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Welcome to the Literary Bulletin
Thanks to the 460+ members who shared enthusiastic and informed comments about the Literary Bulletin through the first of our short surveys. We were blown away by the feedback and will share the results with you soon!
We are pleased to announce that NZSA remains a Kahikatea client with Creative New Zealand and has been awarded funding for our 2020-2023 programmes. Many congratulations to the NZCYA winners announced last week - our children's publishing is in fine fettle. Remember to book to hear our 2019 President of Honour, David Hill, deliver the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture.
We are disappointed the Marrakesh Amendment Bill has become law with no checks or balance. Government has removed the commercial availability test from the legislation and increased the number of people eligible for free content, with no corresponding compensation mechanism. We ask that anyone providing a pdf under Marrakesh, ask the Authorised Entity (now all schools and libraries) to complete a form BEFORE the file is sent, to deter illegal copying. MBIE has agreed to review this legislation so record-keeping is vital. Please send these forms to CLNZ, who will monitor use in their surveys. Details are here.
“Copyright law should regulate and compensate uses--like public distributions of copyrighted work--that connect directly to the economic incentive copyright law was intended to foster.” ― Lawrence Lessig, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Noho ora mai
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Sustainable careers in the arts - Creative NZ feedback request
CNZ and NZ On Air are inviting public comment and feedback on A Profile of Creative Professionals, the research they undertook seeking to better understand career sustainability in the arts and creative industries. These two agencies have identified three joint priorities for future action:
- Fair reward
- Sustainability
- Emerging creative professionals
This request offers a chance for us to share our views with agencies that have a powerful influence on our ability to sustain careers as writers and producers of written content. We encourage members to share their thoughts.
How to provide views and comment
Read Sustainable Careers for Artists and Arts Practitioners: discussion document and then complete our online questionnaire. The deadline for filling in the questionnaire is 10am 31 October 2019.
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Congratulations to the winners!
- Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award $7500 - The Bomb, Sacha Cotter (NZSA), illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers)
- Picture Book Award $7500 - The Bomb, Sacha Cotter (NZSA), illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers)
- Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction $7500 - The Dog Runner, Bren MacDibble (Allen & Unwin)
- Young Adult Fiction Award $7500 - Legacy, Whiti Hereaka (Huia Publishers)
- Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction $7500 - Art-tastic, Sarah Pepperle (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū)
- Russell Clark Award for Illustration $7500 - Puffin the Architect, written and illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Penguin Random House)
- Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for te reo Māori $7500 - Te Haka a Tānerore, Reina Kahukiwa, illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa, translated by Kiwa Hammond (Mauri Tū)
- Best First Book Award $2000 - Art-tastic, Sarah Pepperle (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū)
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Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2019!
Packed with amazing events from all around the country and beyond, this year's programme is gearing up to be a cracker! With a huge array of dynamic events, workshops and competitions on offer, featuring acclaimed poets, new voices, young writers, and poetry enthusiasts, there's something for everyone! From slam poetry to sonnets, stages to pavements, people will be creating and enjoying poetry in a myriad of venues around the country: cafes, bars, schools, university campuses, community centres, retirement villages, marae, libraries and theatres – even on trains!
The National Calendar of Events is now online. See what's planned near you.
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The Coalition for Books: a dynamic new organisation for New Zealand literature
A dynamic collaborative organisation has formed to make a tangible difference to the literary landscape of Aotearoa, supported by seed funding from Creative New Zealand (CNZ).
During its initial year, the Coalition will be a collaborative venture beneath the umbrella of the Auckland Writers Festival. Other significant founding organisations include the Booksellers Association, the NZ Society of Authors, the Publishers Association, Tautai Pacific Arts Trust, the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, the Michael King Writers Centre and the Academy of New Zealand Literature. More
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Hachette Mentor Program update
The Hachette Mentor Program will not be running this year. Despite a desire by all to keep it running, other commitments prevent it being offered in 2019/20. We thank Hachette for their support over the last few years and hope to reactivate this program in the future.
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Is your writing project progressing slower than you'd like?
Can't find the time? Losing momentum and focus?
Spend a day rebooting and smashing your page count!
Grab your place now.
Whether you want to move your project forward or just get your awesome idea up and running - the BIG Mid-Winter Write-In is all about taking a BIG step towards your writing goal.
Facilitator: Kathryn Burnett
When: This weekend! 9.30am-4.30pm 18 August
Where: Studio One Toi Tu - Ponsonby, AK
Cost: $97
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Interview: NFFD 2019 Regional Prize Winners
Regional Prize winners talk about their approach to flash fiction, their writing more generally, their reading habits and also even a bit about their preferences for desserts, films, pets, landscapes and textiles.
