defined and measurable outcomes including projects that responded to the opportunities and challenges presented by the pandemic; develop the professional skills of writers, including those who write for an education audience; seek to grow export markets for NZ published content; demonstrate innovation in the creation and distribution of NZ published content; use online platforms to enhance the profile of NZ publishing including to international/export markets. More
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CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award & Research Grants OPEN
Find out if you could apply!
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NZSA CompleteMS Manuscript Assessment Programme - apply by 28 May - deadline imminent!
For essential critical feedback on an advanced work, moving it closer to publication. CompleteMS suits writers who have completed a manuscript through a number of drafts and require the objective view of an experienced assessor to provide a constructive critique. More
Writing Appraisal Service - subsidised for NZSA members - StartWrite
Appraisals are available on a first come, first served basis
The NZSA Writing Sample and Synopsis Assessment Service is an excellent opportunity for writers to get an appraisal of up to 6000 words. This is a fast and efficient way to get you on track with your work - be it poetry, an early draft of an MS, short stories etc. Find out more |
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NZSA TOP OF THE SOUTH BRANCH AGM
The NZSA Top of the South branch 2020 AGM takes place on Saturday 30 May, starting at 2pm. It will be held via Zoom. Branch members have been sent instructions on how to download and install Zoom and how to join the meeting on the day.
In addition to the usual branch business, the meeting will include the announcement of the results of the 2020 Page & Blackmore Short Story competition, which is jointly sponsored by Page & Blackmore and the Top of the South branch. This year’s competition was judged by Mandy Hager, President of NZSA, who will announce the results. The first, second and third placed writers receive prizes of book vouchers and cash; they and the seven commended writers also receive a certificate recognising their achievement. As the AGM is a virtual meeting, book vouchers and certificates will be posted to the successful entrants later.
The results of the Page & Blackmore Short Story Competition will be available here http://www.topwriters.co.nz/page-blackmore-short-story-competition.html immediately after the AGM.
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Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literary Awards – Author Profile
Jeremy Cole won the Ashton Wylie Trust Mind Body Spirit Unpublished Manuscript category in 2017 with Divine Laziness: The Art of Living Effortlessly.
The judges said “Jeremy Cole has the knack of making even his writing seem effortless as if to demonstrate that yes, being divinely lazy is a good way to live.”
“His work’s original concept and title are a refreshing counterpoint for prevailing current wisdom that insists the only life worth living must be driven by goals and purpose.
“It is an original, profound and exemplary work.”
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On the back of winning this award, 'Divine Laziness' was published by Uncarved Block Publications in early 2018.
AWCT invites writers (published and unpublished) who have a holistic and spiritual view of the universe to visit https://www.awct.org.nz/bookawards.asp
Held annually, the Best Published Book and Best Unpublished Manuscript each receive a $10,000 prize for quality works that have the potential to uplift and enhance people, relationships, and society. Works that truly embrace a holistic perspective and demonstrate the connection between mind body and spirit in insightful ways.
The 2020 Awards’ finalists will be notified late-June and the winners will be announced on Friday 14 August.
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NZSA Connects - WebWorkshop
From the First Sentence: A Workshop on Crime Writing – with Paddy Richardson. 12pm to 2pm, 11 June
It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not.’ Paul Auster, City of Glass From the first sentence, a crime novel has to generate intrigue, tension and conflict. This 2 hour workshop will explore the creation of plot, pace and structure in crime writing. Questions can be submitted before and during the session.
Paddy Richardson is the author of two collections of short stories and seven novels. Four of her crime novels have been published overseas and her most recent historical novel, ‘Through the Lonesome Dark’ was shortlisted for the New Zealand Historical Novel Award and longlisted for The Dublin International Literature Award. Paddy has been awarded four Creative New Zealand Awards, the University of Otago Burns Fellowship, the Beatson Fellowship, the James Wallace Arts Trust Residency Award and the Randell Cottage Residency. Her novels ‘Traces of Red’ and ‘Cross Fingers’ have been long-listed for the Ngaio Marsh Award and ‘Hunting Blind’ and ‘Swimming in the Dark’, short-listed. She is an experienced teacher of creative writing, has been a speaker at many writing festivals, is a mentor for the NZSA Creative Writing Programmes and has judged many awards.
