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Upcoming online webworkshops and in-person roadshow events, PLUS -  details of the 2021 NZSA AGM in Wellington

WebWorkshop - From Here – Point of View in Short Fiction – Pip Adam

6pm to 8pm, Thurs 1 July. NZSA Members – $30. (Non-members – $60)

In this workshop we’ll explore point of view as an engine to generate, revise and trouble-shoot fiction.

Decisions about where we position narrative voice in a story and what that voice can see and know from their position are a vital and powerful part of creating compelling fiction.
Pip Adam is the author of three novels: Nothing to See (2020), The New Animals (2017), and I’m Working on a Building (2013); and the short story collection Everything We Hoped For (2010), which won the NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction in 2011.

Pip’s work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in New Zealand and overseas. In 2012 she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award. Pip facilitates writing workshops in universities and other settings, including with people affected by crime in prisons and communities. She makes the Better off Read podcast where she talks with authors about writing and reading.

Pip Adam won the 2018 Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize for The New Animals. She is the 2021 Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington IIML/CNZ Writer in Residence, and her new novel, Nothing to See, was shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards.
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Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara NZSA Roadshow

Sat 19 June, 9am to 5pm, Pipitea Campus, Mezzanine Level, Bunny St, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington

Image (clockwise from top left): Mary McCallum, Alison Wong, Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, Mandy Hager, Whiti Hereaka, Fiona Kidman, Paula Morris, Vanda Symon, Gavin Bishop, James Russell, Gem Wilder, Graci Kim.

What's on:

Keynote Address from NZSA 2020-2021 President of Honour, Dr Paula Morris. 
Workshops & Masterclasses
Writing For YA with Whiti HereakaCreating Best-sellers with James Russell; Research in Fiction with Mandy Hager; The Structural Puzzle with Paula Morris; Our Best Work with Mary McCallum; along with Pitching and US representation with Graci Kim; How to Write a Novel with Alison Wong; Poetry with Gem WilderDiscussions: An Author is Not an Island with Mary McCallum and Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod. Closing address and 'Views from the Bridge': with Gavin Bishop and Fiona Kidman.
JOIN US for an invigorating day of professional development offering keynote sessions, workshops, masterclasses, and discussions, with a catered morning tea/coffee and lunch. The event is open to all writers and to those working across the literary sector, with a wide range of affordable prices for students, NZSA members, non-members, and those wishing to become members. 

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE: we have had to change our venue due to the level of interest in this event. Tickets are still available. If you have any questions about the change of venue please email: events@nzauthors.org.nz
Click here to visit the event booking form for full information

NZSA National AGM, Chaired by NZSA President Mandy Hager

5.15pm to 6.15pm, Saturday, 19 June
Saturday June 19, 5.15pm to 6.15pm.
Join us to review and hear about the Society's national and branch undertakings, performance, and activities during 2020. Questions from members are welcome from the floor.  This will be held at the end of our 2021 Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara Roadshow, at the Rutherford House Lecture Theatre, Pipitea Campus, Mezzanine Level, Bunny St, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
Register for the in-person event here
NB This meeting will also be open to all members around the country via registration by Zoom. 
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE: we have had to change our venue due to the level of interest in this event. Tickets are still available. If you have any questions about the change of venue please email: events@nzauthors.org.nz

NZSA AGM Dinner
7.00 pm, Sat, 19 June. Backbenchers Pub, Molesworth St, Wellington.
 
Our Wellington Branch invites you to join us for the NZSA 2021 AGM  Annual Dinner following the NZSA Roadshow and AGM. The dinner will be held at the Backbencher (Molesworth St) from 7pm (partners welcome). THE DINNER IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

NZSA Wellington Branch Guided Tour – Wellington Writers Walk

11am, Sunday 20 June

The NZSA Wellington branch, in association with the Wellington Writers Walk (WWW), is offering a guided tour for our AGM weekend.

The Wellington Writers Walk is made up of a series of 23 quotations from well-known and much-loved New Zealand writers, including poets, novelists, and playwrights - all of whom share a strong connection to Wellington City.  The guided walk will provide an opportunity to discover many of these plaques and other benchmarks along the waterfront, from Te Papa to Frank Kitts Park. 

The tour will be led by two WWW Committee members, both Wellington writers. They will be happy to share their passion for this iconic project and answer any of your questions. There will be time for readings, so feel free to bring your favourite, writerly quote about Wellington to share. 

The event will last one and a half hours. We will meet outside the main doors of Te Papa at 11.00am on Sunday morning to begin the tour. This is an outdoor event and will only be cancelled in case of really bad weather, so please be aware of weather conditions and dress accordingly with appropriate footwear. The walk is on the flat, along the waterfront, but access to some plaques involve steps. 

This walk is offered free to NZSA members and non-members are also welcome by koha (which can be paid now or collected on the day). 
Click here to go to the booking form and info for AGM, dinner and Writers Walk

Napier/Ahuriri NZSA Roadshow

9am – 5pm, Sat. 31 July. Napier Sailing Club, 63 West Quay, Ahuriri, Napier

Image (clockwise from top left): James Russell, Paula Morris, Rajorshi Chakraborti, Anna Mackenzie, Siobhan Harvey, Catherine Robertson.

What's on:

 
Keynote Address from NZSA 2020-2021 President of Honour, Dr Paula Morris.
Workshops & Masterclasses
: The Sniff of Something with Rajorshi Chakraborti; Bringing Characters Alive with Catherine Robertson; Creating Best-sellers with James Russell; Masterclass Poetry with Siobhan Harvey; The Structural Puzzle with Paula MorrisEditing with Anna Mackenzie.
ALL WELCOME - BOOK NOW
Visit the event booking form for full information

Whanganui NZSA Roadshow

9am – 5pm, Sat. 7 August. The Quaker Settlement, 76 Virginia Road, Otamatea, Whanganui

Image (l to r): Cassie Hart, Airini Beautrais, Mandy Hager, Paula Morris,  Rajorshi Chakraborti.

What's on:

Welcome with Mandy Hager and Keynote Address from NZSA 2020-2021 President of Honour, Dr Paula Morris.
Workshops & Masterclasses
: The Sniff of Something with Rajorshi Chakraborti; Research for Writing with Mandy Hager; The Structural Puzzle with Paula Morris; Poetry with Airini Beautrais; Marketing with Cassie Hart.
ALL WELCOME - BOOK NOW
Visit the event booking form for full information

Save the Date for a Roadshow Near You!

Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara: 19 June (Bookings open)
Napier/Ahuriri: 31 July Bookings open
Whanganui: 7 August Bookings open
Auckland/Tāmaki-makau-rau: 18 September
Whangārei: 13 November
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