Regional Prizes sponsored by New Zealand Society of Authors branches
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Janet Frame memorial lecture - President of Honour David Hill
The President of Honour delivers the annual NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture – a free community event that each year looks at the current state of the literary and writing sectors. This year’s event will be held at the Ellen Melville Centre, High St in Central Auckland on September 12. Book here
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Changes to Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
The annual Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a junior manuscript is now open to all NZ authors who meet the residency criteria. Previously it has been open only to unpublished writers. A further change is that the word count for entries is now 25,000 to 45,000.
The award still carries assurance of publication by sponsoring publisher Scholastic New Zealand and prize money of $1500. In addition Storylines will make a special award of $500 to the author(s) of a manuscript by an unpublished writer selected for the shortlist. Read more. More details here.
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The Amazon Publishing Juggernaut
What does the e-commerce giant want with the notoriously fickle world of publishing? To own your every reading decision.
Have you read Victoria Helen Stone’s False Step? No? Surprising, given that it’s a best seller, and that you clicked on an article about books and publishing—I thought you were more widely read. Surely you’ve at least gotten through Loreth Anne White’s The Dark Bones? Julianne MacLean’s A Fire Sparkling? Claire McGowan’s What You Did? No? Each of these books beat out Where the Crawdads Sing, then the No. 1 New York Times best-selling novel, on Amazon Charts...Read more on the Atlantic
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Kiss Library - pirate site alert
Post by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware®
I've gotten several alerts over the past week about a pirate site that's new to me (though not new: this warning was first published in September 2017): Kiss Library, where many authors are finding unauthorized electronic versions of their books. Read the full blog post on Writer Beware.
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NZ Heritage Book Awards 2019
- Deadline: 10 Sept
- Nonfiction Book Prize – $1000 – entry fee $35
- Fiction Book Prize – $1000 – entry fee $35
- Poetry Prize (maximum 50 lines) – $200 – entry fee $15
- Short Prose (maximum 2500 words) Prize – $200 – entry fee $15
- Young Writers (Up to & including 20 years old, for writing maximum 500 words, include your age) Prize – $200 – entry fee $15. More
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Writing Appraisal Service - subsidised for NZSA members - StartWrite 2019 service OPEN
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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30 Aug – 1 Sept 2019, Barge Showgrounds Event Centre
NorthWrite is two weeks away! This is a wonderful opportunity to join us and our guest presenters in Whangarei. Our presenters are top New Zealand authors, editors and publishers: Catherine Chidgey, Kate De Goldi, Harry Ricketts, Leeanna Morgan, Simon Minto and Eboni Waitere (HUIA). Northland presenters include, Zana Bell, Briar Wood, Piet Nieuwland and Vivian Thonger. Jim Azevedo from Smashwords will be joining us live via webinar. The full programme is available at https://northwrite.co.nz/northwrite-2019-programme-2/ and includes:
- Masterclasses: work in a small groups with other writers, editors or poets under the guidance of experts in their field..
- Publishing: learn all about ebook publishing, print on demand and trade publishing.
- Writing Techniques: learn from successful writers and editors as they present sessions on a variety of topics.
- Conversations: discuss the writing life in creative conversations.
Sessions are filling up so register now.
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Toni Morrison: In Memoriam (1931-2019)
The PEN International community mourns the death of literary icon and friend, Toni Morrison, at the age of 88 on 5 August 2019, following a short illness. A Nobel Laureate, Morrison was a long-standing and dedicated member of PEN America and Vice President of PEN International, who drew attention to African-American voices in American literature. 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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Ko Aotearoa Tātou | We Are New Zealand
A new anthology – expected date of publication Aug 2020
The editors seek submissions in fiction and nonfiction, poetry and visual art. Submissions are open through 31 October 2019.
This anthology of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and visual art celebrates the voices, experiences and ethnicities that form contemporary New Zealand. Its editors are Michelle Elvy, Paula Morris, and James Norcliffe, with a dedicated team of consulting editors as well.
Please see wearenewzealand.org for more information about the anthology and the submissions guidelines.
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Opportunities
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Opportunities are listed by deadline date.
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Going West
26 August to 15 September
Alan Duff, Elizabeth Knox and Don McGlashan Headline 24th Going West Writers Festival!
New Zealand’s leading authors, poets, playwrights and musicians take to West Auckland’s theatres, halls and beaches at the 24th Going West Writers Festival 6-15 September, offering audiences ten days of inspiring words and ideas that cut through the clutter.
Going West
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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.
Nine to Noon submission form
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