NZSA Members – $30. (Non-members – $60) BOOK IN
Upcoming NZSA WebWorkshops
Introduction to Flash Fiction: The what, why and when of it – with Michelle Elvy - 2pm to 4pm, 18 June
Picture Book Magic – with Kyle Mewburn - 2pm to 4pm, 22 July
NZSA Members – $30. (Non-members – $60)
FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK IN FOR THESE
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#NZSA Connects
#NZWritersRead
Over 10 genre playlists on our Youtube channel with 100+ subscribers viewing content promoting over 35 new books from NZSA authors. Have you got a book you want to promote online? Read this post on our website and get involved!
Note: This is a members only initiative to support NZSA members in the development and promotion of books published over the last two years.
NZSA Live!
Listen to FREE National Writers Forum 2018 content in our NZSA Live! podcast. Keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops and masterclasses. DaysofForumsPast
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Blackball Writer’s Residency – open for applications
The residency is available for 4 weeks which could be split or shared, with free accommodation in, and sole occupancy of, the Brian Wood cottage, a traditional miner’s cottage at the entrance to the village. We have no objection to an accompanying partner. The cottage has three bedrooms is simple and comfortable with a wood fire, internet and plenty of room to work. If you occasionally feel like writing in a more social setting, the Blackball Inn has a snug which is available.
There is a stipend of $700 per week. The resident will be responsible for food and transport, although if without a personal car, shopping trips to town can be accommodated. More
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Meniscus editors announce new issue live
Huge thanks to all those to trusted their work to this journal, and those who responded to the AAWP call for ‘sudden writings’ for the In/Completeness of Human Experience initiative. Gail Pittaway took the lead on this issue, managed some 1,000 submissions with aplomb. Julia Prendergast and Shane Strange worked with Jen Webb on the In/Completeness submissions (a larger selection of which can be read on the TEXT website (www.textjournal.com.au), Special Issue 58).
It has been clear over recent months that creative expression and creative practice has offered support and sustenance to so many people around the world who have been struggling with the impacts of the pandemic, and of the other natural disasters that have characterised 2020. We hope you are finding a similar space for resilience; we hope you are well, and that your world will soon steady to something more manageable.
And meantime we invite you to read the new issue of Meniscus, at https://www.meniscus.org.au/current-issue
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Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement 2020
The annual Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. New Zealanders are invited to submit a nomination. More
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Announcing the National Flash Fiction Day 2020 online programme
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NIELSEN BOOK WEBINAR SERIES
In place of our popular Publisher Seminars, we will be running a webinar series designed for independent publishers and self published authors. We will take you on a journey from purchasing and assigning your ISBNs through to understanding your book sales and everything in between. Each day at 11:00 (BST) from 15 June to 18 June More
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India: PEN Delhi on the importance of press freedom during coronavirus
In a democracy, cracking down on a pandemic requires the active support of a free press and must not include a crackdown on it. This is essential because fighting a pandemic requires a free media not just to inform the people likely to be affected by it but also to act as a watchdog for them, ever more important in a time of crisis. More |
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Email PEN spokesperson Dana Wensley at PEN@nzauthors.org.nz for issues to do with Freedom of Expression. Email Writers In Prison co-ordinator Lesley Marshall if you would like to be part of the Writers in Prison letter writing team.
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Bestsellers from Nielsen BookScan
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Latest Nielsen Bestseller reports
Bestsellers Chart - fiction, non-fiction, adults, children & Independent Booksellers Top 20
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Writers on Radio and TV
Click here for the lineup for upcoming Books on Radio New Zealand National.
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